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A review by thegrimhobbyist
The Curse of King Midas by Colleen M. Story
4.0
Most people should know the myth of King Midas, the one who's touch turned things to gold, but did you know he was a real person? I didn't. Story discovered this while researching for this book and turned her story from just a mythology retelling to a historical fiction retelling - keeping the myth of Midas alive, of course.
Goddesses, magic, war, espionage, love and loss...this book has it all. It's jam packed and so well written, including the world building. I felt transported into this world with all the details and the food especially made me hungry, every time it was described in the book. And so many dynamic characters to read about!
I will say that I got overwhelmed at times due to how many puzzle pieces there were to this rather layered story, and so many multiple PoVs, but I understand those PoVs are necessary to tell this story. I also got a little frustrated trying to decipher the quirk of one of the advisors of King Midas - he talks in opposites. While the other advisors made it at least tolerable, as they help decipher his opposite speech, sometimes they aren't helpful and you're left to figure it out yourself. Especially later on in the book.
But these are just minor complaints, overall I really enjoyed this retelling and would recommend it to people who enjoy diving into mythology and historical fictions like this one! Supposedly this will be a series, and I'm curious as to where this story will go.
Goddesses, magic, war, espionage, love and loss...this book has it all. It's jam packed and so well written, including the world building. I felt transported into this world with all the details and the food especially made me hungry, every time it was described in the book. And so many dynamic characters to read about!
I will say that I got overwhelmed at times due to how many puzzle pieces there were to this rather layered story, and so many multiple PoVs, but I understand those PoVs are necessary to tell this story. I also got a little frustrated trying to decipher the quirk of one of the advisors of King Midas - he talks in opposites. While the other advisors made it at least tolerable, as they help decipher his opposite speech, sometimes they aren't helpful and you're left to figure it out yourself. Especially later on in the book.
But these are just minor complaints, overall I really enjoyed this retelling and would recommend it to people who enjoy diving into mythology and historical fictions like this one! Supposedly this will be a series, and I'm curious as to where this story will go.