#mythretelling

[thegrimmlibrarian]

Hello! Do you love reading fairytale, folklore, and mythological retellings? I’m always on the lookout for new retellings to add to my TBR on Goodreads and review on my blog (links in bio). Please respond to this post or reblog with any recommendations you have.

Have you written a book that retells an old fairytale, folklore, or myth? I’ve done ARC reviews and interviews for other authors on my blog, promoting their books to fellow retelling lovers. If that’s something you’d be interested in, please send me a DM with a description of the book! I love supporting authors, be they self, indie, or traditionally published.  

[amithaknight]

Me reading from my recently published shortstory, "Kaliya, Queen of Snakes" published in Zooscape

[lee-jinkis-ponytail]

The first several entries in my epistolary novel, Letters to Lethe, are up on Wattpad now!

Featuring a bisexual, polyamorous protagonist, haunted highways, the Renaissance Faire counterculture, and many, many nods to Greek mythology.

Letters to Lethe -- A modern day, American retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice--except "Orpheus" wants "Eurydice" to stay in the underworld...

Three years after her best friend's suicide, Ophelia is still haunted.

In the hopes of exorcising Eugenia's spirit and moving on with her own life, Ophelia joins a band of psychics at her local renaissance faire. They introduce her to Hayes, a handsome faire musician who likes to spend his downtime ghost hunting. He vows to help Ophelia find a way to put her friend to rest once and for all; in return, she agrees to help him hunt ghosts on America's most haunted backroads.

But Ophelia also meets Petronela, a reckless, born-and-raised "faire brat"-turned-artisan and Hayes' on-and-off-again girlfriend. She offers Ophelia another way to escape the dead: good ol' drugs, sex, and rock and roll, found at the legendary renaissance faire afterparties.

At first the alcohol and mind-altering substances are all just fun and games, and they really do help Ophelia forget the pain of losing Eugenia. But as the summer goes on and Ophelia develops an addiction, her ghost hunts with Hayes turn more intense and terrifying, until it's hard to tell what's real and what's not. If she doesn't get a grip and find a healthier way to cope with her grief, she might end up joining Eugenia in the underworld herself.

Told in a series of unsent letters, emails, poems, and other documents, this is a horror story about the lifelong effort it takes to come to terms with a sudden loss.

Trigger Warnings: discussions of suicide, anxiety, and depression, ghosts/exorcisms, alcoholism, drug abuse/addiction, language, and sex

[themidnightbutterfly]

When you write your first ever DARK scene. Feeling like I need all the comfort and chocolate now. How did my mind come up with this? I don't even want to read it back to edit.

But I have to. It's due on Monday...

[thebookshelfmonster]

I remember being drawn to this book when it was first released c.2011, because of the gorgeous cover & its premise - a modern day retelling of the myth of Hades & Persephone. Unfortunately, Aimee Carter's The Goddess Test put me off the whole subgenre of modern day retellings of ancient myths for a very, very long time. The myth of Hades's abduction of Kore/Persephone/Proserpine is one of my favourite Greek myths. It is also clearly a favourite of many, if the sheer number of retellings is any indication: the goodreads list "Hades and Persephone" has 172 titles by various authors & I am fairly certain that doing a google search for Hades & Persephone will bring up as many hits for the hugely popular webcomic Lore Olympus as iterations of the myth itself. It seems that the "marriage" of Hades & Persephone continues to inspire many to this day. In this retelling, the protagonist Kate's mother is dying & everything seems hopeless till she sees Henry, who claims to be the god of the dead, resurrect a dead girl. If she is to save her mother, Kate must now participate in seven tests that will determine if she is capable of becoming a goddess & rule the underworld as Henry's consort. It wasn't so much the very quotidian renaming of the gods & goddesses (Hades as Henry, Kore as Kate) that put me off this book, or the cringe-inducing high school setting of the plot, or the hackneyed dialogues, or even the odd co-mingling of late medieval Christian & ancient Greek myth (the seven tests based on the seven deadly sins), but ultimately the lack of a strong, believable story. The story is incredibly low-stakes with the plot taking convenient outs to favour the protagonist repeatedly. The characters are weakly drawn & the plot itself, despite its potential, suffers at the hand of weak & unadventurous storytelling. Needless to say, I did not continue with the series. 2/5 🌟 & full review on #goodreads (link in bio) #thegoddesstest #aimeecarter #hadesandpersephone #loreolympus #greekgods #retellings #bookstagram #bookreview #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #prettybooks #gorgeousbookcovers #gothaesthetic #goth #twostars #mythretelling #greekmythologybooks #yafantasy #yaromance https://www.instagram.com/p/CRDDc-IgjyG/?utm_medium=tumblr

[booknotesbyathina]

Hello everyone and Happy Monday!! How was your weekend? Did you read anything good? I started reading a non fiction book about Ancient Greece and Rome and so far is really interesting. Do you like reading myth retellings? I love them and the Greek myth retellings are my favourite because I like to see how the author interprets a known to me myth. (If you didn't know I am Greek). *** Mug topper by Whimsy Mug Topsies aka @canxdancexreads Use my code BOOKNOTES10 to save *** #retelling #greekmytholoy #mythretelling #mythology #lore #circe #thesongofachilles #booklove #readingisfundamental #bookstagrammers #readingcommunity #bookstagrammer #bookishlife #bookobsessed #readersofinsta #bookstagramit #bookrecommendations #greekbookstagram #instavivlio #vivlio #diavazo #eucitesc #mybookfeatures #bdstars  #booknotes_athina (at Káto Zákros, Lasithi, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8vBvar50l/?utm_medium=tumblr

[karinawebster]

female fantasy is my jam 💫⚔️ ____ #bookstagram #bookish #bookspines #bookstack #bookpile #femalefantasy #fantasy #fiction #urbanfantasy #epicfantasy #highfantasy #magic #romance #mythretelling #kushielsdart #octoberdaye #ninthrain #julietmarillier #wolfoforenyaro #cainsville #twelvekings #booklover #bibliophile #readersofinstagram #bookworm #readersofig #igreads #karinareads https://www.instagram.com/p/CHNqucegCjs/?igshid=1pb7tkc9u99q0

[adayinbookland]

March 31st, 2020 || 📚march wrap-up📚 i had a good reading month overall but the 22nd of march was the day i finished the last book of the month. i have been reading yes but only a couple of pages a day (thanks a lot anxiety...) . anyways, here is the list: 🌿The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan: 8/10 (reread) 🌿The Last Olympian: 9.5/10 (reread) 🌿Elantris by Brandon Sanderson: 5.5/10. 🌿Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray: 7/10. 🌿A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes: 7.5/10. 🌿Athena, The Story of a Goddess: 6.5/10 (this is perfect for children). 🌿If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio: 6.5/10. 🌿Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel: DNF. i tried, i really did but it wasn’t working🤷🏻‍♀️. . i hope april is better in terms of reading because i’m taking part in the magical readathon (going for librarian which only has 5 OWLs) and i just want to be able to escape into literature again 🤞🏼how was this month for you? how are you dealing with quarantine? • • • • #readingwrapup #marchreads #literaryfiction #fantasybooks #mythretelling #yaliterature #graphicnovels #fortheloveofreading #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammersunite #elantris #lairofdreams #athenathestoryofagoddess #ifwewerevillains #athousandships #wolfhall #thelastolympian #thebattleofthelabyrinth https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Z2jmsogqz/?igshid=1h2nv0ksj8blq

[khiatons]

You Can Check Out Retellings at the Myths & Legends Bookfair

The #Myths & #Legends Bookfair offers some #mythretellings among its selection of new books. They’re available for a limited time. https://books.bookfunnel.com/godsandgoddesses/4ad8xtzukr

The Myths & Legends Bookfair offers some retellings among its selection of new books. They’re available for a limited time.

[kirstypedia]

I read 33 books in February (only 2 DNFs!) as I had a 3 week break between the end of my old job and starting my new one.

10 owned books, 21 borrowed eBooks, and 2eARCs for a 3.37* average rating.

❤️'Guarding Temptation' (4*), 'Sweet on the Greek' (3.75*), and 'Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute' (4.5*) by Talia Hibbert

❤️'The Five Minute Mistake' by Hannah Shield (eARC) : 4*

❤️'Formula for Devotion' by Amelia Simone (eARC) : 4*

❤️'Neighbors' by Hazel Kelly : DNF

❤️'Hex Vet' 1 & 2 by Sam Davies : 4*

❤️'As Good As Dead' by Holly Jackson: 4.5*

❤️'If This Gets Out' by Sophie Gonzales & Vale Dietrich : 3.5*

❤️'Ice Planet Barbarians' 2-10 : 3.75* - 4*

❤️'Beastars:Volume 1' by Paru Itagaki : 3.5*

❤️'Meddling Kids' by Edgar Cantero : 3*

❤️'The Cow Book' by John Connell : 3.5*

❤️'Xander' by Lana Dash : 2.5*

❤️'Zodiac Fate' by R. C. Luna : DNF

❤️'That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon' (4*), 'Mistlefoe' (4*), That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf' (4*), 'A Bump in Boohail' (3.75*), and 'Two Scoops of Hellfire' (3.5*) by Kimberley Lemming

❤️'Elektra' by Jennifer Saint : 4*

❤️'The Intimacy Experiment' by Rosie Danan : 4.5*

❤️'Stay' by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy : 4.5*

I really made the most of KU in February 🙈😂

#bookstragram #romancebooks #fantasyromance #iceplanetbarbarians #mythretellings #graphicnovel #taliahibbert

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[nopoodles]

Season's Bargain - Short Story

Season's Bargain #ShortStory The transition from Summer to Autumn, as Persephone returns from her mother's house to the arms of her husband deep below the ground. #mythretelling #fiction #fantasy

*The transition from Summer to Autumn, as Persephone returns from her mother’s house to the arms of her husband deep below the ground.* Persephone waved her goodbyes to her mother as she stepped toward the doorway that opened up, sprouting from her feet like a tree. Her mother had already insisted on several goodbye hugs, and attempted repeatedly to get Persephone to stay on the surface for…

[its-suanneschafer-author]

Book Review: The Winter Sister by Megan Collins #MythRetelling #TheWinterSister #AmReading @ImMeganCollins @DebutAuthors19  https://suanneschaferauthor.com/book-review-the-winter-sister-by-megan-collins/ 

[lee-jinkis-ponytail]

Two new parts of Letters to Lethe, a modern retelling of Orpheus & Eurydice as an American ghost story, are now live over on Wattpad! Check ‘em out here. More to come ASAP. :)

[karinawebster]

happy Friday one & all 💕 I adored Mythos when I listened to it on audio last year so when I saw this in Waterstones yesterday I couldn’t resist 😍 i love mythology so i’m always a sucker for new retellings. Hope you’re all having a good week 🌸 _____________________________________________ #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #hardback #heroes #stephenfry #greekmythology #myths #mythretellings #bookish #booklover #bookworm #bookaddict #fantasy #fiction #bibliophile #karinareads #igreads #booksofinstagram #goodreads #reader #toberead #tbr #newbook https://www.instagram.com/p/BprG5oHnkIS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1maxsigmrta60

[adayinbookland]

Jan 31st, 2020 || 📚 january wrap-up 📚 . i started 2020 with a reading slump. but instead of forcing myself to read, i just let things flow and eventually my drive to read came back. i finished 6 books and dnfed another: . 🌿Lo que más me gusta son los monstruos (7.5/10). 🌿Starsight (7.5/10). 🌿Now We Shall Be Entirely Free (DNF). 🌿I’m Afraid of Men (8.5/10). 🌿Ghachar Ghochar (7/10). 🌿The Starless Sea (3/10). 🌿Lovely War (8.5/10). . i have posted reviews for all of them with the expection of Lovely War but fear not, it’s coming. . how did january treat you? any great reads? or on the contrary, any disappointing ones? • • • #readingwrapup #januaryreads #loquemasmegustasonlosmonstruos #emilferris #graphicnovels #thestarlesssea #starsight #erinmorgenstern #brandonsanderson #fantasybook #scifibooks #ghacharghochar #imafraidofmen #nowweshallbeentirelyfree #nonfictionbooks #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #lovelywar #julieberry #yaliterature #mythretelling https://www.instagram.com/p/B7_d4PBIB9j/?igshid=1odsecpmh9lyc

[nopoodles]

Close To The Sun - Short Story

There's more than one way to be trapped. What if Icarus chose to fly too close to the sun? - Close To The Sun - #ShortStory #fiction #MythRetelling

He danced in the air, relishing the freedom of flying after so long trapped in the tower. The freest he had ever been in his life. He looped around, spun in the air and flew upside down, dipping low toward the ocean.

“Icarus!” His father called. “Don’t fly too low, the water will catch in your feathers and drag you down.”

Flapping his arms Icarus floated upward toward the bright golden sun…