Psyche and Eros: A Novel

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Why make Aphrodite into a vicious evil person who is tormented by jealousy alone but make Psyche’s sisters good people? Oh yeah, because sisterly bonds are important and we need them for a feminist retelling. Silly me. But let’s keep the goddess of love, sex, and beauty as a vicious terrible divine figure since she needs to be one for the sake of plot, and since she’s feminine am I right? 🙃

Thrown together by fate, headstrong Psyche and world-weary Eros will face challenges greater than they could have ever imagined. As the Trojan War begins and divine powers try to keep them apart, the pair must determine: could this be true love, or is that only a myth? Anyways yeah I’m done ranting. Pretty disappointed, if anyone has any recommendations for Psyche/Eros retellings that are good, please let me know! Why is Penelope related to Helen and not Clytemnestra? They’re technically all COUSINS in the original myth. Psyche was never a warrior, so why make her one? She never challenged Achilles in a race, I don't think they even existed at the same time?

Summary

This is a riotous adventure through the ages of Greek mythology, populated by a cast of vivid, glittering characters. Luna McNamara strikes the perfect note of irreverent humor and furious emotion in this fabulous novel. An absolute joy!" — Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne and Elektra Overall a fun and thoroughly entertaining read that’s perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint. Charlotte Mursell, editorial director at Orion Fiction, pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights to the debut novel from Hattie Grunewald at The Blair Partnership in a two-book deal. US rights have been sold at auction to Julia Elliott at Morrow, HarperCollins and translation rights have been sold in Italy (Garzanti), Poland (Muza) and Germany, with offers in eight other territories. im not super familiar with the tale of psyche and eros, so i really enjoyed learning more about their story.

Psyche is introduced to the reader as a soon-to-be hero, she doesn’t have sisters, and if in the original tale she’s the daughter of unknown royals, in this book she’s the princess of Mycenae and she’s even related to Agamemnon and Menelaus. Not to mention the historical periods that are completely wrong and used only to bring up characters such as Achilles, Patroclus, Clytemnestra, Elena, etc… They have nothing to do with Psyche and Eros since their historical time doesn’t match with the Trojan War period. Evocative and lyrically spun... Psyche and Eros is a pure delight' Rebecca Ross, #1 internationally bestselling author of A River Enchanted I love the myth of Eros and Psyche, it is one of my favorites from Greek mythology. This author has twisted it, and not in a good way.Fiercely feminist and deeply romantic, Psyche and Eros has the allure of an old fable and the epic quality of ancient myth, tinged with a provocative, modern wit * Ava Reid, bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman *