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Aphrodite

Phoenicia Rogerson

From the author of Herc, Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award 2024 and Waterstones Best book of the Year 2023, comes the story of Aphrodite, the goddess of lies.'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett on Herc *************************************************** I’m a liar, to begin with. Well, if I’m being exceedingly honest with you, I was nothing at all to begin with. Then I was my father’s testicles. Then the weaver of Fate itself, which is when the lying started. After that, it all got a bit complicated. Weaving herself a web of lies and careful deceptions, Aphrodite convinces everyone she’s the goddess of love whose rightful place is among the Olympians. But being a goddess isn’t quite like she thought. Those who oppose Zeus tend to disappear, or worse. And one day, Aphrodite decides she’s had enough… From the award-winning author of Herc, this is the riveting tale of how a nobody became a goddess, and then planned to take down the most powerful god of them all. *************************************************** Praise for Phoenicia 'Wickedly fun and devilishly dark’ Cari Thomas, author of Threadneedle 'Rogerson’s writing is powerful and nuanced, giving a fresh perspective on a classic tale and turning it into something completely unforgettable' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A captivating retelling with a very definite, personal voice, and a sharp, fresh perspective’ Genevieve Cogman, author of Scarlet 'I liked that it was told in a modern tone and from the various perspectives. Made me laugh, made me cry, made me look up various Greek figures – all the best signs of a book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A rollicking ride through Greek mythology’ Luna McNamara, author of Psyche and Eros

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Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves

Sophie Gilbert

From Atlantic critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sophie Gilbert, a blazing critique of how early-aughts pop culture turned women and girls against each other—and themselves—with disastrous consequencesWhat happened to feminism in the 21st century? This question feels increasingly urgent after a period of reactionary cultural and legislative backlash, when widespread uncertainty about the movement’s power, focus, and currency threatens decades of progress. Sophie Gilbert, a staff writer at The Atlantic and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism, provides one answer, identifying an inflection point in the late 1990s and early 2000s when the energy of third-wave and “riot girrrl” feminism collapsed into a regressive period of hyper-objectification, sexualization, and infantilization. Gilbert mines the darker side of nostalgia, training her keen analytic eye on the most revealing cultural objects of the era, across music, film, television, fashion, tabloid journalism, and more. And what she recounts is harrowing, from the leering aesthetic of American Apparel ads and explicit music videos to a burgeoning internet culture vicious towards women in the spotlight and damaging for those who weren’t. Gilbert tracks many of the period’s dominant themes back to the explosion of internet porn, tracing its widespread influence as it began to pervade our collective consciousness. Gilbert paints a devastating picture of an era when a distinctly American confluence of excess, materialism, and power-worship collided with the culture’s reactionary, puritanical, and chauvinistic currents. Amid a collective reconsideration of the way women are treated in public, Girl on Girl is a blistering indictment of the matrix of misogyny that undergirded the cultural production of the early twenty-first century, and how it continues to shape our world today.

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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)

Suzanne Collins

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

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Jan 31, 2026

4.5

Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0

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wow !!! miss suzanne collins you never cease to amaze me.

first off, this book is a slow read in the beginning. when I started reading i was like "why do I care about president snow? why do I care about the man who tortured katniss the most in the original trilogy?" you dont. coriolanus snow is a character that you dont relate with, but you still find some characteristics that are so humane you feel a little sympathy towards him. it only made me wonder a lot of how he ended up to the point of the original hunger games book.

I quite enjoyed seeing how the hunger games ended up to becoming what it was. with seeing coriolanus in school and seeing them workshoppimg the hunger games (even though we're at #10 for the games!!) and getting to meet family and friends and caring about them. Collins really knows how to write her characters well and made it so that even when a background character died it had a moment in it.

the only part that is really going to take a second read for at least me to understand is the final moment with coriolanus and lucy gray. yes we know he was planning to leave her already but what was her thought process there? we get no other interaction with lucy gray other than what coriolanus is thinking that she could possibly be doing. my first read through of that and I cannot even think to begin why her character was choosing coriolanus, only to seemingly disappear from him. i know it probably made sense the first time around for most but im definitely going to reread that part to get a better grip on it.

the plot was slow imo as well (and this is not a bad thing!) it takes so long to get to the point of "ohhh this is the coriolanus snow I know, the president of panem" because his character is so wildly different from the original trilogy that you see him make certain moves that he would have Never made in the original trilogy. but thats what's charming about this book! I think the slow plot really sold it and really came out to flesh out his character 🙂‍↕️

overall, i really enjoyed the book. not as much as the others obviously but its still enjoyable.

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

Suzanne Collins

Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined—every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

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