She was, instead, viewed here an ordinary girl wishing to live a quiet and solitary existence and with no desires for the power from or notice of the gods. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling. Her fate designated at the hands of a God and Goddess feels cruel, how through no fault of her own has she been so horribly damned. And I spoke in hope: it felt of utmost importance that this boy should stay on my island – for a day, a week, a month. National Book Awards Book of the Year, and Waterstones Book of the Year 2014, and sold more than 1 million copies in its first year.

It seems as though Jessie Burton entangles us like writhing serpents in this captivating retelling of the classic myth.

Medusa's story is one that has long captivated me and I implicitly trusted Jessie Burton to deliver her story with the sensitivity and depth of emotion her character deserved, and with an empowering spin and full female autonomy that all women deserve. It was a lot of really flowery, really beautiful “Tumblr-esque” language - both in conversations and in Medusa’s internal dialogue - and it felt so forced and unrealistic. As soon as this book arrived I could not put it down, I read the whole book in a day and could not stop taking about it for many to come! The feminist spin on the myth is absolutely incredible, with every possible problematic thought being challenged directly.

Thereafter, Medusa’s curiosity overwhelms her so that she risks making his acquaintance, while keeping her face hidden. Burton allows us to see and to believe that we contain multitudes, and that we can be the hero of our own story.Las primeras 80 páginas (se leen rapidísimas) me tuvieron muy escéptico sobre si iba a disfrutar este libro. Olivia Lomenech Gill's artwork was the perfect match for the subtleness of emotion exhibited throughout the tale and also the melancholy that exuded from it at the end. Stheno and Euryale became immortal winged beings, while Medusa, the mortal sister, with hair replaced by snakes, received a further cruel warning. A stunning story, a beautifully illustrated hardback that is worth having on the bookshelf for the imagery alone and a story that is told with sentiment, elegance and meaning.