''A brilliant and luminous writerMADELINE MILLER, author of THE SONG OF ACHILLES and CIRCETheirs was a love that defied the godsGLOWING READER REVIEWSA beautiful story about the power of autonomyHeart-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 beautybut also, unfortunately, the jealous gaze of the goddess Aphrodite. As punishment, Psyche is tied to a rock to be sacrificed to amonstrous husband. And yet, no