"Monstrous" - Chapter 1
Good morning, lovelies!
It's tiiiiiime!
Monstrous is my retelling of Eros & Psyche, an Ancient Greek love story. Believe it or not, this is not a romance novel.
The basics of the myth: Psyche's a mortal woman so beautiful that people begin worshipping her instead of Aphrodite, the actual goddess of beauty. So Aphrodite sends her son Eros (a.k.a. Cupid) to use his golden arrows to make Psyche fall in love with someone/something gross, and instead Eros falls in love with her and protects her from Aphrodite's wrath. Mostly. Not really. He ends up locked away while Psyche completes four impossible tasks designed by Aphrodite to kill her.
I had a lot of fun writing this one. :)
This first chapter is free. I will upload new chapters every day, and those are available for $2+ patrons. All available chapters can be accessed in the Monstrous collection here.
Happy reading!
Comments (11)
I know you said this is for 2 dollars up, but I can't see the rest of the chapters? I know the tiers shifted around after you posted this, but did anything other than that change? I am a ghost hunter.
Should be available if you hit "Collections"
I'm catching up a little late, but I'm excited to read this.
As a huge fan of Greek mythology I’m very excited about this. Will most my actual thoughts about the chapter after I’ve finished it.
Chapter one finished, so far I am very invested and also feel bad for Psyche. That being said, I am definitely looking forward to future chapters.
I join your Patreon, and I am immediately greeted with a retelling of a Greek myth??? That’s done beautifully??? To boot, it’s one of my favorites!
Squee! Eros and Psyche's telling is one of my favorites. I will admit Edit: I am intrigued to see what you did with the story especially with you declaring it isn't a romance. It makes me ponder what it means to be a romance and to wonder if there is any romance in this version (without it being the main story type)
There is a romantic subplot between Psyche and Eros, but it's similar to HEART OF IRON in that it's paced differently from most other novels, and isn't necessarily the focus of the story
This was fantastic! I look forward to chapter 2!
Ooo yey! This is gonna be so much fun!!!
Ooooh! Thank you!