This was a very fun retelling of a myth many know so well with a nice spin put on it. You meet Limos, goddess of famine, and enter into her empty world. All she’s ever done is destroy and take. The exact opposite of her counterpart, Demeter. Kept away by the Fates they were never destined to meet. Until the day Demeter comes to her door. With no one else to turn to Demeter seeks help from the only one she was supposed to stay away from. I really enjoyed this story. The budding friendship between Limos and Demeter was nice to read and I definitely feel like there could be other books written about the pair. Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to arc read this!

Prior to this novella I had never heard of Limos, now I hunger for more.

Holding true to the sapphic longing prose found in Sappho's work this novella describes what happens when prosperity and starvation meet and find one another hungry for the other. While short this novella is like poetry in how lovely and impactful it's prose is, and it describes the desires of women who should not be able to want stunningly. My largest complaint with it is how short it is as it left me wanting more of the story between the two women, desiring more of a chance to see their love and wrath play out.

If you like sapphic/queer, mythology retelling with a touch of horror then this is for you. I am excited to see what else this author writes and read more of their work after this short foray into their work and the world they created for Limos.

I received and ARC of this book at no cost/for free, I am leaving this review voluntarily and all thoughts and opinions are wholly my own and unbiased.

This is a short tale of the goddess of life and harvest and the goddess of hunger and famine. How they could either destroy one another, or become each others salvation.

I really enjoyed the time I had with this book and the only thing I was left wanting for was more. Which is a little ironic. The writing was really good and the pacing was solid all the way through, which are always things I care most about. And of course a good plot as well which this didn’t slack on either. I will definitely be interested in checking out more of Ariana Ferrante’s workin the future.

Thank you netgalley for the arc!

Food for Thought is a short and fast-paced novella about Demeter and Limos. It was an interesting approach to the well-known story. I really liked it. Thanks to NetGalley and Brigids Gate Press for an ARC in return for my honest review.

This was a great introduction to Limos, a Greek Goddess who I had not previously heard of. I really loved the beginning of the story where a mortal man calls on her for aid and we get to see her power at work. I loved the description of Limos' unsettling appearance and it felt like the beginning of a creepy horror novella.
In the second half, when Demeter becomes involved, I felt that the pace started moving too fast, with the development in the relationship between the two goddesses happening quite abruptly. I also thought that the resolution to the plot sort of happened with no real actions by either of these characters.
Overall I really enjoyed it, but I think it should have been longer to allow for a slower build-up in the character development.

This was an intriguing little novella! I enjoyed getting to know Limos and would enjoy reading a full length novel version of this story. Thanks to NetGalley and Brigids Gate Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Netgally and the author for sending me this ARC! I really enjoyed this story. It was nice and light in terms of pages so it was very easy to get through. That being said, I wish this book had more horror tied into it. It could be really interesting to have a classic tale turned horror/gore. That part of the book is what I gravitated towards most and wanted more of, everything else was pretty simple and straightforward. I knew what was going to happen to the daughter and the end of the story.

Thank you Ariana Ferrante, Brigids Gate Press and Netgalley for this free ARC in exchange for a review.

This short retelling of a myth is only slightly original in its protagonist. It has a lot of telling instead of showing, which never makes for a particularly good novel, though there is a bit of heart.

This seems like a novella version of what could be fleshed out into a full novel, but only if the style is fixed so that it's more showing.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this story in exchange for an honest review. It's too short and I want more! I love this story. I loved the play on a classic tale. I loved the star-crossed lovers type trope. I loved the characters. This was a quick but great read and honestly I just want more of it. I want to see how the relationship blooms with time. I want to watch these two Goddesses develop more.