I received an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I adore Greek mythology, which is why I was really excited to pick up this book for children that introduces 40 Greek Gods and Heroes with illustrations. I expected it to be an easy read, and I was surprised by how much I struggled to read it.

I understand that Greek mythology with all its twists and turns and multiple versions can be really difficult to summarise, but in this case, trying to sum up several complicated stories in a few sentences mostly just left me with a lot of whiplash and a constant "wait, who was that person again?".

As for the art, I'm conflicted. It's all kind of simple, and I thought it would grow on me, but I ended up not really liking it.

The format of the book with the little sections on each page looks clever, but I really struggled to read some of the smaller fonts.

Overall, this book was a disappointment for me with a lot of confusion, but maybe others will feel differently about it.