Medea is one of the most reviled women in Greek mythology and certainly one of the most complex, so I was very excited to read this retelling! It is beautiful written. The prose is poetic and gorgeous. I will definitely read more from Eilish Quin. 

My biggest problem with this book had to be the love arrow. I understand that it was included because it was in the original myth, but Medea shows practically no signs of having been struck. I feel like it would have been better to just omit the arrow in this retelling. My other admittedly small qualm was that there were several idioms used that do not make sense in the context of Ancient Greece, such as keeping cards close to the chest or sounding the alarm, which just took me out of the story a bit. 

Overall, however, this was a very enjoyable book. The character work was excellent and I loved seeing a more nuanced and feminist take on the original myth. Eilish Quin is definitely a talented author and I look forward to reading more from her!