I, Medusa is a STUNNING retelling of the story of Medusa.

As someone who is a greek mythology nerd, I love reading retellings and how different people tell these stories. Ayana Gray does an amazing job with fleshing out the history of Meddy. You're rooting for her the entire story, while feeling the dread of what's going to happen to her.
This is much more than a retelling, this is the true story for so many who are manipulated by those around them and the consequences of those actions.

Meddy is the youngest daughter of two old gods. She grew up idolizing her two immortal older sisters, not knowing what her future looked like, and having an anger in her that she couldn't explain. With a strong sense of right and wrong, while holding onto a child like wonder of what lies beyond her island, Meddy catches the eye of Poseidon when he comes to visit the island. From there, Meddy catches the eye of Athena and is accepted to become one of her acolytes, moving into preistesshood, and ultimately her and her sisters change from girls to 'monsters.'

I feel like this is the type of story that will stick with a lot of people who read it, it definitely will for me. I felt all the emotions for Meddy. She's such a strong and consistent character throughout the whole book, even when she is being pushed down and doubted. Watching the pursuit of her by Poseidon is almost heartbreaking to read. What you think will be a romance turns into something more sinister, but also shows sometimes it's not just women vs men, but women vs women.

One of my favorite parts of this book is the love between the three sisters. Stheno and Eurale are the best sisters to Meddy. They help guide her as much as they can, especially post-Posedion. Even when her ideas may not align with theirs, they welcome her with open arms.

Overall this book was so GOOD. Thank you so much to Random House Publishing Group, Netgalley and Ayana Gray for an eARC. All thoughts are my own!