The war that killed Achilles by Caroline Alexander
The Illiad is one of those books pretty much everyone has heard of, and most have an idea of the storyline,...
16 May 2019
Circe by Madeline Miller
I have only read parts of The Odyssey; while I know the general story and many of the episodes I would...
25 August 2018
Old ways old secrets : Pagan Ireland: myth landscape tradition by Jo Kerrigan
I requested this from the library because I came across it on @Justaddbooks’ twitter feed and it looked interesting. I think...
28 January 2018
Moana dir. by John Musker, Ron Clements
Moana, a spirited teenager and born navigator, sets sail from the ancient South Pacific islands of Oceania in search of a...
15 January 2017
The Monstrous Child by Francesca Simon
A stunning, operatic, epic drama, like no other. Meet Hel, an ordinary teenager – and goddess of the Underworld. Why is...
16 June 2016
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Cycle ; book 4 For years, Gansey has been on a quest to find a lost king. One by...
10 June 2016
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
Book 1 in the Iron Druid Chronicles Atticus O’Sullivan is not what he appears to be. He is not 21 years...
8 August 2015
Wisp of a Thing by Alex Bledsoe
Rob Quillan is quasi-famous. He made the finals of a reality tv show, the producers flew his girlfriend out to the...
1 May 2015
Hound : Protector by Barry Devlin, Paul Bolger
Part of my Once Upon a Time 9 reading, this fits the mythology section best. Based on the myth of Cúchulainn,...
3 April 2015
Wonder Woman : the circle by Gail Simone
The problem I have with so many comic book characters is where exactly to start. There is so much back story...
22 February 2015
Daughter of Necessity by Marie Brennan
Available to read online at Tor.com via Bookgazing on LadyBusiness In The Odyssey Penelope is the wife of Odysseus. While he...
18 January 2015
Hercules [based on the comic] by Steve Moore dir. by Brett Ratner
Is Hercules the son of Zeus or is he just a man? This film takes a more realistic1 interpretation of the...
26 July 2014
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