From Publishers Lunch:
...The Dark Divine series author Bree Despain's new trilogy, INTO THE DARK, a re-imagining of the Persephone myth that explores love, duty, faith, and features really hot princes...
It's not like we were exactly hurting for Persephone stories, what with the Meg Cabot books and The Goddess Test, Radiant Darkness and Going Under. But that's okay: I like seeing how different authors tweak the same story.
(Well, except for when I'm crabby and tired of the never-ending pile of Pride and Prejudice reboots. But you know what I mean, I think.)
Also The Dark Wife! That one has a lady Hades and three-headed puppy. And Psyche in a Dress, and a handful of others I need to look at my shelf to remember.
Posted by: Marie | 21 March 2013 at 07:17 PM
I have another one for your list, but since the Persephone bit is part of the reveal, I'm not sure I should tell you what it is. [devious cackle] But it's your kind of book anyway, so you'll probably get to it by the time it comes out this summer.
Posted by: Sarah Rettger | 21 March 2013 at 10:08 PM
I am *such* a sucker for Persephone retellings!
Posted by: Jennifer in GA | 22 March 2013 at 02:11 PM
@Marie: Those ones are new to me: I'll have to look them up! Thanks.
@Sarah Rettger: Maybe you should recommend, like, THREE TO FIVE upcoming titles, and I'll READ THEM ALL. That way, I'll be sure not to miss it, and you won't be spoilerizing me!
@Jennifer: Me, too. I love that the ones I've read have been so varied.
Posted by: Leila | 26 March 2013 at 08:29 AM
A dear friend of mine wrote The Dark Wife and will be so excited to hear that people are promoting it! Leila, did you read and enjoy it?
Posted by: Amy | 17 March 2014 at 12:00 PM