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A review by velsbooknook
Elektra by Jennifer Saint
dark
sad
tense
4.5
This book follows the POV of three women during the Trojan War. There is Clythemnestra, wife of Agamemnon who is building a great army against Troy. Her daughter Elektra and the princess of Troy Cassandra, who got cursed by Apollo and therefor sees her city fall.
It was my second Greek mythology book and it did not disappoint. I loved Saint's writing style. I felt empathy for all three women.
I found the chapters of Clythemnestra and Cassandra the most compelling. The ones of Elektra fell a little flat for me. The pace of the middle of the book was a little to slow for my liking sometimes.
This re-telling was much darker than Circe, which was my first book of the genre, but I really enjoyed it!
The ending was very beautiful in my opinion and it felt very rewarding after everything the house Atreus had to go through.
It was my second Greek mythology book and it did not disappoint. I loved Saint's writing style. I felt empathy for all three women.
I found the chapters of Clythemnestra and Cassandra the most compelling. The ones of Elektra fell a little flat for me. The pace of the middle of the book was a little to slow for my liking sometimes.
This re-telling was much darker than Circe, which was my first book of the genre, but I really enjoyed it!
The ending was very beautiful in my opinion and it felt very rewarding after everything the house Atreus had to go through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Blood, Violence, and Murder