Bronwyn

(Sort of) for my birthday, so thought I'd read it finally. :) <3

This was a really interesting book. It's perfect if you like Agatha Christie and/or are interested in true crime/murder. I've been reading Agatha Christie or watching adaptations for about as long as I can remember, so plus one from me. I've been interested in forensics and poison and murder and detective stories since elementary or middle school when I took a forensics summer class and we learned about how different things worked and got to write a short story using this information, so plus two for that.

I admit I didn't always understand all of the science Harkup discussed, how the different poisons operated on the body, etc. But the effects were really interesting to learn about, and the real life cases involving each poison were really fascinating too. Harkup also gives a bit of each story, many of which I am familiar, but you really don't have to be.

This was a really interesting book and a pretty quick read!

Won through Goodreads in exchange for a review.

This is the second volume of Stephen Fry's retellings of the Greek myths. While I did enjoy this - there are some good lines and modernized language - I'm not really sure who this book is for. If you're a Stephen Fry fan, reading his books, you've probably already read or are otherwise familiar with these stories. If you're not a fan, this entry being so much his version probably wouldn't appeal anyway.

That all said, it is a good, accessible version of the myths and quite enjoyable overall. (But I think I still prefer Edith Hamilton's book.)