Morgan Is My Name
by Sophie Keetch
Tragic, powerful, and home to one of the most well-written characters I've read in a long time.
Sophie Keetch’s writing is amazing, and Morgan Is My Name is a book that truly did world building right. I’ve not felt like I know a character as well as Lady Morgan in just one book, but after experiencing her life throughout girlhood to early adulthood, I’ll honestly say she’s a character that I love.
For anyone unfamiliar, this retelling is told entirely from Morgan le Fay’s perspective. She is a character who, in most versions of the legend, is kept at arm’s length or written off as a villain. Keetch gives her a full life, an engaging personality, and a world built carefully around her from childhood. It shows a character in a way most retellings of familiar myths don’t bother to.
The adaptation of this story is just as tragic as it is powerful, but I’ve not felt so optimistic for a character’s arc for a long time. I look forward to reading the sequel, Le Fay, and seeing how Morgan fares next.
If you enjoy character driven fantasy, Arthurian mythology, or retellings that genuinely centre the figures history pushed to the margins, this is the one for you.