Queer? Mythology? Sign me up! I really enjoyed this book. Took a little to get invested but once I was I loved it. It’s very unique and the characters are different and intriguing. I will be adding this to our library it’s a great debut!

Greco-Roman mythology meets American puritan colony history in this debut novel. It took me a while to feel comfortable with the alternating time line and I was puzzled as to how the two stories would come together. But I should have just relaxed and trusted the author because this is a very clever and interesting entwining of two worlds.

The retelling of Greek myths has been popular in recent years with authors such as Madeline Miller, this takes a different approach but I think would appeal to those who enjoyed Circe and The Song of Achilles.

Thank you to @netgalley @randomhouse for the ARC

I got this ARC from NetGalley! This was a really good book! It started off a little slow but after I got like half way through and it picked up I really enjoyed it. I love a good mythology retelling. And queer too? Sign me up. Yes please.

I loved this book. I study Classical history, like I'm going to university for it, and loved this take. I've literally never seen an author mix Greek myth with this history of the lost colony. I highly recommend

I loved how this story effortlessly weaved different centuries and cultures together to create a strong narrative that followed these characters. I love the mythology aspects as well as the character building that happened. This book was a great story, and I highly recommend it. I think Ives has a wonderful writing style that flows nicely and has a talent for storytelling.

Rich in mythology, beautifully written, and deeply moving. It is brimming with sapphic longing and female rage. A must-read for fans of the literary brilliance. I can’t wait enough to start recommending it.

Drawing from the myth of the sirens of Scopuli and Persephone (here called Proserpina), Those Fatal Flowers weaves centuries and cultures together, creating a solution to the mystery of the Roanoke Colony. These violence of the original myths is combined with the social hierarchies of colonial times, but the most poetic and intriguing inclusion is that of sapphic love - the main character, one of the sirens (Thelxiope), loves many of the powerful women throughout this winding story.

This was a great read!! I highly recommend it to my fellow readers and have been telling my bookish friends about it!