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Sycorax by Nydia Hetherington
4.0
Sycorax is tale of self-discovery, empowerment, and the struggles of being an outsider in a society that fears and misunderstands the unknown.
📚 A reimagining of the life lived by the powerful witch Sycorax before her banishment to the island in William Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Born of the sun and of the moon and disfigured by fire. This is the story of a young woman, treated with utter disdain, complete distrust and hate, when all she tried to do was help.
✨ Review ✨
In The Tempest by Shakespeare sycorax is betrayed as a vengeful and powerful witch. Although she is a big presence in the story she's long since past and we never get to meet her. I loved getting her story and following along with how she came to be, making her more than just the 'blue eyed hag' she is a woman, she is a human and she deserves to be seen and heard.
We also have some fantastic disability representation. The author herself has Rheumatoid Arthritis so she is coming at it through a lived experience. I will say this explores how unkind and fearful people can be of disabilities so if that is a trigger this may not be for you. There are also other triggers so check them before reading if you need.
The fantasy is very much on the low end so I wouldn't go into it if you want fantasy, but I found she captures the world really well.
The writing was great and I really liked sycorax as a character. The side characters were also strong in there own right.
Having said that even though this is a heavy story with how it explored ableism, grief, loneliness, misogyny and the entitlement men feel towards women i would have liked a stronger emotional impact. I felt for her but it was missing something. Still fantastic though and I would definitely read more of this authors work.
📚 A reimagining of the life lived by the powerful witch Sycorax before her banishment to the island in William Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Born of the sun and of the moon and disfigured by fire. This is the story of a young woman, treated with utter disdain, complete distrust and hate, when all she tried to do was help.
✨ Review ✨
In The Tempest by Shakespeare sycorax is betrayed as a vengeful and powerful witch. Although she is a big presence in the story she's long since past and we never get to meet her. I loved getting her story and following along with how she came to be, making her more than just the 'blue eyed hag' she is a woman, she is a human and she deserves to be seen and heard.
We also have some fantastic disability representation. The author herself has Rheumatoid Arthritis so she is coming at it through a lived experience. I will say this explores how unkind and fearful people can be of disabilities so if that is a trigger this may not be for you. There are also other triggers so check them before reading if you need.
The fantasy is very much on the low end so I wouldn't go into it if you want fantasy, but I found she captures the world really well.
The writing was great and I really liked sycorax as a character. The side characters were also strong in there own right.
Having said that even though this is a heavy story with how it explored ableism, grief, loneliness, misogyny and the entitlement men feel towards women i would have liked a stronger emotional impact. I felt for her but it was missing something. Still fantastic though and I would definitely read more of this authors work.