A review by bookedbymadeline
The Heir of Venus by Laura Shepperson

Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.

I love myth retellings and was very excited to have one about the Aeneid! It’s one I don’t see retold often and loved the idea of retelling through the eyes of the women around Aeneas but sadly the execution fell flat. The writing was very choppy and felt a bit all over the place. The characters also felt flat and one dimensional. Overall I just found myself having a hard time feeling engaged or motivated to read this and often was bored or confused. It’s one of those stories with a lot of telling over showing as well but I’d still give the author another try in the future.