A review by jdalton
Go the Distance by Jen Calonita
5.0
Gigantic thanks to NetGalley and Disney publishing for an advanced copy of this book.
This is my second Twisted Tales book I’ve read and my goodness I enjoyed it. I was filled with so many emotions and I kept thinking “these are the same characters from a childhood favorite?”
In this book, the focus is on Megara, and rightfully so. Though while this book feels more like a sequel, the twisted part of this is “what if Zeus didn’t allow Hercules to stay on earth with Meg? And Meg had to do her own heroic quest?”
What I loved about that, is Zeus refusing to let Hercules become mortal again felt more in character of non Disneyfied Zeus and therefore felt more realistic (as realistic as you can get with Greek Gods that is).
I definitely recommend this for fans of Hercules, especially fans of Meg. Even if you’re not and you’re just a Greek Mythology fan in general, definitely recommend giving this a read.
This is my second Twisted Tales book I’ve read and my goodness I enjoyed it. I was filled with so many emotions and I kept thinking “these are the same characters from a childhood favorite?”
In this book, the focus is on Megara, and rightfully so. Though while this book feels more like a sequel, the twisted part of this is “what if Zeus didn’t allow Hercules to stay on earth with Meg? And Meg had to do her own heroic quest?”
What I loved about that, is Zeus refusing to let Hercules become mortal again felt more in character of non Disneyfied Zeus and therefore felt more realistic (as realistic as you can get with Greek Gods that is).
I definitely recommend this for fans of Hercules, especially fans of Meg. Even if you’re not and you’re just a Greek Mythology fan in general, definitely recommend giving this a read.