LOVE LOVE LOVED THIS BOOK! It was such a perfect retelling of Greek mythology. It was in simple modern language, yet it felt very true to the original stories (although I am definitely not an expert so I could be wrong). It would be great if all of the major Greek stories were rewritten in such a modern language- it would allow those who do not want to wade through the original writing to still be able to consume the stories in their "original" form. So far, my only real experience with Greek mythology is through Percy Jackson and Greek retelling smut (yes, an odd combination, I know). While those are great, they definitely made some artistic/creative changes, so reading this was GREAT. I look forward to reading The Song of Achilles- I hope it is just as good! 

I am going to copy my commentary from while reading below...

- 13% Glaucos, you fiend! How could you fall for another anymore when the entire reason you longed for immortality before was to be with Circe! As a side note, is Gloucester named after him? 
- 14% ohhhh! Scylla becomes the sea monster from Percy Jackson!!! Oh how exciting! 
- 24% she was a lover of Hermes?? I don’t know why I’m so surprised by that, but I am 
- 31% “just cut the fucking thing out of me”. It’s nice to know that immortal women are not completely immune to the trials of childbirth. But why is it Daedalus’s task? Is she giving birth to the Minotaur? 
- Oh dear god ew I don’t want to imagine her reaching her hand into her sister’s cut open womb…
- “I fucked the sacred bull, alright? Now get the thread.” Omg only in Greek mythology could this happen 😂
- 41% I’ve decided that Greek mythology is just as bad as some of the wildest kindle unlimited smut. Women sleeping with magical bulls to give birth to the Minotaur… a wife cursing her husband so that his sperm would be poisonous and kill any woman he slept with except for her… incest everywhere. Nothing is off limits 😂
- 50% and this is why the world hates men. They deserve to become pigs, after all, that is what they are… let them become one on the outside as well. I find it amazing that not even being a goddess can save Circe from these pigs. 
- 57% Odysseus and Circe are like parents to the crew. 
- 62% she’s pregnant with his child! 
- Dear god another brutal birth 😱
- 66% still not selling the idea of motherhood with this little terror. 
- 70% ya… this kid is going to die. I’m not familiar with his myth at all, so I gave no idea what is going to happen. I am so tempted to Google… 
- 73% Not related to this particular moment in the story, but I am loving this book. It is so authentic to the mythology (as far as I can tell, although I must admit, I’m no expert). Yet it is told in a very modern language, making it easier to follow than the original stories. They should rewrite all of the major Greek mythologies in this way- sort of like a no-fear-Shakespeare version. 
- 75% I have no sympathy for Odysseus. He killed himself by being a brute and attacking without listening to reason 
- 86% she seems to be bonding awfully well with her old lover’s first son… I wouldn’t put it past greek mythology for them to begin a relationship as well. Technically it wouldn’t even be incest… just strange 
- 94% “Do you always make beautiful things for those you are angry with?” “No, only you.” 🥰
- “I do not want to go to Sparta, nor do I want to stay here. I think you know where I would like to be” ❤️❤️❤️
- I’ve never rooted for someone to fall in love with their ex-lover’s son before… but here I am 😂
- How does Penelope feel about this women who temporarily stole the affections of her husband and bore him a child now stealing the affections of her son?? 
- 98% she is going to her old beach! Is she going to make him immortal? 
- 99% or is she going to make herself mortal?!?
- THAT WAS SO GOOD!

*FOUR DAYS LATER*
One of my many obsessions is musicals. When Jorge Rivera-Herrans released the first EP for his musical EPIC, I loved it. The music is great. It reminded me of Percy Jackson. I was obsessed. I’m a little late, but I just found out that he released the second EP/saga for the musical at the end of January. I didn’t really think about the musical when reading Circe but now that I’ve made the connection I am even more in love and desperate for all of the 9 sagas to be released- especially the fourth saga- CIRCE! While I knew the general story of Odysseus while initially listening to the musical, I did not know enough. After reading Circe I appreciate it so much more. Now, in the meantime I am actually tempted to reread The Odyssey despite the fact that I despised it when I had to read it for school over a decade ago…