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Reverso Poems

Echo Echo: Reverso Poems About Greek Myths by Marilyn Singer and Josée Masse

Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems by Marilyn Singer and Josée Masse

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From Marilyn Singer: A reverso is a poem with two halves. In a reverso, the second half reverses the lines from the first half, with changes only in punctuation and capitalization — and it has to say something completely different from the first half. And they claim the right to say they invented the form. Okay, I’m a smidgen skeptical as you’re telling me in the thousands of years of poetry she is the first to think of this? But, you know what? Who cares […]

I was hoping for more of Medusa smiting powerful men

I, Medusa by Ayana Gray

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Marketing and publishing trends can be interesting. For the longest time, it seemed like fantasy written by women ended up being forced into YA. Over the last year or two, there have been quite a few novels that have been marketed as the adult debuts of YA authors. That cross over has always existed (I remember R.L. Stine’s first adult book) but for some of the novels, it’s hard to say what actually makes them adult. The Alchemy of Secrets was one example like that, […]

Ewww…NO!

Lore Olympus Volume One by Rachel Smythe

Lore Olympus Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe

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I got the first 2 books of the webtoon Lore Olympus out of the library based on the NPR best books list. It sounded right up my alley, a modern retelling of the story of Hades and Persephone. The art makes Olympus seem very sleek and modern, like Tokyo. Each of the big three and their children are a different color (their skin is that color.) Hades is blue, Zeus is purple and Poseidon is green. I call them the big three because they each […]

Another Excellent Retelling of Greek Mythology

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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We’re all familiar with the story of the fall of Troy. The most beautiful woman in the world ran away from her husband and an entire civilization waged a decade long war to get her back. But in between and around the story of Paris, Helen, and Menelaus are the stories of all the other legendary figures who came to the shores of Troy to honor an oath. Odysseus, Ajax, Agamemnon, Achilles… and Patroclus. Achilles’ grief and rage when Patroclus dies is what gets him […]

Limping to a finish …

Tender Cruelty by Katee Robert

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This was far from my favorite of the series but also not at the bottom. Still, the series has run out of steam and it’s time to wrap this up so it’s good that this one is second to last. To be honest, when I look back at the series, I am not sure any of the ones that have come after the third book (Helen, Achilles and Patroclus) have had me nearly as invested in the romantic leads as the early novels. This one […]

No homo for Brad Pitt

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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Nowhere Book Bingo 25: Reimagining or retelling of a classic CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge: History   Patroclus is exiled from his father’s kingdom after he accidentally kills a boy and is sent into fosterage with King Peleus. Here is where he meets Achilles, whose mother is the sea nymph Thetis. Achilles is supposed to become the greatest warrior who ever lived, and trains diligently to achieve this goal. While they are vastly different, Patroclus and Achilles become sworn companions, and Patroclus accompanies Achilles to train […]



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