A review by the10thingsiloveaboutbooks
Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0


-Greek Gods
-feminism 
-retelling 


Song of Achilles was one of my favourite reads of the last 12 months and I was so excited to eventually read Circe. However, I really did not love this book. 

 I felt it was definitely a modern day twist on the fable and found the further development of some of these characters interesting. It was definitely well written. I thought the ending lacked power, I. Wanted it to end catastrophically or at least have a large impact, for me it was vague and too soft. I also believed the pacing of this was off, with some chapters having a fast flow and others really dragged on.  
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