Publisher: Harper Collins Canada, March 7, 2023

Format: ebook

Pages: 432

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary (Goodreads):

Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope’s twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago.

But when that fate comes for Leto, death is not what she thought it would be. Instead, she wakes on a mysterious island and meets a girl with green eyes and the power to command the sea. A girl named Melantho, who says one more death can stop a thousand.

The prince of Ithaca must die—or the tides of fate will drown them all.

Sarah Underwood weaves an epic tapestry of lies, love, and tragedy, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Alexandra Bracken, and Renée Ahdieh.

My review:

Read if you like: Greek mythology retellings.
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The story focuses on the curse on Ithica that condemns twelve maidens to die each year. Leto is one of those maidens, but when she wakes up and isn’t dead, she learns that she was brought back to sacrifice the Prince of Ithica in order to stop the curse. But Mathias isn’t what she expected, and neither is Melantho, another maiden brought back.
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This was a great sapphic fantasy. I didn’t love it as much as A Song of Achilles, but this is a good book if you like Greek mythology.
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Thank you to Harper Collins Canada for the gifted copy.