Recs if you like Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1)...

Books that are inspired by different mythologys

I love the Pagebound community but the one thing I don’t like about the app is how it incentives sticking to popular books more likely to have a decent amount of posts. (Granted some of this has to do with it being a little new) It’s my experience however that the hidden gems or even just less popular books are often just as if not more interesting as the best sellers.

So this is my list of books with 5 posts or less that I think deserve more love.

Requirements:

1. The Mc(s) is a tricksters or unreliable narrator who spends most of the book lying to, bluffing or otherwise misleading others or themselves.

2. They would continue lying even if they didn’t have to either they can’t help it or enjoy the game too much.

3. This causes situations that get unpredictable, chaotic or even completely ridiculous as the characters dodge or face consequences for their actions.

Fantasy and sci-fi books where much of the plot is driven by politics

Books about or inspired by ‘classical’ history and mythology (been reading a lot of these recently)

Books that retell and reference Greek Mythology

Suggestions welcome

A list for books based on the works of other writers (or: authors copying each other’s homework 🙂‍↕️). Suggestions welcome!

+30 greek mythology recommendations

Greek, Roman, Arthurian, Norse, Celtic, Hindu, Japanese, and more!

Ancient heroines, goddesses, villains, and ordinary civilians all fighting for a sliver of agency in traditionally male dominated societies. The mythos surrounding these women may be centuries old, but one thing is certain; a good novel can animate even the most ancient tales.

Retellings and reimaginings of all different types of Greek Myth, bonus points for centering female voices and experiences that were otherwise minimised in the originals

List of Greek Myth re-telling/inspired books.