Myths of the Underworld: Timeless Tales of the Afterlife, Love, Revenge, Fatal Attraction and More from around the World

by Lindsay Christinee

Immerse yourself in stories of gods and goddesses of the underworld and explore how themes of death, love, and revenge are depicted in folklore and mythology by different cultures around the world.

Myths of the Underworld is a vibrant collection of ten retellings of forbidden love, acts of vengeance, and naive attractions. Modernized for today’s reader, these diverse stories span time and space. But while the cultures and traditions are varied, the themes woven throughout these tales reveal how the struggle to understand and accept death and all that comes with it is one that is quintessentially human. The ten different stories

The tales in Myths of the Underworld are sure to captivate and enchant readers. Perfect for fans of mythology, romance, and fairy tales.

Genres: Mythology, Nonfiction, Novella, Folklore, Retellings

168 pages, Paperback

Published December 12, 2023

Reviews

[cailin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why are ancient gods using the word fuck??

[MKF]

DNF.
I didn't actually read the book after getting it but I did look through it. Is it okay to call a book a scam? My library has this in the non-fiction section with the books on folklore and mythology. I judged it by its cover and assumed it was an actual book of myths because why else would it be placed in the non-fiction sections. Imagine my surprise to discover it is actually a book of myths with a brief paragraph of each myth then the rest are fictional short stories. I know it's partially my fault for not looking at it first and partially the libraries but I think many people could come to the same assumption.

[Lulu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intimacy of the gods, heartbreaking moments that transcend both the living and the dead planes, and the naive but cruel rules of mankind.

It's not about mythological studies, but what stories can bring up in you through the prism of bigger things. Even if some stories are better than others, it's a really enjoyable ride throughout. Thank you to the wonderful person who gave me this book. 🖤

[Kate Karpus · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m gonna give this a solid “meh”.

[Utena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ten tales of the Underworld and its gods and goddesses.


5/5

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[Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

This work is verbose and struggles with characterization. The gods of the pantheons represented are fickle. They are very human. That’s why it was sad to see rich stories placed into two dimensional characters.
Great writers activate the imagination. Christinee knocked the reader over the head with description. The writing in this book didn’t allow the reader to enter deeply. This is especially true for the story of Anubis.

[Mallory · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing groundbreaking with this one, but I did enjoy some of the stories! I’m usually not a big fan of short stories because they always feel a little underdeveloped and I can’t get into something in only 20 pages, but some of these were pretty good. I felt others ended too abruptly, but overall I liked this collection.

[Y2Kflicka · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is utter trash, if you’re looking for an actual anthology of underworld myths and legends, this is not it. This author summarizes the original source story then puts a bizarre spin on each tale with her own 'original' retelling. Would give 0 stars if I could. I read through about 40% of this in the hope it would improve at all and was sorely disappointed.

[Rockerboyyy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad collection of short stories. The myths I weren’t familiar with were the most interesting to me while the myths I did know I just thought the author made some weird choices on how she told it.

Overall, chill read 👍

[Josh Radnor · Rating 1 out of 5]

trash, no other word for this. Trust the other poor reviews, its such terrible writing that the random good ones seem fake/incentivized to me. I'd sooner use this as kindling for our fireplace than give it to my kids to read even.

[Elaine Demasc · Rating 1 out of 5]

Amazed I made it as far as two chapters/stories in this book. A more apt description of this book would read “failed author tries very hard to whitewash her lack of talent and education“. 100% do not recommend at all.

[Devon Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

very interesting to see different cultures portrayal of the gods/goddesses of death and the underworld!

[Amanda Macneil · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️