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EmmsBookshelf

I'm Em. A mid 30's. book nerd who adores Romance, Fantasy, Mythology Retellings and Ancient Historical Fiction and I generally love stories that revolve around complex female characters.

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Greek Myth Retellings
Made for the Movies
Level 4
My Taste
The Wolf Den (Wolf Den Trilogy, #1)
Not in Love
What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1)
Immortal Dark
Katabasis
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Graceless Heart

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  • Bonds of Hercules (Villains of Lore, 2)
    EmmsBookshelf
    Jan 14, 2026
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0
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    As far as quality of literature goes, this wasn’t good. Entertainment value though? Great!

    Switch off any part of your brain that knows even the basics of mythology and approach this as a fantasy based series with the same names but next to no other connections and you’ll find a story with some funny quips in it.

    Pacing was a bit off and I had to reread pages in places because I wasn’t sure how we’d gotten to certain parts of plot.

    This book was my equivalent to reality TV, it was like watching Love Island or something similar.

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    Bonds of Hercules (Villains of Lore, 2)

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  • Bound
    EmmsBookshelf
    Jan 07, 2026
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5
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    I had a good time listening to this audiobook (the dual narration performance was fantastic) but I had very little idea where the plot was going and I felt I didn’t get enough time with or exploration of the surrounding characters outside of Vero.

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