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Anne-So Echos de Mots, children's literary blogger and contributor to the 20 Minutes Books reading group , recommends Emily Roberson's Mytho Story , published on August 20, 2020 by Éditions Pocket Jeunesse.
Her favorite quote:
Destiny is like a huge wave. Each of us is free to tame it or to let ourselves be drawn into the abyss. The choice is ours, not the gods. They can only constrain us if we are docile. We are the ones who shape our future. Whichever road we take, destiny comes our way. So what would happen if you climbed onto the crest of the wave?
Why this book?
- Because Mytho Story is a kind of Hunger Games populated by characters from Greek mythology. The story of Ariadne, Theseus and the Minotaur is revisited by imagining their fight in a Greece where, every year, 14 Athenian candidates try their luck in the labyrinth to defeat the Minotaur. After 10 years of performing, none got away alive. Ariadne, daughter of King Minos and Guardian of the Labyrinth, is the only one capable of overpowering the Minotaur. Thus, she is responsible for guiding candidates to enter Daedalus' work. And in particular Theseus, bastard son of King Aegean, determined to participate in this 11th edition and to kill the monster.
- Because this daring and a little wacky adaptation can appeal to lovers of mythology who will find heroes and well-known monsters with pleasure, as well as to neophytes who will also find their account in this first volume full of action and twists. The followers of love stories will also be able to put romance in their mouths by (re) discovering the famous relationship Ariadne / Thésée.
- Because Mytho Story adopts the same perverse codes as the programs that are on the air nowadays. Daedalus' son, Icarus, a friend of the heroine and also a producer, ensures that audiences reach new heights to satisfy the king, even if it means burning his wings on the altar of TV trash. Between betrayals, manipulations, cruelty and power games, this book has all the ingredients to be a stunning read!
- Because the scent of betrayal floats above the labyrinth. Ariane, who hates her life under the flashes of the paparazzi, would dream of leaving all this masquerade and moving away from her mother, Pasiphaé. However, she cannot bring herself to abandon the Minotaur; he who means so much to her. When Theseus enters her life, everything is turned upside down. Both the heart of the young woman and everything she took for granted. Above all, she will have to make a choice between the lives of the only two people she really cares about ...
The essentials in 2 minutes
The plot. Each year, the Labyrinth of Heroes competition takes place where 14 young people face the Minotaur to the death. Ariane, the Guardian of the Labyrinth, maintains a strong bond with the monster. When Theseus arrives and asks the young woman for help, the latter is faced with a terrible choice.
Characters. The reader will find Ariadne, Theseus and the Minotaur, of course, but also Icarus, Pasiphae, Minos, Aegean and many other figures of Greek mythology.
Places. The novel takes place on the island of Crete.
The time. The novel begins as the 11th edition of the Heroes' Labyrinth is about to begin.
The author. Emily Roberson is an American author who lives in Arkansas. Mytho Story is his second novel and the first translated in France, published by Pocket Jeunesse.
This book was read with pleasure by Anne-So Echos de Mots, blogger specializing in children's and teenage literature. “For me, reading can be just as much a personal pleasure in which you run to take refuge as an excuse to discuss and meet other readers. I am a word lover always interested in new discoveries. "
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