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Metamorphoses for a New Millennium

Fit For the Gods by Jenn Northington (Editor), S. Zainab Williams (Editor)

April 26, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Though Greek mythology originates from several millennia ago, their stories have been renewed again and again over the centuries through art and literature. In this anthology, more than a dozen authors tackle this too – but their tellings are with a twist, bringing racially, sexually, and culturally diverse takes to the classic stories. I’ve always loved Greek mythology and have engaged with in a plethora of ways, from reading classic translations to the Percy Jackson books to the recent trend in novel-length unpackings like Madeline […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, Anthology, ARC, greek mythology, Jenn Northington (Editor), S. Zainab Williams (Editor), lgbt, NetGalley, retellings, Romance

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, Anthology, ARC, greek mythology, Jenn Northington (Editor), S. Zainab Williams (Editor), lgbt, NetGalley, retellings, Romance ·
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Sometimes the Real Treasure is the Monsters We Made Friends With Along the Way

Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell

March 16, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Heracles may be the son of Zeus, but he does all his deeds in the name of Hera, the goddess of families. When he is struck with madness by a mysterious god and kills his children, he’s sure Hera will return that devotion and help him gain revenge on whoever it was that did it – not realizing that she has hated him all along. Greek mythology retellings have been in vogue in the last few years, following heroes and villains alike and reinterpreting their […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, greek mythology, historical, John Wiswell, mythology, NetGalley, retelling

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:16 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, greek mythology, historical, John Wiswell, mythology, NetGalley, retelling ·
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Getting schooled and then some

Sparks Volume 1: Portals by REVEL GUTS

March 6, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While starting off strong, Sparks Volume 1: Portals turned into a dragged on middle to end story.  Perhaps it would be better to read all volumes that will be included at once, but who knows. However, I should have realized with an author name like REVEL GUTS, this was not going to be the usual reading. Let’s get the warnings/possible triggers out of the way: They include (but not limited to) course language, some sexual situations, drug and alcohol use, vomit, and missing students the […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, greek mythology, LGBTQ, magic, REVEL GUTS, Schools, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:126 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, greek mythology, LGBTQ, magic, REVEL GUTS, Schools, Social Themes ·
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No one is born knowing how friends work. You figure it out as you go along.

Icarus by K. Ancrum

November 3, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

This house was loud and bright and full, and Icarus shivered into it like it was the first time he was being allowed in out of the cold. ― K. Ancrum, Icarus CBR 16 Bingo: Celestial Icarus is a seventeen-year-old boy in his senior year of high school. As soon as he graduates, or even as soon as he turns eighteen, he plans to leave home. His father, Angus, is an art thief. However, he and Icarus only steal from Mr. Black. Icarus does not […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: art theft, cbr16bingo, child abuse, first loves, forbidden love, gay romance, greek mythology, K. Ancrum, LGBTQIA romance, queer romance, secret romance, Teenagers, thieves

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:84 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: art theft, cbr16bingo, child abuse, first loves, forbidden love, gay romance, greek mythology, K. Ancrum, LGBTQIA romance, queer romance, secret romance, Teenagers, thieves ·
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A photograph of a donkey, partially in silhouette, against a black background, with the title "Ransom" in orange underneath, and the name David Malouf in tan below that.

“I am still here but the I is different”

Ransom by David Malouf

March 7, 2024 by tiny_bookbot Leave a Comment

Words are powerful. They too can be the agents of what is new, of what is conceivable and can be thought and let loose upon the world. It’s me, an absolute sucker for classical retellings. There’s the obvious vogue of them going on right now, between Jennifer Saint and Claire North and Madeline Miller and Pat Barker &etc, but there’s also plenty of preceding ones, and when I learned (altogether too late) about David Malouf’s Ransom, I had to read it to see if it […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: classic retellings, David Malouf, greek mythology

tiny_bookbot's CBR16 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: classic retellings, David Malouf, greek mythology ·
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A romance roundup with all of the best tropes

Snowed in with Benefits by Misha Horne

The 12 Hunks of Herculeia: A Monstrously Mythic Romance Part 1 by C. Rochelle

Pansies by Alexis Hall

October 10, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

If walking back out into the real world this morning had been sensory overload, this trippy detour into fantasy land was full on sensory system crash. Except there was no crash, there was no quit, there was just keep going until you hit a wall and then figure out how to walk up the wall to the ceiling. So that’s what I did, gritting my teeth and pushing through. ― Misha Horne, Snowed in with Benefits 3.5 stars Austin Ash is wild, uncontrollable, and an […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, bdsm romance, bullying, C. Rochelle, childhood enemies to lovers, fated mates, forced proximity, gay romance, greek mythology, Misha Horne, monster boyfriend, monster love, queer romance, small town romance, tentacle smut

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:55 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, bdsm romance, bullying, C. Rochelle, childhood enemies to lovers, fated mates, forced proximity, gay romance, greek mythology, Misha Horne, monster boyfriend, monster love, queer romance, small town romance, tentacle smut ·
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