I am a lover all myths and legends from around the world - even got a degree that included them! So I know the basis of the stories well, however the author has taken all these characters and tales we think we know so well and tipped them on their head.

Here the women from myth and pre-history get a fair shake of the stick. Grouped together in convenient groups like twisted sisters and Mad Mothers - we get a new view on Andromache, Hera, Aphrodite, Hestia et al.  We see that even those portrayed as pious and dutiful could be sneaky, wily and downright nasty when they needed too.  And those bad girls of history like Helen - always seen as the instigators of evils and flighty, dim-witted females at best - well they get to show another side of them.

History (and Myths) were written by the victors and men so we know we've had to take all the legends with a stiff pinch of salt (down with the Patriarchy and Misogyny!) but here we also get to take a pop at ourselves, to show that we understand that being a crap human is not determined by race, sex or religion - a$$holery is universal!

This would be a great introduction to myths for teenaged kids, learning about the different pantheons of gods and ages of Heroes (let's face it Heroines!). Snarkily funny and regularly breaks the "fourth wall".