Lies We Sing to the Sea: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! New for 2023, a sapphic YA fantasy romance inspired by Greek mythology, for all fans of The Song of Achilles

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Wasn't expecting, it was truly refreshing to see something other than a and they lived happily ever after.

as a Poseidon's creature, able to manipulate water and with scales and the ability of breathe underwater. Again, this makes me think the author reads a lot of medieval fantasy (or watches too much GoT) and doesn’t know that all that stuff doesn’t actually translate into Ancient Greece.with utterly compelling characters, irresistible romances and the slow remembrance of a cruel fate lost to time, underwood has woven a tale of love, destiny and, above all, survival.

the part that’s crazy is that she states that “mythology has bypassed YA” even though she claims reading a lot to “keep on top of market trends. I also have to point out the author is completely unaware of the way she put Melantho's backstory right next to Leto and Mathias' culmination. The prophecy and curse, the seeking out the solution but I didn't like how they kept going around it over and over again without actually doing anything about it.Human sacrifice is quite a difficult subject to read but this tale is told sensitively and compassionately. Unfortunately, during this time Athens is– again, quite famously– embroiled in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta. This book feels like it was written as a medieval fantasy and then a few bits were shuffled around to make it “Ancient Greece” right before seeking publication. the audacity of this British bitch to get a six-figure advance for a “retelling” of a book she HASN’T EVEN READ.

I was annoyed while reading the author didn't even read the Odyssey while also writing a book inspired by a part of it.just, in general, I don’t think the solution to “this ancient myth doesn’t have enough good portrayals of women” is “change the myth to be WOKE and GOOD,” I think it’s “focus more on myths centred around women,” which.