The Witch of Colchis

1.5 stars. I have not felt such visceral rage over a character since America from The Selection series. I hate Medea with every fiber of my being. 85% of this book was actually miserable for me to get through. I don't appreciate that the last chapter was basically trying to make me feel empathy for Medea because of her past and understand why she became a villain, because there's no coming back from the things she did. She tricked daughters into killing their father. She tricked a young teenager that Jason was grooming & made her die in the most painful way imaginable, and then let her father die trying to save her. She murdered both of her children and justified it by claiming she was "saving" them. She caused countless deaths, ruined countless lives. And she said everything started the day she killed her brother, but nah bro that started when she chose to turn a man into a dragon enslaved to her permanently without his consent. The king didn't ask her to change Amyntas into a dragon. That was her idea. She was always cruel & uncaring of others. I had to suffer through FOUR nauseating sex scenes between two people I absolutely despised. Was it necessary to subject me to this torture?? I couldn't even be satisfied with the revenge against Jason because-hello? Why would I be happy that three children were murdered in order to cause him to suffer? And after all that, Medea had the AUDACITY to live and become a queen. She deserved to be killed the way she killed that princess and it's actually infuriating that not only is she not punished for her actions, but the last chapter is basically just Chalciope empathizing with her. The only good thing about this book is that it follows the events of the actual myth. That's it. The rest is just Jason this, Jason that, incessant whining, stupidity & self pity. The most interesting part of the book is confined to the last four chapters, and they could not save this book.

Am Anfang sehr spannend, ab der Hälfte nur noch frustrierend. Wie kann man so verblendet sein?

I love Greek mythology, I love retellings. And I love when authors give voices to the often overlooked women in myths. And Medea was given a powerful voice by Rosie Hewlett. God I love women I only knew Medea as some sort of sidekick to Jason but in this Retelling she is the one who holds the power. Men are afraid of powerful women and women are made to be afraid of their own power. I love how I was feeling with Medea and how I could understand her motivations. She was a victim turned a villain yet I loved her dearly.I think Kristin Atherton was a great fit for Medea and her voice works well for the character.