Reviews

A Spartan's Sorrow by Hannah Lynn

hilaryolsen's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jmodef's review against another edition

5.0

Arguably, the best telling of Clytaemenestra

Can't wait for the Queens of Themyscrea. I truly enjoy rains hiking that myths from a woman's POV and sensibility.

dobunnii's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

geeniebean29's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

abception's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kmsuhling's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

mirireads's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mp_gibeault's review against another edition

5.0

This was such a great retelling of this story. It’s not one you hear about often so it’s great to see this side.

martine3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

mbenzz's review against another edition

5.0

While I would have to say I enjoyed 'Athena's Child' just a SMIDGEN more, I still absolutely loved this book. What an awful, heartbreaking tragedy this story is. Queen Clytemnestra has suffered so much loss and abuse in her short life, but she has done the best she can to protect her surviving children and fill their lives with love and laughter.

Orestes, the heir to the Mycenae throne, is a sweet boy who loves all living creatures. The complete opposite of his murderous father, Agamemnon. Tasked with murdering the mother he loves to avenge a death no one mourned over, then being cursed on top of it, Orestes is such a tragic soul, and my heart broke for just how unfair his life was.

Overall, I loved this book and would absolutely recommend it. You don't need to know anything about Greek Mythology going into it, but I bet you, by the end, you'll have fallen down the rabbit hole of Googling ALL THE THINGS!