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Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The story of Medusa but less like the new wave of 'villain' retellings, which more solely focus on the figure (like Circe or Medea). This is the full story like we get in more traditional Greek myth - the foundations that build it right through to the end. However, unlike traditional Greek myth, this story has multiple female points of view, so we hear from Medusa, her sisters, Athene, Andromeda, and several others. It makes for a vividly told and fast-paced story, but some readers may be disappointed that this isn't a fully Medusa centred story. I loved the final sections post Perseus's mission completion and thought the final couple of chapters to be especially lovely.
I'll be interested to read Rosie Hewlett's 'Medusa' in comparison and also recommend Jessie Burton's interpretation as a different take on the story as well but I did enjoy this one for it being a more classical take but still extremely readable.