Tag: greek mythology
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Owlcrate Unboxing – From Olympus with Love (January 2021)
Another theme that speaks to my soul? Yes, please. You guys know how much I love mythology – so let’s dive in! From Olympus with Love Nectar of the Gods Tea by Riddle’s Tea Shoppe A tea that sounds delicious and doesn’t have chocolate in it? I am unbelievably excited to try this – let…
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Fae Crate Unboxing – Book Wyrm (May 2020)
Athena, queen, is represented by Elizabeth from Sorcery of Thorns and I love it. Sadly they sent the art with text on it. They said they would send a new version without the text for people to display as art, but it is now October and I still don’t have it – so I’m posting…
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Fae Crate Unboxing – Make A Wish (March 2020)
If you saw my January unboxing, you’ll know I bought it because it was Magnus Bane as Hecate… their Greek mythology/YA character mashup for this month was Nahri and Darayavahoush from City of Brass as Persephone and Hades. It was their anniversary crate and look how gorgeous their art is (also I 100% forgot I…
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Fae Crate Unboxing – Spellbound (January 2020)
I’ve only tried Fae Crate’s normal monthly subscription boxes once, but when I read about their Greek mythology/YA character mashups and saw that Magnus Bane was Hecate – I knew I needed it. (In the future though, I’m just going to keep my fingers crossed that I can purchase the art card for each month,…
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Wonder Woman: Warbringer – Leigh Bardugo
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Leigh Bardugo takes the fierce heroine you know and love – and makes her human. Warbringer is an origin story, taking Diana back to her roots and showing readers the less sure side of the Amazonian Princess. Yes, Diana is strong, loyal, honest…
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Camp Half-Blood Confidential – Rick Riordan
Camp Half-Blood Confidential by Rick Riordan My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Camp Half-Blood Confidential is a demi-god’s guide to camp told through short stories written by the campers, sales pitches delivered by a geyser god and a series of pictures. Readers who are familiar with Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series (and the Trials of…
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The Star-Touched Queen – Roshani Chokshi
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The Star-Touched Queen is a little slow to start, but once it finds a groove the story will draw you in and you won’t want to put it down. The writing style is very poetic and descriptive, which is absolutely gorgeous but can…
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The Dark Prophecy – Rick Riordan
The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Please read the first book in the series before delving into this one, otherwise, you will be very confused. I would recommend this book to middle grade/young adult readers who have enjoyed Rick Riordan’s other novel, mythology, fantasy or action/adventure books. It was…
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Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods – Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods By: Rick Riordan Disney – Hyperion Published: August 19th, 2014 Acquisition: Kobo Summary: A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don’t need the Olympians mad at me again. But if…
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