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A review by lia_24
Ithaca by Claire North
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I never thought I'd say this but I love Hera and even more so I love her blunt and honest narration of the story of women that history reduced to mere wives.
Hera's love for the Greek Queens is incredibly moving and her telling of the place women occupy in society is terrifyingly honest.
You're caught between laughing at her insults towards men and her fellow Gods, only to be hit with a passage describing the abuse women are victim to on the daily which makes your stomach turn.
There could not have been a better narrator for the story of Queens than their goddess.
Hera's love for the Greek Queens is incredibly moving and her telling of the place women occupy in society is terrifyingly honest.
You're caught between laughing at her insults towards men and her fellow Gods, only to be hit with a passage describing the abuse women are victim to on the daily which makes your stomach turn.
There could not have been a better narrator for the story of Queens than their goddess.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery, Rape, and Sexual assault