The Morrigan is a stunning tapestry of Irish folklore and female rage.

“The biting, rending, shredding rage I had buried deep within me for fear of it consuming me. Let it, I thought, let it burn through me and leave nothing in its path like a purging fire. Let me unravel and leave nothing but that fury.”

I have grown up on so many of these tales and I will always love a mythology retelling. You could feel the pain, grief and justifiable anger pouring off of these pages and I was fully immersed in this ancient world.

The prologue was incredible; I adored the opening of this story! “I was magnificent. I was multitudes.” I do think the author got a little lost as the story progressed, but I appreciate Morrigan fades into the background in many of the tales so this may have been a stylistic choice.

Overall, this was a really strong retelling of a well-loved goddess and I would highly recommend this to lovers of Celtic mythology.

This was a really enjoyable read about Celtic mythology with beautiful writing.
I wasn't the most familiar with the myths behind the story but it was great to learn more about The Morrigan.
It was a perfect autumn read with a story full of witches and magic!
However, it was a bit slow for me to get into the story.

Love mythology and this book was a great look into Irish Mythology an area i haven't really covered. Great to be from a view of a female with such rage and power. The amount of detail and character development is amazing.Loved diving into this book it is a hidden little gem and I hope it does well. Looking forward to reading more for this author in the near future.

This book is witchy and full of magic and perfect for the autumn. I was not familiar with the mythology it’s based on but I loved the story and the Irish setting. It is feminist and fully absorbing - I can’t wait to see what Kim Curran writes next as well.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book. A gorgeous 4 star read book from me. What an exciting plot, vivid storytelling and relatable, rich characters. I could put this book down – absolutely loved it.

I really enjoyed this book! I rate it 4.5 stars.

We need more of these, to bring lore back to the modern world before it is forgotten, or just lost to the world of academia where it is not accessible to the general public.

The glossary in the beginning of the book is very helpful with all the characters, and correct name pronunciations.

I really enjoyed that the story was told in the first person, and this book couldn't come at a better time when we need more female voices to elevated. To have the voice of a Goddess that is a protector of women and symbolises women's rage.

I’ve been crying out for some Celtic mythology retellings so I was very excited to read this arc.
The story was engaging and well written while the characters were interesting and the book had good world building and interesting historical elements
I found it quite slow paced but that didn’t take away from the immersive experience of the story
The author had obviously done their research into Celtic mythology and that really showed

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc

Kim Curran's THE MORRIGAN will do for Irish mythology what Madeline Miller did for Greek. She weaves the often disparate strands of this multi-faceted goddess together into a cohesive narrative that never forgets its mythological roots. I fell in love with her lyrical prose and the way she immerses you in the Irish landscape. The writing is so powerful, rousing, wise and beautifully complex, while The Morrigan herself is spiky and powerful and conflicted - Kim never boxes her in, rather choosing to allow every aspect of her to have its moment. Allowing her to own her story for the first time. It's a thought-provoking read that doesn't shy away from uncomfortable truths - making The Morrigan as relevant today as it has always been to Irish mythology. An absolute triumph.

I found this really interesting, I’m not familiar with the original myth/legend so it appealed to me for this reason.
I liked the writing style and found the plot engaging, it was a comfortable read that kept me wanting to know more.