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notesbynnenna 's review for:
Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold
by Bolu Babalola
Thank you to the publisher for giving me a free copy of this book! All opinions are my own.
I’m such a romantic at heart. I love stories about love and I loved this collection.
I loved that these stories were mythological retellings. In my opinion, retellings are not easy to do, but I felt that Babalola really hit the mark with these. I was familiar with a couple of the original stories or had at least heard some of the names. To me, these retellings were really cleverly done and that feeling solidified when I read the author’s note at the end where she discusses why she chose the stories that she did. In terms of the stories that stood out to me, I loved “Scherezade,” “Nefertiti,” “Psyche” (I would watch this rom-com), “Yaa,” and “Orin.”
Some of the stories have these amazing, dramatic, romantic moments that I just ate right up. There was one particular speech from a character that just made me type a bunch of exclamation points in my notes. Swoon!
I really enjoyed her writing as well and appreciated that she chose stories from a variety of places and cultures. I also loved that the women were at the center of these stories and there was a recurring theme of women finding their agency and choosing what they want in life.
I’m such a romantic at heart. I love stories about love and I loved this collection.
I loved that these stories were mythological retellings. In my opinion, retellings are not easy to do, but I felt that Babalola really hit the mark with these. I was familiar with a couple of the original stories or had at least heard some of the names. To me, these retellings were really cleverly done and that feeling solidified when I read the author’s note at the end where she discusses why she chose the stories that she did. In terms of the stories that stood out to me, I loved “Scherezade,” “Nefertiti,” “Psyche” (I would watch this rom-com), “Yaa,” and “Orin.”
Some of the stories have these amazing, dramatic, romantic moments that I just ate right up. There was one particular speech from a character that just made me type a bunch of exclamation points in my notes. Swoon!
I really enjoyed her writing as well and appreciated that she chose stories from a variety of places and cultures. I also loved that the women were at the center of these stories and there was a recurring theme of women finding their agency and choosing what they want in life.