Hercules was a delete to me as a child. I loved the innocent and magical version of Greek mythology from the first time I saw it. The recent addiction to its mythology have been an amazing and refreshing flashback to a happier time and I eagerly await each addition to the world of Hercules. This story of the Muses is no different. It is a delightful folic I. The time before Hercules was born, a prequel of sorts that centers instead on the Goddesses of the Arts before they were Goddesses of the Arts. Each of these feisty ladies has her own unique style and talent and brings it to full force when their mother , a Titan, is kidnapped by the ever scheming Hades in another of his clever plots to overthrow Zeus and rule Mount Olympus. Long have the girls been on the run, hiding their passions, their secret dreams , even their interests in romance, as they move from villa to villa to conceal their existence. Now they must not only attract the attention of the Gods, but put on a show worthy of the Olympians with some help from Apollo and Hermes. Wonderful, funny, touching, inspiring. A great book that teaches you to follow your heart.

3.5 stars. Hercules is a favorite Disney movie in our house, so I was really excited to get the Muses' history. Overall, I really did enjoy this book. Each of the five sisters have such unique personalities. It was easy to keep them all straight. The scenes with Hades, Pain and Panic were right on with the Hercules movie.

The scenes where they are in Aeaea with the goddess Circe seemed a little off to me. Circe is a goddess with a lion "Queen" as her pet. It makes no sense that the five girls and Sivas were able to hide behind a tree trunk and not be found by Queen or Circe seems really unrealistic. That whole escape scene was bad in my opinion. I liked how the girls used their talents to put Circe and Queen to sleep, but the race to their boat without getting caught was bad in my opinion. Maybe Circe wanted them to get away?

I also wasn't the biggest fan on how forgiving Zeus was of Mnemosyne swiping all of Olympus's memory of her. He ended up apologizing for keeping Mnemosyne captive. This just seemed odd to me. I wanted a little anger but at the end him still allowing Mnemosyne to live her life with her daughters.

I think people who have a better knowledge of Greek gods and goddesses will appreciate this book more. I definitely needed to brush up on my knowledge of them.

I would LOVE for them to make this into a movie! I think the music in it would be epic (just like the original Hercules movie).

I absolutely adore hearing alternate storylines from side characters in other stories. The Muses are a great set of characters that give strong personalities and a family vibe. Plus who doesn't love the return of Hades!

Taking a deep breath, she stepped forth, held her hands up high and proclaimed, “We are the Muses!”

Bemused, a prequel to Disney’s Hercules, unravels the origin story of Olympus’s favorite quintet, the Muses! The story remains faithful to the movie while managing to feel real and not cartoonish. If you’re looking for a tale of sisterly love (and squabbles) and to spend some time with the gods, take a chance on Bemused… and that’s the gospel truth!

I feel like when people are looking for books about the Disney universe, rather than another book about the main character, THIS is what they are looking for. It expanded the universe in such an interesting and unique way. It made me want more Hercules content STAT.

I loved Farrah from the Boyfriend Project series and LOVED those so much and Hercules Disney animation is my absolutely favorite movie of all time so this was a no brainer.

I am in love with this and will be buying it as soon as I possibly can. Like looking into preordering this as soon as I’m done typing this review. 😅 IM OBSESSED THANK YOU FOR BREATHING LIFE INTO MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS