Category: Classic Retellings
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Book Review: The West Wind by Alexandria Warwick
The West Wind by Alexadria Warwick is a darkly romantic fantasy inspired by Greek myth, The West Wind follows a devoted acolyte and a seductive wind god through a perilous realm where love and faith collide.
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Book Review: The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick
The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick is a romantasy filled with enemies-to-lovers tension, Greek myth vibes, and icy stakes.
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Book Review: What Moves the Dead
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher is a 165-page gothic horror retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe. When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruravia. Upon arrival, they find fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding…
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Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
A lyrical retelling of the Iliad through the eyes of Patroclus, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller explores love, fate, and heroism in a story as tender as it is tragic. Read the full review of this modern Greek myth retelling.