If you ever take an interest in Nordic mythology, I'd suggest The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec. I've also been in love with mythology since I can remember and I'm glad it's making a resurgence. I haven't been able to find anything I like regarding Medusa, though...

@anakinloveful

2 жыл бұрын

That book destroyed me... Loki was always my favorite and in this book, he was portrayed so great, and their story is so heartbreaking. The Witch's Heart is one of my favourite book of all time

@kyeoptawerk93ah

2 жыл бұрын

i cannot shut up about the witchs heart! i cried pretty hard reading it last year! it was a top fave. skadi is the best bestie

@ashleycloud1567

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen this book around on booktok/bookstagram some lately. I’m definitely adding it to my TBR!

@anakinloveful

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashleycloud1567 worth it 😍😍

@angiec4330

2 жыл бұрын

I loved The Witch's Heart!

Madeline Miller is writing a Hades and Persphone book and I'm so excited!!!! Also I really loved Lore the beginning of the book really throws you in and I love the main character !!!!

The author of Ariadne has also a book coming out that’s called Elektra and it is STUNNING

@BonnieDragonKat

8 ай бұрын

I read both and so totally agree!

“Sometimes books find you when you need them to be found” ❤️🙌🏻 absolutely this so much, I am actually in tears right now and I have no idea why. But yes to this so very much, I am a big believer in this. Also while I’m here, thank you for your content, I get a bit behind sometimes with watching because of how busy my life has been lately but thank you for being there when I need a pick-me-up and a smile 💕

🌞🌞🌞 I read - The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. A troy retelling from Briseis's point of view. Loved it!!

Galatea (i think it's pronounced Gala-teh-ah?) is a short story that came out in 2013! So you don't have to wait to read it and I even think it's available online. It's only 20 something pages but definitely worth a read🥰

All of these Greek mythology authors knew what they were doing with that cover art. They all would look soooooo good lined up next to each other. All of their themes are stunning together. Lots of rose golds, cornflower blue, bronze, and black. Stunning!

Margaret George wrote Helen of Troy and it is in her voice. It’s very good, honestly any of Margaret Georges’s books are excellent.

Another excellent video, Lexi! If you don't already follow Jean Menzies's channel Jean Bookish Thoughts, you should. She's a booktuber who's a classics academic currently working on her PHD, and she has amazing classics-specific content. You'll need a new bookshelf for all her great recommendations! She also has a wonderful podcast called That's Ancient History and has interviewed Madeline Miller, Natalie Haynes, and Pat Barker and has tons of other great content there, too! 🌝

Yes! I've always been a Greek Mythology reader and lover. I remember being in middle school and checking out every book I could get on the subject. A few years ago, I picked up Mary Pope Osborne's Tales From The Odyssey for my children....but I ended up reading it myself and loved it.

@Ava-bw2nl

2 жыл бұрын

I’m currently in middle school and is doing the same thing!😅 I’m obsessed with any book that is related to Greek mythology!

The Percy Jackson and the Hero’s Olympus are literally the best books I have ever read!

lovely war is sooo soooo soooo good

Also sooo obsessed with Greek Mythology 🥰 I’m so glad you did this video! ☀️

I think Lovely War takes place during World War I which is a nice change from the usual World War II tropes. I just purchased it and can't wait to read it this month! Love your videos💕

(sun) Lovely War is stunning. I listened to the audiobook and ended up balling on my drive. Percy Jackson is also fantastic and got me into reading and Greek Mythology. You will love them!

The author Jessie Burton has done a middle grade called Medusa - it's a gorgeous book! Highly recommended, if you can't get it in the US I'd happily send a copy from the UK ❤️

Lovely War is amazing. I love that book with my whole heart ☀️

Emily Wilson's translation of the Odyssey is excellent. 🌞

I’d also recommend Til We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. I read it when I read Madeline Miller’s books, and truly loved all 3!!

Hello Lexi!! Hru??? ... Its been so looooongg... I'm actually in the middle of final exams so I wasn't able to watch ur videos... But tmr is a study leave so I finally finally got to have a break.. And this is all I needed for my study break☕✨ I love to plug in my earphones and watch ur videos like a podcast.. I have said this before and I'm gonna say it again ur voice is really soothing🦋 Love ya.. Take care💗 P.s I luv this new setup🌸 P.s2- the time stamp for the books I'd like to read has a typo.. Just letting u know so that you can change it. 🌞☀

Adding every book to my TBR!!!

Reading Circe last year made me remember how much I loved my latin and grec courses I had in school and now I really want all the retellings : the sng of achilles and lore olympus are at the top of my list !! LOre olympus is a graphic novel available for free on internet and it's a Hades and Persephone retelling too

Already know it's gonna be my one of favourite ones before even watching.

Lovely War is one of my all time favorite books!

A Thousand Ships honestly was so amazing. I've read a couple of the ones on your list and this is the one I loved the most probably. Gives a lot of Circe vibes now that I think about it :)

There’s a new book coming out with Indian mythology that I am so excited about! It is called Kaikeyi and based on one of the females perspective from Hindu epic mythology

I absolutely loved The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter, it was one of my first encounters with Greek mythology when I was in highschool

I loved Lovely War! It was so great! ☀️

🌞 Greek mythology amazes me in its ability to come through the millennia, onto our bookshelves in modern day, to captivate people of all ages. My 8 and 9 year old discovered Greek mythology, and have devoured any and all retellings and formats of books I have collected for them so far. And I devour the adult and young adult retellings by night. I would never have expected it. Perfect timing for a video like this, and there are a few of these that I'm now happily adding to my own TBR. Cheers!

Another Hades and Persephone retelling I would reccomend is The Goddess Test, its quite different from the ones mentioned in this video but its definitely worth the read :)

☀️ My tbr keeps growing! Thank you for the recommendations!

I cannot wait for your reading vlog !! This all sounds so nice, you've really made me fall in love with greek myths again :)

I got so many books for my TBR. Thank you so much 💜💜💜💜☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

Loooooved this! Lexie I could listen to you for hours, and I would love to see a greek mythology reading blog ☀️

☀️ I have decided my heart is book shaped ❤️📖

I think you're convincing me to try Greek myths...! I am so glad I'm not the only one who hates those stupid stickers lol!

Your videos are always so comforting and cozy. I love Greek mythology as well. Getting ready to read A Touch of Darkness and can't wait to read Neon Gods. ☀

You made this list for me didn’t you!?!?🤣😂🤣😂 thank you it’s perfect!! ❤️❤️❤️🥳🥳🥳📕📙📘📗🥳🥳❤️

You should also check out Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. It's a short retelling from Penelope's perspective and it's so good! And also the Caroline Alexander translation of the Iliad

wow, yesterday i was searching for this type of books and now you came with this list, i loved it, thank u ♡

Although not a strict retelling Bethany Morrow’s Song Below Water is a diverse title you could add to your collection.

OMG THAT INSCRIPTION FROM MADELINE MILLER 😍

I would love to see a vlog of you reading the rest of the Percy Jackson books, this series definitely made me fall in love with reading. 🤍

If you liked Neon Gods you should definitely read Electric Idol (second book in the series)! I found that I loved Electric Idol even more!! It is a Psyche and Eros retelling 💗

I LOVED Song of Achillies and Circe, I was talking to an old friend and they mentioned how they wanted to read Circe and I was like "oh im reading that book its so good!" and they recommended me Song of Achillies, and I read it knowing nothing except that it was good and i cried and cried and cried def a favorite book of mine 10/10

Could not be more excited for this reading vlog! The Odyssey is what got me hooked on reading Greek mythology. But girl! Disney’s Hercules was my jam! Currently reading Neon Gods. Steamy and mythology… 🙋🏻‍♀️ loving it.

There's a book called Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrew and it's about Daphne and Apollo. It's the first in what I'm pretty sure is a duology (or at least will be when book 2 is released). I have a beautiful edition of it from The Fable Crate and from what I've read of it so far, I really like Daphne as a character. Daphne and Apollo are also a myth I don't know much about, so it's exciting to read a retelling of an unfamiliar story.

awhhhh not again you are making me want to pixk up all my mytho books 😍😍

You have just inspired me to start reading Greek mythology

Hello! Thank you Lexy for another great video!!! I love Greek Mithology as well!!! I've read most of them and I'd a wonderful time with them! They will definetely be a future re-read! 😘😘

I also want to read Greek mythology but i first have to find some greek mythology which will make me fall in love with the genre 😀

Loved your recommendations 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

Yes to EVERYTHING in this video♥️ I was literally squealing when I saw this notification pop up. I haven’t been able to shake Greek retellings and I’m so excited to see a video with so many of the books I’ve read recently. My favorite in your TBR would have the be The Daughters of Sparta 🧡. A couple others I would suggest are The Silence of the girls and the The women of Troy by Pat Barker. I also wanted to mention the Newest Olympian podcast as you read the Percy Jackson series, such a fun deep dive to pair with the series. A book that i haven’t seen mentioned on booktube or bookstagram is Great Goddesses by Nikita Gill, similar to Fry’s Mythos but poetry and focuses on the Goddesses. The copy I have has some really beautiful illustrations peppered in. I sprinkled in the poems in between some of the more heartbreaking moments in the books you’ve mentioned. Also Jennifer Saint is releasing a new book called Elektra and I’m hoping that one catches your eye after reading Ariadne. 🌞🌞🌞

A Thousand Ships! And I would looovveee a buddy read!!!!

I thought the A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes was OK, but I'm almost done with her non-fiction book, Pandora's Jar and it's amazing. An easy 5 star read! While it is non-fiction it reads very easy and is highly accessible. I thought it helped to have some Greek myth background, it isn't necessary, but you do also have that. Each chapter looks at a different women in Greek mythology and looks at different plays/interpretations of them in ancient Greece, retellings throughout history, and modern retellings. She made me want to look back to some of the classic myths I read while in college. She also throws in pop culture references that made my laugh too. It isn't at playful as Stephen Fry, but love her writing. I really can't say enough good things about this book. Stephen Fry does narrate the audiobooks of those, and its really fun to read along as you listen!

I would recommend "The Penelopiad" by Margaret Atwood (read the book, still can't pronounce the title), the story of Penelope, wife of Odysseus, in the words of Penelope and her twelve maids. I hope you are well and am sending a virtual hug your way. Take care! ☀️

I took elementary Ancient Greek in my last semester of college solely because I was obsessed with the professor and because I love Homer

I just read I'll Give You The Sun because you recommended it awhile ago and I loved it so much! I just had to come tell you thank you for recommending it as an ode to art, it really was and I loved the parts about art and the characters were so great!

Alexa you always come up with great videos glad you did this video!😍

I loved Lore. Some other 2022 releases on my radar are Pandora (more mythology inspired) by Susan Stokes-Chapman, Ithaca by Claire North (about the women of Ithaca during the Iliad and the Odyssey), and Wrath Goddess Sing (trans woman Achilles) by Maya Deane. I am also planning on reading Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews next month (Daphne reinterpretation). Also for an older middlegrade/early YA series Mythic Misadventures starting with Pandora Gets Jealous by Carolyn Hennesy.

☀️ This is such a cool idea for a TBR! I have Neon Gods on my radar I’ll have to pair it with another one now ☺️🌸

Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips is great. It's not so much a retelling of a myth as much as gods in a modern setting and after all the heavy mythology books, it's a quick and funny book.

Lexi! Love this video. I was finally able to get Mythos on amazon and it should be here tomorrow!😍

I was going to send you my copy of Song of Achilles that is signed by Madeline Miller but then I realized it has my name in it. Shucks! She lives near Philadelphia PA and she came to a local bookstore in Harrisburg PA, very close to where I live and I got to see a reading by her and get 2 books signed by her. Her dad was with her and he was the sweetest man. She is super sweet as well.

I want to read Circe. I think I'd like too. And I really want to read Lore. I'm so excited for it.

I’ve wanted to be someone that gets super into Greek mythology, but I think I need to find the right book that I love! Love some of these suggestions. 🥰

For the UK folks the new Madeline Miller is coming out on the 3rd of march. I'm really excited for you to read Ariadne because I just got the book too and I'll hopefully read it in the same month as you :)

I am so interested in Greek Mythology as well! I'd love to read some of your picks

I’m so excited that your reading the entire Percy Jackson series! Hope you’ll vlog it! And if you like it, which I’m sure you will, I can only recommend the heroes of Olympus which is the continuation of Percy Jackson but with more POVs and Roman mythology! And after that the trials of Apollo which is the continuation to the heroes of Olympus, I haven’t read them myself yet but I am soon😊 Thank you for you and your videos, you always bring a smile to my face even on a grey day❤️

Great video! I also love Greek mythology and retellings! 🌞 using the sun emoji fits for me too, where I live we currently have 10 inches of snow 🙃

Yess, I love Greek Mythology Retellings!!!

I absolutely loved Lovely War and the Percy Jackson series. I have Lore and Defy the Night on myTBR for 2022.🌟

Definitely check out the Penelopiad. It’s awesome!

🌞 I'm currently reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. I'm just under half way through, its very strange so far but things are starting to get more interesting. I can't wait to read The Song of Achilles, Circe, Ariadne and Lore

Highly recommend Helen of Troy by Margaret George. It is beautifully written in the voice of Helen.

i loved this video ahhhh!! I've heard that 'The Song of Troy' by Colleen McCullough is really good its on my TBR! I read a really interesting Ariadne re-telling called 'Lifestyle of Gods and Monster's' by Emily Roberson last year and while it wasn't my fav it had such an interesting concept - basically modern tech & reality shows meets ancient Greece - I liked it.

I am so excited to see all the mythology retellings. I have many of the ones you've listed and can't wait to hear your thoughts

@jesstheneverendingbookshelf

2 жыл бұрын

Elegy by Jane Abbott is a YA myth retelling, and you might enjoy booktubes own Jean Menzies Greek Myths book and Mythopedia (not sure who the author of that is). The second anyone says its a myth retelling I'm buying that book!

you do not understand how badly i needed this video Alexandra. i read Lore Olympus web toon last month, read all of touch of darkness series and neon gods/electric idol. to say I'm going through a huge hades/persephone phase is an understatement. thank you for the recommendations xo

Thank you ☀️ shine for this video!

I have The Children of Jocasta on my TBR☀️

@JodieTheReader

2 жыл бұрын

On mine shelf. I need to get to it.

Thank you, I've always been interested in Greek mythology 🌞

I loved Lore 🥺 I went into it with pretty low expectations and was happily surprised

☀️ Ariadne has been on my TBR for so long!!! It was my very first BOTM pick 🙈 I'll take this as a sign to finally pick it up!

☀️☀️☀️ just adore your videos!

So many books I want to read now! Ariadne sounds fascinating 💜

Ariadne was super good. Galatea has been on ebook for quite some time if you are looking to read it sooner rather than later.

Loved this video! I'm currently reading Lovely War right now and just ugh😍

@JodieTheReader

2 жыл бұрын

Lovely War is such a great concept.

Hey Lexi! You mentioned so many books that I am also interested in reading. I have The Song of Achilles and Ariadne on my immediate radar for the first half of the year. I also recently read Neon Gods and really enjoyed it. I can’t wait to get to the sequel Electric Idol. Great video and I can’t wait to check out those books by Stephen Fry. ☀️☀️☀️

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker! 🌞

Loved Circe and Song of Achilles almost as well (so sad). Enjoy your channel!

Ooh, I'm so excited that we are getting a new Madeline Miller book

🌞🌞🌞😁👍 thanks for another great video

I am obsessed with mythology as well and have been sense childhood. Im so happy to have this

I'd like to see you reading Ariadne 💕

I recently read Lovely War and it was so awesome!

I just started Mythos audiobook and it's so delightful, highly recommend 🌞🌞🌞

I like “metamorphosis “ by Ovid. Love u. Great videos. ☀️

☀️loved this video

🌞 i loved Lovely War!! i would love to see what you think about it!

☀Maybe somebody else already has suggested this, but The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker was one of my high highlights last year. Even more so than The Song of Achilles. Can't wait to read Pat Barker's follow up Women of Troy 🙂