A review by noragoudie
Elektra by Jennifer Saint

challenging reflective sad slow-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

3.75

This book was the most torn I have been about a reading experience in a long time. On the one hand, the prose is absolutely beautiful and I did feel transported into a world that was entirely different from my own. Throughout the first half of this book I was enthralled. The low half of the rating comes in response to Elektra's arc (or lack thereof.) Her inability for compassion or self questioning made her character so flat in comparison to the other two women we follow throughout the story and that truly weakened the book so much. 
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