I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This book is not suitable for readers under the age of 16. If you are not 16 or older, please do not continue to read this review or purchase the book. Content Notes: disabled POV character (blind), death of a spouse, violence, sexual content, grief

I struggled with trying to decide what to rate this, because, in all honesty, this novella failed to capture my attention and I probably wouldn't have finished the book if it wasn't an ARC I had been given for free and a novella. I found the prose to be a little too try-hard, and it — just like the titular statues — seemed to crumble apart during the sexual content in the last third of the book, when Medusa starts referring to Evadne by 'Vadne and baby, or when things that had previously been referred to as heat suddenly become the clit. I am all for calling things what they are, especially when it comes to sex scenes, but in this case the lack of consistent terminology was somewhat jarring.

In addition to this, I had trouble connecting to Medusa. The pacing of the novella didn't really allow for the feminist reframing of her character that I was hoping for, especially in connection with the sapphic relationship.

If you really love greek mythology and sapphic love stories and you need a quick palette cleanser between books, you may want to give Statues Crumble a try, but please don't go into it expecting Madeline Miller levels of masterful prose when it comes to greek mythology retellings.

I am looking forward to giving this author another try in the future.