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“A war does not ignore half the people whose lives it touches. So why do we?” — This book was fantastic! A feminist retelling of the women of Troy after the war. The book is told through Calliope giving inspiration to a poet. But Calliope makes it clear to the poet that the only story she will give him is the women‘s story as everyone already knows the mens story. 5/5🌟

Listened to this one over audio, read by the author. I really loved this retelling of the Trojan War from the perspective of women. I probably should have pulled out one of our mythology books or googled (a physical copy would have been helpful to keep track of everyone). Nevertheless less, still interesting & engaging. It just might (might) make me take out copies of books from college of Greek & Roman history. #bookspin

Many of you know that I‘m a mythology fanatic. So WHY did it take me so long to read this fan-friggin-tastic book? I have no excuse 🫣 Like many of you who‘ve read this, I especially loved Penelope‘s letters - I always wanted to hear more about her and how she actually felt. These women are so often footnotes and here, they‘re front and center. LOVED it. #readyourkindle #february

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Today's audiobook project has been painting this owlbear miniature for my Dungeons and Dragons campaign. He's very small, so it was a challenge to get in all the details I wanted, but overall, I'm happy with the result. Owlbears are my favorite fantasy creatures, and I think more books should use them. Forget dragons, owlbears are the future! 😁

Bonus: This is one of my favorite Greek historical fiction books.

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This has the best opening I've read in a long time. So great!

12th book of summer break

Absolutely loved it possibly the only book which has made me want to read Homer and Iliad ! Superb , In fact loved it so much I raced out to buy stone blind and have ordered her other books from the library - a new fav author and how talented this lady is when you look at her career makes one feel rather dull !

After not enjoying mythology retellings but loving Stone Blind, I thought I‘d give another Haynes book a try. I did find this a little flat in places and sometimes a little hard to get into with such a large cast of characters, but parts were fabulous, like Penelope‘s letters to Odysseus. A low pick for me.

eleventh book of summer