Elektra

"3.5/5 For our characters I liked Cassandra's pov the most she was the most interesting to follow. I also did like Clytemnestra chapters she was just a bit annoying at times though I did love her actions like shoutout to her She be my new idol. I've been waiting since the song of Achilles for Agamemnon to get his karma so this book was satisfying on that front because of her. I also liked how the trojan war was included in this but it was more from the woman's perspective. I thought this book was mostly gonna be centered around Elektra but she was here and there throughout Thankfully though because she was dreadfully blind in her thoughts she's annoving I truly hated her character. Like miss girl was such a daddy's girl to the extreme She was just so delusional towards the things her dad did and she was like welp the gods said for him to do so it's not his fault like girl are you for real right now. I don't usually have high expectations for Greek mythology books I'm more here to just learn about the stories there always so interesting. this one did let me down though I didn't hate this book but I would definitelv recommend other Greek mythology books over this one. This same author wrote Ariadne and that book was so so good definitely recommend that one over this one."

"The attention given to Cassandra's point of view in this retelling was great. Elektra. Girl..you need some therapy for your Daddy issues. "

"I loved how the stories of the three female main characters merged"

"First Saint book, I'll likely read some of her others as well. Clytemnestra was by far my favorite character of the three and it only makes me want to read Casati's Clytemnestra novel more now. Great depiction of grief and rage at the death of her daughter and then realizing that her entire life had been clouded by her desperation for revenge that she forgot her living children. Cassandra was also an okay character. She was definitely needed in the middle chapters while the Trojan war was going on, which is where Elektra and Clytemnestra's perspectives started to drag a little bit. The understanding between her and Clytemnestra towards the end of the novel was a great dynamic between two women wronged by the same man. My problem, as it seems most everybody else's problem was as well, was with Elektra. I'm all for having non-likeable protagonists - I think to some measure that makes for a more interesting story, when done correctly. However, Elektra was not that. I was honestly expecting Iphigenia's death to mean a little bit more to her and to see a little bit more of a struggle with believing her father is a good person but he was clearly capable of some measure of evil, and having to grapple with the fact that people we love can do terrible things. But no, her entire narrative centered around the fact that she believed Iphigenia's death was requested by the gods, that Agamemnon was the only warrior brave enough to sacrifice something that he *clearly* loved so much, so she found no fault with him ever throughout the novel. And there's really only so much I can read of 'I miss Agamemnon, Clytemnestra is terrible', especially since for 3/4ths of the book all Elektra does is sit in a corner passively and seethe. TL;DR if this was a book about Clytemnestra and Cassandra only, it definitely would have been 4 stars, maybe even 4.5. Elektra I found added nothing for me, and since she is the titular character of the book, I found myself disappointed by that."

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"I loved that this book was told from three separate perspectives. Cassandra's chapters were absolutely amazing and heart wrenching. Be prepared to get mad at Elektra, though (if you dislike Agamemnon as much as me). I don't appreciate Aegisthus's character- it was more satisfying in Daughters of Sparta- but I still appreciate his existence. "

"Main character was unlikeable with zero redeeming qualities. "