Between The Pages - Taking Medusa

Taking Medusa 

S.M. McCoy 

October 2023 

My blood can cure death, but it can also be the deadliest poison on Earth, and the gods will try to kill me just for existing. 

Hades wants me to join him. Zeus is still bitter about an age-old prophecy that the dark gods, the monsters of Tartarus, will rule Olympus. And Poseidon is the key to everything, maybe even my heart, but his son, Triton, rules Atlantis, and I accidentally killed his daughter, Coraline.

 All I know for certain is the gods have mistreated us 'monsters' long enough, and I'm yanking through the ribbons of fate to change my history before I'm beheaded all over again. 

My name is Alessandra, most call me Aless, and I had no idea my family was more than just superstitious, they were hiding me from the gods, and lying about who I was. I was Medusa. 

And now that the gods have found me... I'm destined to die. 

Between The Pages 

Fans of Greek Mythology will love this book. The author spins a story with a massive amount of knowledge of the period, which is impressive. It reads like a twisted fairy tale and has a heroine and good and bad guys, though many times you are guessing who is good and bad. Aless is a strong female lead, and while the rest of the cast is enjoyable, I did get lost a few times. The story has an interesting plot and is so different you will want to read the next book in the Dark Gods Rising series. 

Rating 

4 Stars