From the very first page, Lies We Sing to the Sea will bring you to the edge of your seat. Inspired by The Penelopiad inspired by The Odyssey, Underwood tells the forgotten story of Mathias, one of the twelve maidens hanged in Ithaca to appease Poseidon with the power to manipulate water. Since then, Ithaca hangs twelve maidens to satisfy Poseidon every Spring, and the story Underwood sets out to tell begins with Leto’s hanging. A young, oracle girl who, upon her death, ends up at Pandou, where Mathias has spent centuries finding and cleaning the hanged girls, Leto sets out to end Poseiden’s curse. How does she end the curse? By killing Melantho, the prince of Ithaca, of course– he must die at her hands in the sea– so Leto pretends to be his princess in waiting. In this incredible epic, jealousy, loss, and a desire to change the system inspires all three characters to go on an unpredictable journey where the stakes couldn’t be higher. With some of the most descriptive writing and imaginative descriptions of mythical creatures and places that can only exist in Greek mythology, Underwood perfectly modernizes a classic story with a feminist spin through complex female relationships. Of course, Leto falls in love with Mathias and Melantho on this journey and, naturally, they both fall in love with her. A doomed bisexual love triangle, Lies We Sing to the Sea is a must for readers who have been looking for a sapphic Percy Jackson story, however, it can be enjoyed by all, regardless of age or Greek mythology experience.