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When someone is that calm in a crisis, either they don’t know what’s happening, or you don’t.

The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley

October 19, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Suffering doesn’t make people good or noble. A little bit gives them perspective. A lot turns them cruel, and too much – you get a murder or a marvel, and neither of those are really people any more. ― Natasha Pulley, The Hymn to Dionysus His duty was hurting him, and this is the medicine, and the only reason you think that’s unreasonable is that your duty has hurt you much more, there never was medicine for you, and you don’t see why other people […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Ancient Greece, cbr17bingo, Depression, duty, greek myths, hearing impaired, lgbtq characters, military, Natasha Pulley, ptsd, queer romance, Slavery, suicidal ideation, Troy

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Ancient Greece, cbr17bingo, Depression, duty, greek myths, hearing impaired, lgbtq characters, military, Natasha Pulley, ptsd, queer romance, Slavery, suicidal ideation, Troy ·
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The other Themyscira

Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons by Shannon and Dean Hale

February 20, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Shannon and Dean Hale continue the fun from Diana: Princess of the Amazons with a similar upbeat tone, graphic novel for younger readers. However, this time we have two alternating points of view, which are the two Princesses of the Amazons, Diana and Nubia. Along with the talents of Victoria Yin, Lynnette Wong, and Becca Carey, the Hales made a story that is a light, but strong, read. From what little I know of the Diana/Nubia story, Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons seems […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: Amazons, Becca Carey, Dean Hale, Diana and Nubia, greek myths, Lynnette Wong, Shannon and Dean Hale, Shannon Hale, Sisters, superheroes, Victoria Yin, Wonder Woman

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:114 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: Amazons, Becca Carey, Dean Hale, Diana and Nubia, greek myths, Lynnette Wong, Shannon and Dean Hale, Shannon Hale, Sisters, superheroes, Victoria Yin, Wonder Woman ·
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And the people bowed and prayed

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

Electric Idol by Katee Robert

February 22, 2022 by Dinah Lord 4 Comments

Katee Robert was a name unknown to me until I read nart’s review of Neon Gods, and her review (and those of other Cannonballers) made me intrigued by the premise – modern-day retellings of Greek myths where the gods of Olympus are actually mortal rulers of the city of Olympus, in an unknown country only loosely connected to our real world. It’s an interesting setting, and allows Robert to make up her own rules about how things work and why. As other reviewers have pointed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Dark Olympus, greek myths, Katee Robert, modern day olympus au, romance, smut

Dinah Lord's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Dark Olympus, greek myths, Katee Robert, modern day olympus au, romance, smut ·
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Too many mortals, not enough gods to kill

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

June 25, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 2 Comments

Melora, who goes by Lore, is the last mortal member of the House of Perseus. Ever since her family was murdered at the hand of one of the other Houses, Lore has tried and tried to remove herself from her the agon, a time when all of the Greek gods and goddesses become mortal for a week and are hunted by the members of other Houses that stem from other Greek heroes. This is a deadly week, as any mortal who kills a god assumes […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Alexandra Bracken, greek mythology, greek myths, greek pantheon, lgbt

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Alexandra Bracken, greek mythology, greek myths, greek pantheon, lgbt ·
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