Girl, Goddess, Queen is an unexpectedly fierce take on Greek mythology, with a story arc steeped in sarcasm and rife with vengeance. The story called out the misogyny and dangerous power the Greek Gods had within their narratives and gave the women of mythology a voice fit for the women of today.
No longer is Persephone a helpless women kidnapped by her fathers brother and forced into a life she never wanted. No, our independent Goddess sees a past that has restricted her every freedom and a future she did not want and simply says, fuck that.
The love-hate relationship between Persephone and Hades was both my favourite part of this book and the reason I wanted to through my phone across the room. Each time it felt like they would realise their connection the chance slipped out of their hands due to stubbornness and circumstance.
Actually, I take back my comment about that being my favourite part, my favourite part of this whole book is the betrayal of Hades. A God we all know to be cruel, heartless and selfish but in Girl, Goddess, Queen his narrative is rewritten and he is everything you would not expect him to be, in the most brilliant way.
I've always had a mild fascination with Greek Mythology but previous books I have tried to read about it have always fell short of my expectations... Like seriously, do NOT get me started on Stone Blind! But this book is sexy, sassy and full of sarcasm. The realms of the Greek deities meets the 21st century perspective. I couldn't put this down and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Now if you will excuse me, I need to go find a way to fill my whole house with flowers and books!
Happy Reading
E x
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Children's UK for allowing me to read this title.
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