Daughter of Sparta
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Summary
Sparta forged her into a deadly weapon。 Now the gods need her to save the world！
Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior， hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta。 But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis—who holds Daphne's brother's fate in her hands—upends the life she's worked so hard to build。 Nine mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus， and if Daphne cannot find them， the gods' waning powers will fade away， the mortal world will descend into chaos， and her brother's life will be forfeit。
Guided by Artemis's twin—the handsome and entirely-too-self-assured god Apollo—Daphne's journey will take her from the labyrinth of the Minotaur to the riddle-spinning Sphinx of Thebes， team her up with mythological legends such as Theseus and Hippolyta of the Amazons， and pit her against the gods themselves。
A reinterpretation of the classic Greek myth of Daphne and Apollo， Daughter of Sparta， by debut author Claire M。 Andrews turns the traditionally male-dominated mythology we know into a heart-pounding and empowering female-led adventure。
Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior， hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta。 But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis—who holds Daphne's brother's fate in her hands—upends the life she's worked so hard to build。 Nine mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus， and if Daphne cannot find them， the gods' waning powers will fade away， the mortal world will descend into chaos， and her brother's life will be forfeit。
Guided by Artemis's twin—the handsome and entirely-too-self-assured god Apollo—Daphne's journey will take her from the labyrinth of the Minotaur to the riddle-spinning Sphinx of Thebes， team her up with mythological legends such as Theseus and Hippolyta of the Amazons， and pit her against the gods themselves。
A reinterpretation of the classic Greek myth of Daphne and Apollo， Daughter of Sparta， by debut author Claire M。 Andrews turns the traditionally male-dominated mythology we know into a heart-pounding and empowering female-led adventure。
Reviews
Emma
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Definitely a new spin on the story。 I liked the uniqueness of the retelling， but I just couldn't get into it。 The writing felt a bit choppy。 Like one sentence didn't quite make sense with the next and I had to keep going back a line or two to make sure I hadn't missed something。 Definitely a new spin on the story。 I liked the uniqueness of the retelling， but I just couldn't get into it。 The writing felt a bit choppy。 Like one sentence didn't quite make sense with the next and I had to keep going back a line or two to make sure I hadn't missed something。 。。。more
Aly
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I've been waiting to read this for a while and I'm glad I was finally able to check it out！ This book starts out right in the action and doesn't let up。 There are plenty of fights， scary creatures， and dramatic gods to fill out the story and keep the reader interested。 Plus， I'm always up for a badass heroine who fights her own battles！I'm always up for a quest and I appreciated that Daphne jumped into everything and didn't give up。 Apollo was a fun companion， he's mysterious and I wasn't sure o I've been waiting to read this for a while and I'm glad I was finally able to check it out！ This book starts out right in the action and doesn't let up。 There are plenty of fights， scary creatures， and dramatic gods to fill out the story and keep the reader interested。 Plus， I'm always up for a badass heroine who fights her own battles！I'm always up for a quest and I appreciated that Daphne jumped into everything and didn't give up。 Apollo was a fun companion， he's mysterious and I wasn't sure of his motives， but he grew to care for Daphne and helped her more than once。 I liked their chemistry and watching them bicker as a method of flirting。 Daphne had a couple other friends help out too and it was sweet seeing them all work together。 I am still kind of confused about Daphne's heritage and past。 Did she have a past life or was it an ancestor who looked like her？ And who is her father？ Hopefully we'll get some answers in the sequel， plus more romance！ 。。。more
Joy Lee
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Rating: 5Recommended for: fans of Madeline Miller， Rick Riordan， and all things Greek mythology "This isn't just the gods' fight， though。 Whatever happened on Mount Olympus， whatever was stolen and by whomever， affects all of us， mortals， titans， gods。 I couldn't wake each morning in Sparta knowing I had turned my back on this， wondering if you were successful in returning them， fearing the setting of the sun each day and wondering if it may be the last。" Daughter of Sparta follows Daphne， a m Rating: 5Recommended for: fans of Madeline Miller， Rick Riordan， and all things Greek mythology "This isn't just the gods' fight， though。 Whatever happened on Mount Olympus， whatever was stolen and by whomever， affects all of us， mortals， titans， gods。 I couldn't wake each morning in Sparta knowing I had turned my back on this， wondering if you were successful in returning them， fearing the setting of the sun each day and wondering if it may be the last。" Daughter of Sparta follows Daphne， a mothake， "outsider，" who attempts to prove herself as a true warrior of Sparta。 On the bequest of the goddess Artemis， who now holds her brother captive should she fail her mission， she sets on a quest to recollect nine lost items from which Olympus draws its power with an ally who has his own ambitions to prove his worth on Olympus-- Apollo。 Together， they journey across Greece to save the gods' dwindling source of power， meet unlikely friends and enemies alike along the way， and discover that there is a traitor among the Olympians in a twist never seen before。Claire M。 Andrews accomplished everything in this book I could only dream about。 She presented a strong-willed yet levelheaded female protagonist who had her misgivings but developed from them well throughout the book's progression。 Despite the myth it was based on， Andrews did not make Daphne and Apollo's relationship the center and ensured that the character development and the action were put first。 She did， however， leave room to expand on their relationship in future installments of the series， though the book could remain a standalone。 My only caveat is that the book could have been longer and better presented with more build-up between the collection of the 9 "items。" Nevertheless， I read the book in one sitting and couldn't focus on anything else until it was finished。 。。。more
Alaina
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I have been waiting for so long to get my hand on Daughter of Sparta and let me tell you - I wasn't disappointed at all。 Well， I guess in a way I was a little but that's due to the lack of romance throughout this。 Yeah， we get hints and maybe a kiss or two。。 but that's it。 Ugh。 Don't give me chemistry and then basically zero romance。 It just didn't make sense to me。Other than that， I really liked getting to know Daphne。 Even though we started off knowing how her douche of dad really thought of h I have been waiting for so long to get my hand on Daughter of Sparta and let me tell you - I wasn't disappointed at all。 Well， I guess in a way I was a little but that's due to the lack of romance throughout this。 Yeah， we get hints and maybe a kiss or two。。 but that's it。 Ugh。 Don't give me chemistry and then basically zero romance。 It just didn't make sense to me。Other than that， I really liked getting to know Daphne。 Even though we started off knowing how her douche of dad really thought of her - which， yes， broke my heat a little bit。 Then we see her become a little bad ass and go on this really awesome adventure。 Heck， I was having the time of my life once the gods and goddess entered as well。 I'm pretty sure I should have been suspicious of things way before I actually started to。。 but I still ended up enjoying all the twists， turns， and betrayals。I'm not sure what's going to happen in the next book but after that ending - I definitely need to dive into it。 Beyond excited for it all。 。。。more
Kelly Lashock
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I loved the plot behind the story but as someone who isn’t super familiar with many of the Greek methodological creatures and gods， I was confused at times in the story。 It’s not my typical genre to read but overall it had a good plot。
Annika Sørensen
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3。75
Brianne
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Rating: 4。5/5 stars rounded up to 5/5 stars This is the first book in a brand new series and I can’t WAIT for more！！ Highlights:- Greek myth retelling - strong and loyal female MC- epic quests- bisexual Greek god- great romance- forced proximity trope- lots of strong female side characters - so many famous characters and creatures This was such an amazing book！ Honestly， I think it’s my second favorite Greek god related book that I have read。First off， I love Apollo in this。 He is such a cocky y Rating: 4。5/5 stars rounded up to 5/5 stars This is the first book in a brand new series and I can’t WAIT for more！！ Highlights:- Greek myth retelling - strong and loyal female MC- epic quests- bisexual Greek god- great romance- forced proximity trope- lots of strong female side characters - so many famous characters and creatures This was such an amazing book！ Honestly， I think it’s my second favorite Greek god related book that I have read。First off， I love Apollo in this。 He is such a cocky yet lovable a**hole with a heart of gold。 I get major Nikolai Lantsov vibes from him。 And the romance in this book was perfect！ This book not only has interesting myths， characters， and romance; it was also so action packed！ These characters went through so many battles and trials on their quest and I loved it all。Although I adored this book， some parts of it did feel a little rushed。 I really feel like this story could have been stretched out over a few books instead of crammed into one。 After finishing it， I can understand why the author didn’t do that， but I still think the plot of this book could have been a good series plot overall。Anyway， I LOVED this book and I can’t wait for more stories about Daphne and her friends！（TW: violence， blood， mentioned death by childbirth， nightmares） 。。。more
Krystal M
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I rarely ever give something 2 stars but for this book I just had to。 It was a DNF at 60%。I hard the HARDEST time getting into it。 I love Greek mythology and could follow it quite well however if you are a beginner or just like the idea of Greek mythology this will be hard to follow。 Names and places are thrown out as if you already know it， and some of us do， but I still appreciate a little back story every now and again。 This book just name drops all the time and you could be left guessing who I rarely ever give something 2 stars but for this book I just had to。 It was a DNF at 60%。I hard the HARDEST time getting into it。 I love Greek mythology and could follow it quite well however if you are a beginner or just like the idea of Greek mythology this will be hard to follow。 Names and places are thrown out as if you already know it， and some of us do， but I still appreciate a little back story every now and again。 This book just name drops all the time and you could be left guessing who someone is and how the relate to the story in that instance。My biggest gripe is the main character Daphne。 She believes she is a Spartan， which is perfectly fine， however she was all talk and no show。 She makes it seem like she is a total badass but when it comes down to it she always flounders and gets out of something because someone else helps or it’s just good luck。 There was only one scene I enjoyed because she actually fought off 2 men （market scene）。 She is pretty much a conceited a**hole who thinks she is amazing， can do anything， but doesn’t and then constantly feels shame at her actions。My next gripe is with Apollo。 Not even with him but with the way Daphne treats him and how he allows it。 She is constantly saying the Gods are cruel （and Apollo and Artemis prove themselves to be in the beginning） but all I see is him helping her while giving her moon eyes。 I felt absolutely NO connection with them。 And Lykou， who is supposedly in love with Daphne， has to sit back and watch it this entire time。I loved all the side characters for as far as I got but nothing about this book pulled me in or kept my attention longer than 5 minutes。 The author’s writing style just isn’t for me。 She uses “big words” and can be repetitive within a chapter。 You’d think with using the whole dictionary in the book she could use different words to describe everything better。I had high hopes for this book and got nothing out of it。 。。。more
Bookssica
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5/5 starsLOVED LOVED LOVED THIS BOOK SO SO MUCH！ It was filled with all the tropes I love: romance， action， greek mythology， and powerful women。 It is such a brilliant and powerful take on the Greek mythologies。 Daphne is an amazing heroine who doesn’t take commands from anyone， not even the Greek God， Apollo。 She has had quite the journey from the beginning of the book to the end， sacrificing so much。 The book is fast paced and action-packed and I definitely recommend this book to everyone！！
Leah
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The Greek gods are truly just one big happy pantheon family of D R A M A。 Full review at A Book ShrewFrom start to finish， this is an excellent adventure novel that takes us all over mythological Greece。 Daphne is a Sparta in all ways but birth。 Her and her two brothers were adopted by a Spartan family， but no matter how much they train and or prove themselves worthy warriors， they can never measure up in the eyes of their fellows。 After her one brother is turned into a deer by the goddess of th The Greek gods are truly just one big happy pantheon family of D R A M A。 Full review at A Book ShrewFrom start to finish， this is an excellent adventure novel that takes us all over mythological Greece。 Daphne is a Sparta in all ways but birth。 Her and her two brothers were adopted by a Spartan family， but no matter how much they train and or prove themselves worthy warriors， they can never measure up in the eyes of their fellows。 After her one brother is turned into a deer by the goddess of the hunt， Daphne is forced to enter into a deal with Artemis。 Nine items have been stolen from Olympus， the powers of the gods are failing， and Daphne must go with Apollo to recover them。 Suddenly， this girl deemed lesser by the Spartans she fights for is now their only chance to save the world， and they don't even know it。 People say that Greek mythology is tired， but I am so wired for it。 I fell in love with this and its adventure element almost immediately。 It's actually more what I hoped Lore would be like。 We face off against the Minotaur， a Sphinx and centaurs， rub shoulders with gods like Prometheus， Hermes and Ares， meet legends like Hippolyta and Theseus—and not once does it ever feel like it's too much to keep up with。 In hindsight， this was a really clever book that takes so much already used to death and crafts something I found to be new and exciting。 It's fast-paced and highly unpredictable as well。 There were a few twists that were really well done， and there are threads of mystery that unravelled perfectly。 I really liked Daphne。 There are a lot of characters—literal legends—in this book that could have easily drowned her out， but she held her own phenomenally well。 The girl is a beast when it matters， and I am obsessed with that。 Her Spartan training came in handy often， letting her show off to the reader without being cocky or overbearing。 She's quick on her feet and terribly clever。 Some of the moves she pulled had me smiling because damn girl！ Her character was wholly believable and relatable， and I loved that for her。 Almost from the start it's clear that there are questions about her parentage， namely who is her father because she is definitely not fully mortal。From what I googled about the myth of Daphne and Apollo， this book is a very very loose retelling。 There is absolutely a romance that stirs up between the two characters。 I'm always unsure of where to land with god-mortal romances in YA。 Like， Daphne， I know Apollo looks like he's 18 but he's actually 1001 and probably f*cked some questionable people and things。 But also 。。。 get your man， girl！ Thankfully it didn't feel icky here， and was somewhat of a slow burn。 I ship it **shrugs* I have to admit though， the cock-blocking wolf between the two of them was way funnier than it should have been。 This is the first in what looks to be a duology， but it wraps up really well and could almost be a standalone。 There are still promises of what are to come， with a few mysteries still floating about， such as who is Daphne's father。 You can bet I'll definitely be snagging the sequel first chance I can。 。。。more
Tam Wallace
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A different take on several Greek myths， with the woman becoming the one who saves the gods。 A fun and engaging read。
Rebecca
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3。5 stars enjoyed learning about Daphne！
Tessley Mckee
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Better as audiobookIt was kind of a slow start， but I really enjoyed the story。 It is better as an audiobook in my opinion; I was able to get into it more that way。 BUT…the girl they got to narrate is TERRIBLE at pronouncing some of these words！！！！ Biggest pet peeve of the whole ordeal。
Priscila Patatas
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3，5*
Mira
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This book was so good。 It gave me percy jackson vibes which was a good thing。 The plot was very well written and I didn’t find myself bored while reading the book。 The characters were so interesting and i love that Daphne is a badass。
nat。
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someone on tumblr said … “god if i was Daphne i would have folded for Apollo before Theseus even is introduced， that man had me losing BREATHE” … and i felt thatalso， if i spend an entire two days learning about the gods’ family tree it would still not be enough time！！！ JEEZUS！
Jessica Schulz
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I loved this。 I may even read it again， hence the 5 stars。 Super action packed， almost non stop。 Greek mythology with all the usual suspects and players。 A wee bit of romance。 I laughed。 I cried。 It was fun to read。
Kim Chikore
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Great pacing 。 The plot goes straight to the point and doesn’t waste time meandering around。
Marin Miner
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This book was pretty good。 I liked the main characters voice， but it was hard for me to feel like the journey was validated。 I wished there was a little more character backstory before Daphne started her journey。 Everyone loves a strong female lead and a forbidden love so it had that going for it。
Brooke Erichsen
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This book was really good！ I love Greek mythology so this was a perfect book。 I did have to google some of the characters to see their myths and I had to refresh my knowledge of the Trojan war， but it had great fight scenes and a little bit of romance。 Apollo was definitely my favorite character and I loved seeing the gods and goddesses interact with the main character。 The ending was a bit “meh” for me， but it does leave it open for a sequel， which I think is coming out next year！ I NEED IT！！！
Rachel （Royal_Reading_Company）
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3。5 stars for this wildly fun and adventurous tale！！
Me， My Shelf， & I
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Just okay。The plot was a fairly thin quest that I think was mainly there to serve two purposes: allow the heroes to meet many of the Greek gods/myths/legends， and give an excuse to build an enemies to lovers romance。 This follows several YA tropes including but not limited to-- love triangle， chosen one， secret powers， fancy balls， and a game akin to truth or dare。Aside from over-use of 'envelops' （and accidentally misspelling it as 'envelopes' at least twice） my biggest grievance was how Daphne Just okay。The plot was a fairly thin quest that I think was mainly there to serve two purposes: allow the heroes to meet many of the Greek gods/myths/legends， and give an excuse to build an enemies to lovers romance。 This follows several YA tropes including but not limited to-- love triangle， chosen one， secret powers， fancy balls， and a game akin to truth or dare。Aside from over-use of 'envelops' （and accidentally misspelling it as 'envelopes' at least twice） my biggest grievance was how Daphne's character was treated。 She had strong not-like-other-girls vibes but also her work and achievements were undermined almost as soon as we learned of them and all her accomplishments suddenly were due to the power in her veins and the prophecies surrounding her。 Hard to grow attached to/root for a hero without much agency in their own story。 。。。more
Josi
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OMG！ So good。 This book had all my favorite things。 Greek mythology， a map， strong， fierce female character。 And the story was top notch。 I totally recommend this book。
Izlinda
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I am passionate about Greek mythology and the premise - a re-telling of Daphne's story with her in control of her own fate - drew me in。 Unfortunately， the style of writing left me feeling detached。 I found it difficult to get drawn into the story and was easily distracted by other stories。 I found the developing feelings between Daphne and Apollo unbelievable in the context of the story， even if he becomes more human with the powers of the Olympians waning。When reading books or watching media， I am passionate about Greek mythology and the premise - a re-telling of Daphne's story with her in control of her own fate - drew me in。 Unfortunately， the style of writing left me feeling detached。 I found it difficult to get drawn into the story and was easily distracted by other stories。 I found the developing feelings between Daphne and Apollo unbelievable in the context of the story， even if he becomes more human with the powers of the Olympians waning。When reading books or watching media， there comes a point when the reasons a secret/fact ISN'T revealed become so very implausible， it is obvious it is being dragged out for the sake of the story and the cliffhanger/next episode/season/movie/book。 The question of Daphne's lineage is this secret being dragged unnecessarily。A disappointing read; I'm glad I only borrowed this book and didn't purchase it。 。。。more
Brendan
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I seen this book and thought it would be an interesting historical factional read。。。 （At that stage only reading the first 4 lines at the back of the book） It wasn't until I started reading it， it soon became apparent that it was a mythical adventure and I was going to stop there and then but I decided to keep reading and I was glad I did。。。 It was Gripping。 I seen this book and thought it would be an interesting historical factional read。。。 （At that stage only reading the first 4 lines at the back of the book） It wasn't until I started reading it， it soon became apparent that it was a mythical adventure and I was going to stop there and then but I decided to keep reading and I was glad I did。。。 It was Gripping。 。。。more
Sydney Hamilton
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this book is literally if ACOTAR was greek mythology。。。 do with that what you will
Kimberly
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Absolutely adored this。 It was the perfect book for me。 It had all the things I love: adventure， face paced story， realistic characters， and ancient greek mythology。 I though the characters were well developed and engaging。 The plot made sense and the way the author interwove myths was chef's kiss perfect。 Will be re-reading this again and soon。 Thanking the gods there's more to come。 Absolutely adored this。 It was the perfect book for me。 It had all the things I love: adventure， face paced story， realistic characters， and ancient greek mythology。 I though the characters were well developed and engaging。 The plot made sense and the way the author interwove myths was chef's kiss perfect。 Will be re-reading this again and soon。 Thanking the gods there's more to come。 。。。more
Allison
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I love when I read a new retelling about a story/character I new absolutely nothing about。 I really liked the premise of this book and getting to see the feats Daphne ended up surpassing。 I'd like to take a moment to talk about Theseus in this book。 I adored him he was such a good side character even though I was super bias against him because I'd just finished reading Ariadne in which he was not a good guy。 I'm super intrigued by this premise and can't wait to read the next one。Thank you to net I love when I read a new retelling about a story/character I new absolutely nothing about。 I really liked the premise of this book and getting to see the feats Daphne ended up surpassing。 I'd like to take a moment to talk about Theseus in this book。 I adored him he was such a good side character even though I was super bias against him because I'd just finished reading Ariadne in which he was not a good guy。 I'm super intrigued by this premise and can't wait to read the next one。Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review。 。。。more
Karina
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I really enjoyed this novel！ I love Greek mythology and a strong heroine figure leading the charge。 This book has both。 It doesn't ease up on the viewpoint of many of the Gods。 Daphne， the main character， doesn't hide her disdain for them or their actions （past， present， or future）。 I think the romance angle was very well served as well。 She didn't pretend to like him or need him， and it took time for her to gain the trust。 There wasn't much development from him because it's established that he I really enjoyed this novel！ I love Greek mythology and a strong heroine figure leading the charge。 This book has both。 It doesn't ease up on the viewpoint of many of the Gods。 Daphne， the main character， doesn't hide her disdain for them or their actions （past， present， or future）。 I think the romance angle was very well served as well。 She didn't pretend to like him or need him， and it took time for her to gain the trust。 There wasn't much development from him because it's established that he knows of her and already has his mind made up from the start。 This book had me captured from the time I laid eyes on the stunning cover。 It kept me intrigued and wanting more all the way up to the very last sentence。 。。。more
Addie Thompson
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Another fantastic thing to come out of the state of Vermont！ This novel is a unique retelling of the story of Greek myth’s Daphne。 The story was fun， though provoking， empowering， complex and it moved along at a good clip。 The characters and their relationships were well developed。 I love that authors are taking opportunities to empower the women in Greek Myth who for generations have been relegated to the shadows by the hero archetype。 Empowered women have always existed in these stories， but e Another fantastic thing to come out of the state of Vermont！ This novel is a unique retelling of the story of Greek myth’s Daphne。 The story was fun， though provoking， empowering， complex and it moved along at a good clip。 The characters and their relationships were well developed。 I love that authors are taking opportunities to empower the women in Greek Myth who for generations have been relegated to the shadows by the hero archetype。 Empowered women have always existed in these stories， but everyone from Sophocles to the modern historians have left them to wither behind the hubris of the men。 It is refreshing to read new perspectives。 。。。more
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