I read The Song of Achilles and loved it. I needed more Madeline Miller in my life, so I snagged Circe on audio from the library. It did not disappoint!
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Circe is the daughter of a Titan (Helios) the sun God. She is born and quite unremarkable. She struggles between the worlds of gods and mortals to find her place. Eventually she discovers she possesses the power of witchcraft which earns her banishment.
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I liked Circe. I felt she was this strong badass woman in a mans world just trying to find love and love herself in turn. She shows her kindness, curiosity as well as her flaws. I also really love how this book connected to the Song of Achilles.
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If mythology is your thing (even if it isn’t) this is a really great book and I highly recommend it as well as The Song of Achilles.

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Thank you @goodreads for the physical copy I won.
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I paired the physical copy and audio and the experience was amazing. The book has pictures from Highschool that correspond with the chapters and the audio has song snippets and audio form when they were younger.
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This memoir follows Tegan and Sara’s journey through Highschool as they navigate sexuality, struggles with drugs and alcohol, their moms divorce, and other challenges from adolescence.
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I actually grew up in Calgary where they are from. So I knew the places they were talking about and it made me connect with this book and these girls so much more.
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Tegan and Sara are celebrated musicians and LGBTQIA+ icons and advocates. The book switched back and forth between their points of view and we get to see how each of them felt and dealt with their challenges

This was an interesting concept I just didn't love it. The characters were alright and the setting was alright but that's kind of where it left me... just feeling-alright. I would still recommend this and The Night Country to people who enjoy updated fairy tales as well as urban fantasy. Many people really enjoyed this and that has to say something.

Like the first book The Hazel Wood, The Night Country was just okay to me. I really liked the concepts. For a magical alternate reality kind of urban fantasy it was cool to see the AA style meetings for the outcast fairy tales. I liked Alice and Ellery as much as the first story but there was a lot that was just going on and on and I actually found myself wondering what had just happened as I was missing things. I kept zoning out and I don't know if it was the narration or the story itself. Again, it was okay and loads of people enjoyed it so I'd still recommend it if you enjoy urban fantasy or fairy tales.

So I didn't not enjoy this. I did the audio, narrated by Lori Petty, who I like and that made it fun to listen to. The story itself is pretty silly/unique, and although there were some eye roll moments I still thought it was a fun read. Keep in mind when you read it that it was written in 1994... there were a lot of ideas and practices towards women/men, as well as some stereotypes that were so incredibly typical... that I was like, oh... this is a bit uncomfortable, as it is so unacceptable today. Once I was able to acknowledge completely that this was written a while back then I was able to enjoy it more. The granny was hilarious and Stephanie (while being... frustrating to deal with through most of the boo) was still a pretty bad ass woman and I applaud her strength and stubbornness. I actually own almost this whole series in paperback as my mom let me steal them, but I think I am more interested in the audio, especially if Lori Petty continues to narrate.

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