I, Medusa by Ayana Gray (Hardback)

Meddy grows up in the shadow of divinity. Her sisters shine as immortals and her parents, though gods, hold little power. She longs for purpose beyond the quiet island where she has always been watched, measured, and found lacking. The invitation from Athena feels like everything she has ever wanted: a chance to be chosen, trained, and trusted within one of the most revered temples in Greece. Stepping into Athens is like stepping into her future. She discovers friendship, respect and a growing sense of who she might become when her voice is heard and her strength recognised.

But devotion to Athena comes at a cost. The gods are unpredictable, their whims dangerous, and Meddy learns this harsh truth when Poseidon takes advantage of her. Rather than protected, she is blamed. Cursed instead of comforted. Her hair becomes serpents, her beauty marked as monstrous, her existence rewritten by those who hold power. Yet the punishment intended to break her becomes the beginning of something fierce.

Reborn as Medusa, she refuses to fade. She learns to wield fear as protection and justice as armour. Her story expands beyond myth, shaping her into a woman who fights for herself when no one else will. This retelling turns a familiar villain into a heroine who rises from betrayal to reclaim her name, her future and her legend.