Thank you to NetGalley for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review

Following in the footsteps of other popular Greek mythology retellings in recent years, Hewlett's 'Medea' exposes the lesser known characters of famous stories - in this case, the sorceress wife of Jason of the Argonauts. For those who have an existing interest in mythology, there are a plethora of familiar characters with Hecate, Circe, and King Aegeus all making appearances. 
As all good retellings do, this story flipped the traditionally-known narrative on its head, and rather than revelling in stories of Jason's greatness as he completes his 3 trials and claims the Golden Fleece, we're given a stark insight into the life of Medea, a young girl determined to escape the dismal life she has always known - no matter the cost.
There are some larger time jumps in this novel that I wasn't expecting but actually worked really well in providing the reader with very clear distinctions between different parts of Medea's life, and how everything she had lived through eventually began to come to fruition in her adulthood. It was one of those bittersweet stories, where clearly a woman has been failed over and over again before she is pushed to extremes to get people to listen to her. I felt a deep empathy for her character, even as she (and Jason!) made terrible choice after terrible choice. 
Would highly recommend this to any Madeline Miller or Jennifer Saint fans!