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Book Review: ‘The Girl in Red’ by Christina Henry
Title: The Girl in Red Author: Christina Henry Publisher: Titan Books Publication Date: 2019 The Girl in Red by Christina Henry is a fairytale retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. I’d heard of Henry’s books but I didn’t know anything about them beyond them being fairytale retellings. When I picked up the book I was…
Book Review: ‘The Children of Jocasta’ by Natalie Haynes
Title: The Children of Jocasta Author: Natalie Haynes Publisher: Mantle Publication Date: 2017 The Children of Jocasta is a Greek Myth retelling by author Natalie Haynes. Split between two timelines and spanning several decades, we begin following the lives of Jocasta and her youngest daughter Ismene when they are both fifteen years old. Jocasta is…
Book Review: ‘Ariadne’ by Jennifer Saint
Title: Ariadne Author: Jennifer Saint Publisher: Wildfire / Headline Publishing Group Publication Date: 2021 Ariadne by Jennifer Saint is a retelling of the classic Greek myth: Theseus and the Minotaur. Despite the popularity of the sub-genre, this is my first time reading either a historical or mythological retelling. Prior to reading the book, all I…
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