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"Outrageous reality: I’d never known a change that wasn’t monstrous."



I flew through this beautiful book in few hours, it was incredible. In Jessie’s story Medusa and Perseus meet on her island where she lives with her two sisters, and her dog Argentus. Perseus is unaware of where he is, and who she really is but is quickly intrigued by this mystery girl who refuses to let him see her. She calls herself Merina. Of course she can’t help but fall for Perseus, with his impressive physique and loving nature, it was always bound to happen.

"His chest was a drum on which the world beat a rhythm, and his mouth the music to dance above it."



Medusa and Perseus start out with wary small talk but as the days go by they tell each other their story, because they promised to tell each other the truth, and what a shock it was to him to find out the monster he had been sent to kill was actually the girl he was falling in love with.

"I’m a woman whose head hisses: quite the conversation starter, if there was anyone around to have a conversation."

I loved that Jessie took the time to name Medusa’s snakes, and gave them their own personalities. I think Echo is my favourite one, but I really loved the play fighting that was going on between Daphne and Callisto.

"Your life to come’s a sum for which you do not know the answer."

I loved the ending to this book, it’s a unique twist on such a well known myth, and without giving up any spoilers for this gorgeous book, Medusa does not lose her head. I’ll leave it like that, but you all need this book in your life. Jessie Burton has written an incredible story and the artwork by Olivia Lomenech Gill is STUNNING.

Thank you so much to Bloomsbury and NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my review. I can’t wait for my physical copy to arrive when it’s released!