To kick off my 2020 Reading Challenge, I chose Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry. I have always been enamored with mythology – the word mythos meaning the story-of-the-people, and logos for word or speech – so the spoken story of a people, which is how they were passed along originally. What always … Continue reading January 2020 Reading Challenge: Mythos by Stephen Fry
Summer reading programs began in the 1890s as a way to encourage school children to read during their summer vacation and use the library and develop the habit of reading. Clearly, the idea stuck. I have fond memories of summer reading challenges at the library when I was young. Riding my bicycle there weekly to … Continue reading Summer Reading Roundup
Title: Circe Author: Madeline Miller Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Page Count: 393 Publication Date: 2018 Category/Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Retellings, Mythology, Historical Fiction Good Reads Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.3) My Rating: ★★★★★(4.5) In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor … Continue reading Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller
Title: Children of Blood and Bone Author: Tomi Adeyemi Publisher: Henry Holt Books Page Count: 525 Publication Date: 2018 Category/Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Good Reads Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.2) My Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.0) Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. … Continue reading Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
