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A review by alongreader
Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson
5.0
4.5 rounded up
Ariadne has been part of the Labyrinth games for ten years. Ten long years of leading Athenian youths into the labyrinth to face the Minotaur. She doesn't expect annything to change this year. But then she meets Theseus, the prince of Athens. He's determined to end the slaughter and asks for her help. But it will mean betraying the only person she still loves...
What a fantastic read! I've known the story since I was very small, but this is an amazing retelling, seamlessly incorperating gods and monsters into today's celebrity-obsessed world. Everything makes sense, fitting together perfectly, making it equally accessble to those who know the myth and those who don't. (Although really? You don't know this myth?)
I disliked the insta love as much as I always do, but it is an indelible part of the orginal myth, so Emily didn't have much choice. And she did save the most troubling part without derailing anyone's character; I wasn't looking forward to it, but she wrote around it beautifully. And I loved the cheeky nod to Dionysus! (Although it does raise a small issue; other gods are named and honoured, so is Dionysus not a god in this world? Or is this a mortal named after him? Was that allowed?)
This is an amazing read that I'm really looking forward to recommending to people.
Ariadne has been part of the Labyrinth games for ten years. Ten long years of leading Athenian youths into the labyrinth to face the Minotaur. She doesn't expect annything to change this year. But then she meets Theseus, the prince of Athens. He's determined to end the slaughter and asks for her help. But it will mean betraying the only person she still loves...
What a fantastic read! I've known the story since I was very small, but this is an amazing retelling, seamlessly incorperating gods and monsters into today's celebrity-obsessed world. Everything makes sense, fitting together perfectly, making it equally accessble to those who know the myth and those who don't. (Although really? You don't know this myth?)
I disliked the insta love as much as I always do, but it is an indelible part of the orginal myth, so Emily didn't have much choice. And she did save the most troubling part without derailing anyone's character; I wasn't looking forward to it, but she wrote around it beautifully. And I loved the cheeky nod to Dionysus! (Although it does raise a small issue; other gods are named and honoured, so is Dionysus not a god in this world? Or is this a mortal named after him? Was that allowed?)
This is an amazing read that I'm really looking forward to recommending to people.