Cupid by Julius Lester

Just in time for Valentine's Day, we bring you a new retelling of Cupid and Psyche's classic love story.

The basic story is the same as what you might remember from mythology class. Psyche's beauty steals the limelight from Venus the goddess of Love. In her vanity, Venus sends her son Cupid down to Kingdom-by-the-Great-Blue-Sea to teach Psyche a lesson. What Venus did not count on was Cupid being so taken by Psyche's beauty both inside and out that he too would fall in love with her. Their love seems doomed from the start - Psyche's sisters, Venus' hatred, and Cupid's pride all work against their happiness.

Julius Lester's rambling, friendly style of storytelling will be loved by some and hated by others. He fills in the gaps where he feels the story was missing important details and, in fact, gets into arguments with the story about which details are important and where he should just get on with telling the story.

A highly enjoyable read for both lovers of mythology and those looking for a good romance to snuggle up with.

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