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cosettepontmercys · 2 years

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since greek mythology has so clearly bypassed ya, here's a quick list of some ya greek mythology retellings:

never look back by lilliam rivera: a latinx take on orpheus & eurydice

orpheus girl by brynne rebele-henry: a sapphic orpheus and eurydice love story between two teenage girls who are sent to conversion therapy after being caught together in an intimate moment

the star-touched queen by roshani chokshi: loosely based on hades & persephone

this poison heart by kalynn bayron: a sapphic ya fantasy inspired by greek mythology & has secret garden vibes

some other diverse ya books inspired by myths & folktalkes:

an arrow to the moon by emily x.r. pan

a song of wraiths and ruin by roseanne a. brown

a thousand ships in the night by traci chee

blood scion by deborah falaye

daughter of the moon goddess by sue lynn tan

dauntless by elisa a. bonnin

the candle and the flame by nafiza azad

wicked fox by kat cho

#post: literature #lit: book recs #idk if this is even book recs bc i haven't read most of these #but im annoyed @ white authors on twit #i am just being petty xoxo

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