A review by anniehayez
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I came into this with really high expectations after reading stone blind but I was definitely disappointed. This felt more like a collection of short stories rather than an interconnected novel. I was bothered by the time jumping. I felt it was hard to discern and didn’t add much. I liked some of the characters but they weren’t as flesh out as those in stone blind. I would recommend this if you are a fanatic for Greek myth retelling but if you aren’t that into that you can skip this one. Read Circe instead (or even stone blind by the same author). I did like the narration of the audiobook and the stories were decent but I was let down. 
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