There, just finished Natalie Haynes’s “Divine Might”, released last 28 September. “Beguiled” is my state at the moment after going through her seven books the last three months.
“Classics” and “entertainment” are juxtaposing terms, but Natalie Haynes has managed to meld these two in her writing. You’d think that someone who is steeped in ancient history would be stuck in her ivory tower looking down on the heathen population. But no, Haynes, with aplomb and humour, joins the dots between the ancients and popular culture while injecting her staunch feminist position and political opinions.
It is tempting to stalk Haynes (she also does shows!), invite her to tea, and talk about the fantastic things she has written about. She must be prescient and aware of her powers as she's issued a veiled warning in “Amber Fury” to those who fall hopelessly in love with her and her work.
Natalie Haynes is a rockstar and a goddess reincarnate. 
