My thoughts
A debut novel about a strong female. A Greek Mythological story. This book has it all. A wonderful take on a very strong woman.
Clytemnestra was wronged in ways that you won't believe. From being beaten, raped, sent away, losing her husband(whom she loved) to murder along with their little boy, to a mean cruel husband who sacrificed their eldest daughter. Clytemnestra went through a lot but she did come out stronger in the end. Older sister to Helen of Troy. Daughter of Leda. Wife to Agamemnon who was supposedly a great leader. He was a mean and very cruel leader.
This book held my interest all the way. It's my favorite Greek Mythology book. I think this author did a wonderful job of betraying the characters. She obviously did her research. Made it feel realistic. Parts did make me shed some tears but mostly this story made me angry in so many ways. How women were treated. Though in Sparta the females were taught to fight and hunt. To be strong. This helped Clytemnestra rule in Mycenae when her husband was away in battle. It also helped her seek vengeance for the things he did...
I throughly enjoyed reading about Clytemnestra. I look forward to reading this author's next book.
Five big stars.
About
For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.
As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best...
You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot.
But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.
Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. For you understood something long ago that the others never did.
If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.
A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece for fans of Jennifer Saint and Natalie Haynes, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.
As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best...
You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot.
But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.
Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. For you understood something long ago that the others never did.
If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.
A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece for fans of Jennifer Saint and Natalie Haynes, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.
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