Madeline Miller
What to do if you are born a nymph from the loins of a titan who has a terrible family of cruel, narcissistic, and sadly immortal minor goddesses who revel in making your life miserable?
Simple: become a bad-ass bitch and move to a private island in the Mediterranean, grow your own olives, steal a loom from Daedalus, raise a lion, and turn drunken sailors intent on abusing her hospitality into feral pigs to feed to the next batch.
She is a genuine heroine who loves men, but who knows exactly what they are capable of and that while they are fun, they will always ultimately try to own you, rape you, and then leave you.
Recommendation: Buy
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