I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. After two years away, March Briscoe is returning to his hometown, Olympus. He’d been essentially driven out after the revelation …
Tag: retelling
Book Review | A Thousand Ships (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Homer’s famous epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, we follow various men who go to war, face …
Book Review | Great Goddesses
Ah, mythology, I’ll always love you. In the poetry collection Great Goddesses, poet Nikita Gill examines, reinterprets, and re-frames the lives—both mortal and immortal—of Greek mythology, particularly those of the women. She gives a fresh perspective on these familiar tales, giving the often-sidelined women of the epics a chance to shine and tell their own …
Book Review | The Afterlife of Holly Chase
This was like The Good Place: Teen Holiday Edition. So if you know me at all (for those who don’t, know that I’ve watched that show several times now because it’s forking awesome okay), you’ll know I enjoyed this book. In Cynthia Hand’s The Afterlife of Holly Chase, Holly is a materialistic, selfish, entitled brat. …
Book Review | I Killed Zoe Spanos (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In I Killed Zoe Spanos, Anna arrives in the Hamptons for a summer nanny position for an affluent …
