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Retold: The Grecian Women

The Women of Artemis

Hannah M. Lynn

4.17

Mothers. Daughters. Warriors.

Women. This is the never-before-told story of history's most ferocious heroines: this is the rise of the Amazons. When she first married at fourteen, Otrera imagined a relationship full of love.

A partnership. Years later, living in destitution with her abusive husband, she knows that no such thing exists with a man. It is simply a woman's lot in life to accept the treatment of her husband.

Until it's not. Rallying the women around her, Otrera fights back, taking no prisoners. Because it's clear to her: when men are in power, freedom isn't granted.

It's bought with blood. It's a price she is more than willing to pay, if it means building a new life with other women far from the reaches of their abusers. But a community of women - an army of women - is bound to make enemies of gods and men alike.

This is the story of Otrera and the first Amazons. From award-winning and critically acclaimed author Hannah Lynn comes a gripping tale about women who fight back, perfect for fans of Madeleine Miller and Elodie Harper.

Pages
496
First published
2025
ISBN
9781728284330

Shelved by 2 Litcadians

Reviews

  • Finished October 28, 2025

    i didn't expect to love Ares so much, but he was probably the best choice for Otrera. Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot. It was such an interesting and devastating story, one I've never heard before. No complaints, except that maybe it was a bit long in some spots, but I didn't really mind.