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 The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller      I bought The Song of Achilles and Circe by Madeline Miller after thinking about them for a few weeks. I had no clue what they were about, and usually I don't like anything that has to do with Greek Mythology. That genre usually just bored me, but I am so glad I picked this novel up!  It took me a few minutes to get into to it, but about 50 pages in, I was hooked. I thought it was such a charming story about love, fame, and loss. I liked how it was told from Patroclus's point of view.   If it had been told from Achilles point of view, it would have been a very different story, focused on destiny, and never finding an opponent that gave him a good fight, and growing from scared of being fated as the "greatest warrior who ever lived", to being bored of being the best and wanting to prove himself if every reckless way.  Instead Patroclus gave us a view of Achilles that made him seem more human.  At first, Patroclus annoyed m

Fairy tale by Stephen King A brave man helps. A coward just gives presents.     First and foremost, happy 2023! I hope this first week has treated you well and that any resolutions you may have set are off to strong starts. There have been a few major changes in my life that I am reflecting on as I write this,  but one thing I want to say is that it has officially been a year since I started this blog page and reviewing books and creating this site. It's been a fun challenge and I know I will continue this page for the foreseeable future and beyond. That said, let's get to this review! I had seen this book first on Instagram, a few months before I bought it. I was worried it was going to be a horror story, and those are not what I am about. I didn't do my research like I said I would, but one day, in Kroger, it was there, and 25% off.  Now, I've completed this story and I am so happy I started off the year in this book. So many good things happened, from plot, to writin