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Featured in ';65 Queer Books You Need to Read in Summer 2024' by Electric Literature Perfect for fans of Circe and Black Sun, this bold and subversive feminist retelling of the Greek myth of Psyche and Eros explores the power of queer joy and freedom.Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eyes of every suitor in town and far beyond with her tempestuous beauty, which has made her irresistible as a woman yet undesirable as a wife. Secretly, she longs for a life away from the expectations and demands of men. When her father realizes that the future of his family and town will be forever cursed unless he appeases an enraged Aphrodite, he follows the orders of the Oracle, tying Psyche to a rock to be ravaged by a monstrous husband. And yet a monster never arrives. When Eros, nonbinary deity of desire, sees Psyche, she cannot fulfill her promise to her mother Aphrodite to destroy the mortal young woman. Instead, Eros devises a pl

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''A brilliant and luminous writer' MADELINE MILLER, author of THE SONG OF ACHILLES and CIRCETheirs was a love that defied the godsGLOWING READER REVIEWSA beautiful story about the power of autonomy' ?????????? Heart-wrenching, hard-hitting, beautifully written, sumptuous, poetic, romantic, and (because Eros is the goddess of desire) utterly scorching in places' ?????????? ''A gorgeous retelling, and one I will no doubt read again! ?????????? Overall, stunning prose, incredible chemistry, gorgeous characters, just a beauty of a retelling!' ?????????? I cannot tell you how much I loved this, there will never be enough words to describe how much I enjoyed the experience of reading this (and believe me there were many tears involved)' ?????????? Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eye of every suitor with her beauty but also, unfortunately, the jealous gaze of the goddess Aphrodite. As punishment, Psyche is tied to a rock to be sacrificed to a monstrous husband'. And yet, no monster

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