A review by velsbooknook
Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
I very much enjoyed this one and I'm sure I would have loved it even more as a teenager!
Every year, 12 girls need to die, in order to please Poseidon and keep Ithaca safe. The story follows Leto and Melantho who are both destined to lift the curse.
I base my review on the fact that I very much enjoyed the story and characters. I listened to the audiobook and it was so well made! Probably one of the best audiobooks I have listened to so far. After finishing the book I read some reviews because I didn't understand why it got so many bad reviews. I can definitely see why some people are not very pleased with the book and the research that went into it. It's supposed to be a Odyssey retelling but the author did not read the original material?! I also did not read the Odyssey yet so I'll definitely be going back to this book once I finish it!
I still overall enjoyed the story very much and I think since it's a YA novel it's a good way for young people to dive into the world of Greek mythology. I also enjoyed all the characters and loved their inner struggles while continuing the story, the pacing was also well done in my opinion and I overall had a great time listening to this book.
I'm not going to give a ⭐ rating at this point since I can't say much about the origins of the Odyssey. I can definitely recommend this book if you like YA + Greek mythology mixed in!
Every year, 12 girls need to die, in order to please Poseidon and keep Ithaca safe. The story follows Leto and Melantho who are both destined to lift the curse.
I base my review on the fact that I very much enjoyed the story and characters. I listened to the audiobook and it was so well made! Probably one of the best audiobooks I have listened to so far. After finishing the book I read some reviews because I didn't understand why it got so many bad reviews. I can definitely see why some people are not very pleased with the book and the research that went into it. It's supposed to be a Odyssey retelling but the author did not read the original material?! I also did not read the Odyssey yet so I'll definitely be going back to this book once I finish it!
I still overall enjoyed the story very much and I think since it's a YA novel it's a good way for young people to dive into the world of Greek mythology. I also enjoyed all the characters and loved their inner struggles while continuing the story, the pacing was also well done in my opinion and I overall had a great time listening to this book.
I'm not going to give a ⭐ rating at this point since I can't say much about the origins of the Odyssey. I can definitely recommend this book if you like YA + Greek mythology mixed in!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Murder, and Death