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The Deep End of the Sea by Heather Lyons
3.0

What I loved:

-Medusa’s emotional journey, especially her transition from victim to survivor

-The premise!!!

-Medusa X Hermès for life

-Hades and Persephone being adorable

What I didn’t enjoy as much:

-The repetitive writing (so. much. blushing.)

-Medusa’s passivity- On one hand, I understand her lack of action post-monster life, given that she taught to revere and/or respect the gods, but it was also very frustrating at times. I just wanted more action from her.

-The Jackson section- Purposefully removing the reader from the scene of action was...weird. Especially since it went there after some high intensity scenes.

Overall: Really cool premise with fun characters and a highly shippable romance! Not the strongest writing, but I’m still eager to read more from the author.