Circe by Madeline Miller

In the house of Helios, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power – the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians.
Trigger & Content Warnings:
- Rape (on-page)
- Rape by coercion recounted & discussed
- Incest mentioned
- Emotional, verbal & physical abuse
- Cheating
- Arranged & forced marriage
- Nightmares
- Suicide & suicidal ideation
- Self-harm
- Alcohol consumption
- Nonconsensual drugging
- Graphic caesarean childbirth (on-page)
- Pregnancy
- Blood & physical injury depiction
- Dead bodies
- Grief & loss depiction
- Death of a sibling
- Death of a child
- Death of a father
- Death of a husband
- Murder
- Torture
- Death from a fall
- Death by drowning mentioned
- Animal death (on-page)
- Bestiality mentioned & recounted
- Bullying