Circe

2018

by Madeline Miller

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child - not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power - the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.

Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.

But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.
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Review by ivette
Just an amazing audiobook experience, the narrator is just so clearly talented. Though even if I had read the physical version, I think I would find myself as fascinated as I am now by the beautiful prose of the author and her magnificent capability to tell a story that resounds today more than ever by re-telling the myths created hundreds of years ago. I feel a new love and curiosity for greek mythology that, to be honest, I never quite felt before.
Likeless so far. Lead the way
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