YA Addicted Book Club discussion

The winner of our first Book of the Month of 2020 is
Such a good book, I really enjoyed it when I read it last year. Bonus it was a 2018 goodreads choice winner!


In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.

Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.

But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.



So who's reading this one?

I will try to get it from the library but it’s often not available so I am not sure if I will be able to join this month.

I'll try to get it too

I'll definitely be reading it, it's my TBR book for January anyway! I might not be able to join in with a lot of chat though, I'm going to be in South Africa with limited WiFi but I'll drop in with thoughts when I can!

That sounds amazing Jo!

I look forward to seeing what you all think about it!

I’ll be reading this one for January! New here and excited to join in some of the conversations :)

Glad to have you here Felicia!

Welcome Felicia!

Oooh, I might join in on this one! I love Greek mythology! I'm gonna grab it from the library and then see if the mood strikes me to read it lol

You should try it Lili! Think you'd really like it!

Sooo, I'm on the wait list for the book, both the ebook and hard copy... we'll see which one I get first. But idk if I'll get it this month because a lot of people are intro this book right now apparently 😅 I'm like number 3-4 on both waiting lists lol.

Read it when you get it :) no worries!

I read this last year and enjoyed it! Hope y'all do too!

I got it! Ready to start it soon!

I’m literally reading this now, almost finished it lol, can’t wait to hear what you all think, it’s an amazing read!!

This was an amazingly well-documented book and even though it was hard for me sometimes to get into the action and I was simply lost at times, it was great. I only can say that it is the only book that is based on Greek mythology that I understood ever in my life 😂(because, you know, some people - me - tend to get super confused when it comes to the Gordian knot the Greek mythology can be!)

I’m 80% done it now and I love it!! A few themes in this one and I find it very relatable!

I just started this one last night!

Glad to hear all of the love for this book!

i'm almost about 1/2way through and looking forward to talking about it with everyone! :)

Any thoughts so far Robin?

Brittany wrote: "Any thoughts so far Robin?"

@Brittany, i've always liked mythology so it is interesting to me so far, but this is more of a retelling than a reimagining which is what i expected being that i have read others like that (like the lunar chronicles for instance). i remember reading about odysseus in school when i was a kid but what i read didn't have much detail on circe so it is interesting reading her story and perspective on some of the things that happened.

Definitely a retelling just from a view point you dont normally get. I liked how Circe became herself

I don’t remember much Greek mythology at all since high school was so long ago. I found this book to be so much fun and so well written. I think the art of her writing style was what struck me the most about it. Every sentence was carefully crafted. The imagery was excellent. It’s a gem for sure.

I finally started reading it!!

How is everyone liking it so far?

I'm enjoying it-sorry haven't been able to update frequently thanks to only having WiFi at work at the moment. I'm up to (view spoiler)[ Circe meeting Odysseus(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]