Hayne’s ‘Divine Might’ is the same concept as her earlier book ‘Pandora’s Jar’, looking at the women of Greek mythology and the modern reconceptions of them and then offering them in a new fairer light. This time the focus was on the goddesses and other divine beings: The Muses and the Furies.

Being prepared on what to expect with Haynes’ non-fiction really helped with this one, I wasn’t expecting a narrative nor was jarred by pop culture references such as Lizzo songs or Percy Jackson (which really the inclusion of makes an awful lot of sense). I felt Athena maybe took a little too long in the limelight especially given most of her section was recounts of known stories where Haynes’ perspective doesn’t differ hugely from general consensus, or Artemis who has never really been misread. I did whoever love the effort put into giving Hestia the credit she deserves after she has been obscured by honetly and never written off. All being said I feel ‘Divine Might’ is a worthy deccessor to ‘Pandora’s Jar’.