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Circe by Madeline Miller
4.0
dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Overall Thoughts:
⁕ You don’t need prior knowledge of Greek mythology to enjoy this book. However, as someone who studied Greek, I have mixed feelings. I was overjoyed to see a new take on beloved characters but also annoyed at times by the copious amounts of exposition.

⁕ This book is a slow build without much upfront action. Because of the nature of Circe’s position (being forced into solitude), a lot of major events are explained to her (and the reader) in a passive fashion.

⁕ The character development is on point. Circe is a completely different person by the end of the book, but it never feels unbelievable or forced.

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