32. Circe

By Madeline Miller (393 pp)

Several of my writer friends and I have a bookclub that meets periodically and talks about books and craft. I enjoy the group but we often read books that aren't part of my current and very large "to be read" pile. They asked me to look at my TBR and pick some things the group might like and this is what we agreed on. What a wonderful book! The prose style is so beautiful and a delight to read. Circe is an immortal born to Helios, the sun god and into a family of vicious gods. She is banished to this island where she develops her powers as a witch, turns bad men into pigs, has a bunch of lovers both human and immortal, becomes a 5 star helicopter parent, and is a general badass. I wanted to read it again as soon as I finished.