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Anonymous
Posted September 15, 2011
A retelling of the myth of Persephone and Hades from a feminist point of view. Persephone is no victim here. She rebels against her father, Zeus, and charts her own course. She enters into the Underworld on her own accord and comes of age. This is also a lesbian romance. Hades is the Goddess of the Underworld and is presented as compassionate and kind. The romance between Hades and Persephone is tender and sweet. This story has beautiful prose and descriptions and was a joy to read.
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Posted October 23, 2011
I really enjoyed The Dark Wife. I've always been interested with Greek and Roman mythology. I'd heard of the myth of Hades and Persephone before, but I didn't know much about it. I found myself looking up things about the original myth as I was reading The Dark Wife. It was very interesting.
I really loved the way this was written. I imagine it could be hard to write about gods, since you typically imagine gods to be perfect, but I thought all of the characters where written really well. They were gods and not like normal humans, but many of them, particularly Persephone were relatable. Zeus was infuriating, but I've never liked him anyway. (Freshmen year, we had to research a Greek/Roman god that was assigned to us. I got Zeus/Jupiter, and I pretty much started hating him from the very beginning.)
I also loved the way the underworld was described. I found that a really interesting aspect of the story. It was very interesting to read about. When Persephone was first entering the underworld (I don't think that is really a spoiler.), I couldn't wait to read about what the underworld was like.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who's interested in Greek mythology. It's a great book.
I recieved this book for free from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book.
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Posted October 23, 2011
One of the best books I have ever read. Great twist on Greek myth
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Posted July 26, 2012
Loved it ,if your looking for a good twison greek mytholygy or a good lesbian love story this is for you :)
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Posted January 6, 2013
The Dark Wife tells a story most of us know. The story of Hades and Persephone, and how she ended up in the underworld, married to the god of the dead. But in this book, Persephone (our narrator), tells us that the story we know is wrong. Starting with the fact that Hades is female. She is the sister of Zeus and Poseidon, and because she prefers women, they use the term "lord" of the underworld. Subsequently, Persephone is not raped and kidnapped. She is not forced into a marriage. But, instead, this book tells a beautiful love story.
The novel takes place mostly in the underworld. It's not a place I thought I'd want to visit... until I got to know it. Obviously this story tells a very different one than what we've learned from Greek mythology, and it works. I love mythology, and I don't always love when it's messed with too much. But The Dark Wife was fantastic. I loved Persephone and Hades, and the story was believable.
One of the biggest complaints I've heard for self published books is the amount of spelling and grammatical errors. I don't recall one such error in this entire novel. Another way this self-published book stands out is the cover. Out of all the self-pubbed books I've seen, this one has the prettiest cover.
Anonymous
Posted April 30, 2012
It was a good story, it really was. It had magic, drama, suspense and romance. The change in the legend was actually good and I liked the ending. The problems that I had with this book is that sometimes, there seemed to be grammar errors and the story. It feels like it could have been better than this for some reason. I probably expected more than this. In the end, it was a good story, but not amazing as I expected.
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Posted August 14, 2011
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Posted May 29, 2011
I am really interested in mythology and romance. The description mislead me, this is a same sex book... nothing againsr it, i was just surprised. The writing is hard to understand.... i would not recomend this book
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Overview
Persephone has everything a daughter of Zeus could want--except for freedom. She lives on the green earth with her mother, Demeter, growing up beneath the ever-watchful eyes of the gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus. But when Persephone meets the enigmatic Hades, she experiences something ...