Reviews

Fit for the Gods by Jude Reali, Susan Purr, Wen Wen Yang, Sarah Gailey, Taylor Rae, Jenn Northington, Valerie Valdes, Alyssa Cole, Mia P. Manansala, Zoraida Córdova, Juliana Spink Mills, S. Zainab Williams, Suleikha Snyder, Maya Deane, Marika Bailey, Zeyn Joukhadar

zoraidasolo's review

5.0

I wrote a short story for this anthology and I really had a blast with it.

angelofmine1974's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

3.0

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/Jf_eQDi5EZQ

Enjoy!

pcronn's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

amyjo25's review

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

esai's review

Dull, disinteresting prose. Got off to a strong start with the first short story. Interest waned then fizzled out with the next two entries.

kristinistic's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

callosaurus's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

eyan_birt's review against another edition

4.0

Any anthology has highs and lows. I didn't care for most of the stories, but a handful stood out as profound, as the one with Achilles' mother/ 

paulineerika's review against another edition

3.5

First off, I am rusty with my Greek mythology.

Second, I loved the idea of retelling Greek myths with a diverse/representative slant and for the most part, the stories succeeded in that respect. Of course, some stories were more successful than others. Some stories left me a little confused about what I had just read. Others made me wish they were novellas or even full novels. 

Favorites: The Gorgon Confessionals, Dion and the Maenads, The Furies Detective Agency, Atalanta Hunts the Boar, and Stasis (Bastion in the Spring).

Not Bad: Wild to Covet, Pescada, Pickles for Mrs. Pomme, The Ship of Thea, No Gods No Kings, Trembling Aspen; Or, To Shiver

Could've Done Without: Tiresias, A Heart Inured to Suffering, The Eagles at the Edge of the World, The Words from the Mountain (this last one started strong, but then lost me)

wearyoctopus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Excellent collection! Benefits the front-to-back reader, as well as the scattered one. I especially recommend 'Pescada' by Juliana Spink Mills, 'The Ship of Thea' by Suleikha Snyder, 'Trembling Aspen' by Marika Bailey, and 'Stasis' by Alyssa Cole, but don't stop after those four! Really pleased to have picked this one up!