Radiant Darkness

Persephone is trapped in the vale. OK, the vale is filled with beautiful flowers and rich greenery and her best friends, but still . . . trapped is trapped. Especially when your mother is a Greek goddess. But then HE arrives. At the reins of a speeding chariot. Behind a horse dark as night. He doesn’t......more

In this stunning debut, Whiteman elaborates on the myth often called The Rape of Persephone. Whiteman’s Persephone however, is not the damsel in distress that you often find in the traditional myth. What sets Whiteman’s Persephone apart is that everything that happens to her is by her own choice. Ti......more

4 Stars: I am such a sucker for mythology, and the so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to review this novel with my reading group. Having already known the story of Persephone I was intrigued to see the twists Emily Whitman would add to the tale. In Radiant Darkness Whitman contradicts the myth of......more

There was a period of time, where the YA publishing industry released mythological retellings left, right and centre. This is one such book that I wanted to cross off the list. Hades and Persephone? YES PLEASE!!! On the plus side...this was short. Unfortunately, it also happened to be utter drivel. Y......more

There are many ways to mess up a totally fine Greek Myth, like, I don't know, making Hades a virgin? Fortunately, this book did not suffer from that atrocity. This sad novel, however, suffered from a yawn-inducing syndrome I like to call brought-nothing-new-or-special-to-the-table-story. Let me make......more