Penning my own Greek Retelling got me thinking about all the awesome others I’ve read over the years, so I thought I’d do a round up of my favourites. For those who love collecting these reimagined stories of the magic of ancient Greece, here are my picks for the best retellings from Greek myth…
Today, I’m a writer, a marketeer (not to be confused with a musketeer, although that does sound fun), and I'm writing a sapphic retelling of Athena (the one from Greek mythology). Here's why and how it's going.
At the start of the year, I had a plan. It was a great plan. It involved spending my time reading, snuggling with Dexter, reading, working on my fiction, reading, watching some cool shows, reading… The key detail in this plan is the reading. Alas, 2022 hasn’t quite panned out as I expected it to, and I’ve compiled an epic list of books to read this autumn to compensate.
Some of the most popular characters from history have no historical basis in fact. King Arthur was not, as far as we are aware, ever a real person. Despite this, many films have been made about Britain’s once and future king. Just how accurate to the early historical period in which Arthur supposedly lived is King Arthur: Legend of the Sword? And how true to the original source material is the plot? We’re about to find out…
Don’t call me 'kid', don’t call me 'baby', look at this godforsaken mess that you made me... so sings Taylor Swift on her new album which is, I have to say, haunting me. The track in question is called 'illicit affair' and while it's by no means the only song on Folklore to get me all up in my feelings it's definitely the worst for it.
An extremely satisfying conclusion to the Hidden Legacy series that well lives up to its name, Ilona Andrews' Wildfire is a scorching romance with a compelling plot and exceptional worldbuilding. Here's my full review.
The Hidden Legacy series had a strong start with Burn For Me but I was concerned that the ending was going to lead to a lot of break up/make up nonsense in book two. I was delighted to find that instead, Ilona Andrews penned a compelling second novel that actually surpassed the first. Intriguing, sexy, in no way annoying. Here's my review of White Hot.
A strong, sassy, magical heroin with a vulnerable streak a mile wide. A slightly mysterious, slightly controlling, seriously hot love interest. An intricately crafted world of magic. And an intriguing mystery at the heart of a fast-paced plot. Burn For Me is a sizzling start to Ilona Andrews' Hidden Legacy Series - here's my full review of book one.
Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels is, hands down, my favourite Urban Fantasy series ever. I love it so much it has usurped the Women of the Otherworld Series by Kelly Armstrong, which had previously held the #1 spot since I was 18. Here are all the reasons why (plus what order to read all the books in!).
Look What You Made Me Do caused immediate and spectacular controversy. It also brought Swift unprecedented success. When the video dropped, it had over 43.2 million views in the first 24 hours, breaking YouTube's streaming record. The world became obsessed with decoding T-Swizzles first single in three years, but they all got it wrong.
