Bonus Book of the Month: ‘I, Medusa’ by Ayana Gray
In February, we are focusing on women in the fantasy genre!
Our BONUS BOOK for February is I, Medusa by Ayana Gray.
When we read our favourite books, there’s usually an antagonist that everyone loves to hate, or they hate to love. Ayana Gray presents a new villain origin story by reimagining one of the most prolific monsters in Greek mythology.
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About the Author:
Ayana Gray is a New York Times bestselling author. Her works have been translated in a dozen languages across five continents and have received critical acclaim at the state and national level. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she now lives and writes in Arkansas.
I, Medusa
by Ayana Gray
Synopsis:
Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents—both gods, albeit minor ones—she dreams of leaving her family’s island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home.
In Athens’ colorful market streets and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena’s favored acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is noticed by another Olympian, Poseidon, a drunken night between girl and god ends in violence, and the course of Meddy’s promising future is suddenly and irrevocably altered.
Her locs transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Medusa must embrace a new identity—not as a victim, but as a vigilante—and with it, the chance to write her own story as mortal, martyr, and myth.
Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, I, Medusa portrays a young woman caught in the cross currents between her heart’s deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play.
What I, MEDUSA offers
racism
classism
reclamation of one’s voice
toxic patriarchy and misogyny
female friendship
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Maude and our community will dive into I, Medusa on Thursday, February 26th. Join us on Twitch from 5-7 p.m. PT.
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