sophia_mastandrea 's review for:

Athena's Child by Hannah Lynn

5.0

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This is such a beautifully tragic way to tell Medusa’s story. It shows the complexity of women and the world they had to navigate and survive both in Ancient Greece and today. We see themes of victim blaming and women feeling like they do not have control over the outcomes of their lives. Perseus in this retelling is also interesting and not at all like the talentless “hero” that he is in traditional myth. However, he was not a hero when it mattered most. Reading this is such good timing cause I just read the Medusa chapter in Natalie Haynes’s book (I think that’s her name) in Pandora’s Jar (also great book that explains many famous women in Greek myth in more depth 11/10 recommend).