Quote from the blurb:
"As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best...
You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot."
I was honestly surprised by this book. I already knew I was going to love it as a teacher of Ancient Civilizations and a lover of the story of the Trojan War, I already had a soft spot for Clytemnestra's plight. She is fierce. I didn't mind that the story started out a little slow, I felt it needed a dramatic build up to strengthen her revenge plot and for readers to feel her pain and vengeance. I loved how all the characters had dimensions instead of the flat versions we get with most retellings. It was an empowering feminist retelling and the world needs to read it.
"As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best...
You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot."
I was honestly surprised by this book. I already knew I was going to love it as a teacher of Ancient Civilizations and a lover of the story of the Trojan War, I already had a soft spot for Clytemnestra's plight. She is fierce. I didn't mind that the story started out a little slow, I felt it needed a dramatic build up to strengthen her revenge plot and for readers to feel her pain and vengeance. I loved how all the characters had dimensions instead of the flat versions we get with most retellings. It was an empowering feminist retelling and the world needs to read it.