Her Dark Wings by Melinda Salisbury
on July 7, 2022
ISBN: 0593705580
Genres: Fairy Tale, Fantasy
Format: Fiction
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Corey and Bree have been inseparable since they were little, at least until Bree started dating Corey’s boyfriend. Their friendship crumbles and Corey is left feeling conflicted when Bree is found dead after drowning at a party. Corey is then whisked to the Underworld, where she encounters  Hades, Hermes, and the Furies and is forced to choose a path forward after the betrayal and death of her friend.

Her Dark Wings is a vague retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth so fans of retellings or Greek myths might enjoy the references. Otherwise, the book is murky and the characters make strange, impulsive decisions and, ultimately, achieve little growth or redemption. The Olympian element is fun, but the human characters would have benefited from more development.

Reviewed by Sarah Maciejewski, Patten Free Library, Bath