Circe/Madeline Miller/ 391

Circe is one of the many, many daughters of the great Titan Helios (God of the Sun). When she was born she was cast as a nothing with no great future or worthy of any notice from mother or father. She was so despised by her family and so lonely that she began to seek the company of mortals. Beings that the rest of the Gods clearly despised and thought were no better than worms. She eventually meets a mortal man and falls so deeply in love with him that she decides to transform him into an immortal by using the flowers that grew from the blood that was shed from the great battle between Zeus and Kronos. In doing this unspeakable act to the mortal she realizes that she does in fact have powers, powers that she had no idea she even had her entire life. Circe admits what she did to her father and he in-turn banishes her to an island for the rest of eternity. It is on that island that she studies and becomes a true witch; able to hurt mortals and even great Olympian Gods alike. Circe is not like any Goddess humans have ever met and unfortunately goes through great trials and tribulations because of that.The only thing i will say about this book that i did not fully care for was the ending. It leaves you hanging and I for one am not a huge fan of not knowing what happens to characters that I've come to know and care about. Don't get me wrong though this book is definitely worth a read; especially for those that enjoy Gods and Goddesses and all the crazy fantastical or horrendous things that occur in their great long lives.