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Cartographic Japan: A History in Maps
Karen Wigen, Fumiko Sugimoto and Cary Karacas
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Miles of shelf space in contemporary Japanese bookstores and libraries are devoted to travel guides,...

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Gaz Coombes recommended New Values by Iggy Pop in Music (curated)

His Compass (His Contemporary MM Romance #2)
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Tom has one rule: don’t sleep with the crew. A second chance with a younger, gorgeous deckhand...
Contemporary MM Romance

Sun, Sea and Small-Town Secrets
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Sebastian Conway is a professional psychologist and accomplished criminal profiler, but when one of...
Contemporary MM Mystery Holiday Romance

Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead: Magnus Chase Series Book 3
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Book three in the acclaimed Magnus Chase series Loki the trickster god is free from his chains....
fantasy fiction

Shot Across the Bow (Deep Six #5)
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker delivers perfect pulse-pounding...
Contemporary Romantic Suspense

ClareR (5945 KP) rated The Shadow of Perseus in Books
Mar 10, 2023
And here’s another take on the story of Perseus, except this has more of a historical fiction slant to it. There’s no magic, no snakey hair, no sea monster come to take it’s sacrifice. Instead there is a story packed full of adventure with women who try to make the best of their lives in a world where the patriarchy always comes out on top.
Much like the Perseus in Natalie Haynes’ Stone Blind, Perseus in The Shadow is very unlikeable. He’s immature, sulky, and believes the world - and his grandfather - owes him something. His ability to spin his own heroic deeds (are they heroic?!)makes fools of all the men, I felt. The women aren’t fooled though, and as in the original, Medusa pays the ultimate price.
The Narrator on the audiobook, Olivia Darnley, does a really good job of bringing the characters to life. She evokes the bravery and determination of all three of the female characters: Danae, Medusa and Andromeda. They all for a time become mistresses of their own fate, and I loved them for that. But of course, Perseus puts an end to all of that for all three of them. All through his own selfishness.
I’m going to have to go and read Daughters of Sparta, aren’t I? Oh yes I am! If it’s as good as The Shadow of Perseus, it’ll be time well spent!

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
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The international bestseller, now sold to over 23 territories internationally, The Lost Flowers of...