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Book of the Month Archives! > May 2025 Standalone BOTM - Circe by Madeline Miller

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In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--neither 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 with the mortals she has come to love.

**This BOTM thread will be open until June 5th @ Midnight (in your time zone)**


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Grace Btrs (gracebtrs) | 2681 comments Been meaning to read this.
I might join


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Brittni | 1361 comments I think I may join in on this one as well. I've been meaning to read it and keep putting it off.


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Haley (haleymadd) | 1411 comments I'm adding this to my list for this month as well!


Ellen-Arwen Tristram | 2341 comments No one read this? What a shame! It's such a great book... The voting for BOTM is always so random because planning when to read what is so damn hard! shame


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Haley (haleymadd) | 1411 comments I know!! I had it staring at me on my shelf but couldn’t find the time in between my other buddy reads. Hoping to squeeze in Gideon the ninth still before the 5th


Ellen-Arwen Tristram | 2341 comments Haley wrote: "I know!! I had it staring at me on my shelf but couldn’t find the time in between my other buddy reads. Hoping to squeeze in Gideon the ninth still before the 5th"

Join the club with Gideon! I'm on a go-slow at the moment, so I'm not that positive but ah well!


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