Vox by Christina Dalcher | Book Review

Book Details

Author: Christina Dalcher

Genre(s): Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Thriller, Speculative Fiction

Number of Pages: 386

Publisher: HQ

Goodreads Link: Vox by Christina Dalcher

Plot

Under a new government, the women of America have been silenced. Limited to only speaking 100 words a day, women are left powerless to the counter on their wrists threatening electrocution if they dare speak over their quota. From the perspective of one mother, Vox explores what happens when women lose their basic rights and the lengths one mother will take to regain her voice and secure a future for her young daughter. 

Circe by Madeline Miller | Book Review

Book Details

Author: Madeline Miller

Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Mythology

Number of Pages: 333

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Goodreads Link: Circe by Madeline Miller

Plot

A modern retelling of Homer’s Odyssey but with a twist – this time the great Greek myths are retold through the voice of Circe. The daughter of Helios, the God of the Sun, and Perse, an Oceanid nymph, Circe is an anomaly amongst her siblings – lacking her father’s power or her mother’s beauty. However, when she turns to the mortal world for love she realises that she does in fact have a dark power within her – witchcraft, with the deadly ability to transform her enemies into monsters. Posing a potential threat to the gods, Zeus banishes Circe to the island of Aiaia. It is here that Circe practices her craft and comes face-to-face with some of the biggest names in Greek mythology.