Elektra

Books | Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

3.6

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Jennifer Saint

A spellbinding reimagining of the story of Elektra, one of Greek mythology’s most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne.Three women, tangled in an ancient curse.When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must confront the curse that has long ravaged their family.In Troy, Princess Cassandra has the gift of prophecy, but carries a curse of her own: no one will ever believe what she sees. When she is shown what will happen to her beloved city when Agamemnon and his army arrives, she is powerless to stop the tragedy from unfolding.Elektra, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon’s youngest daughter, wants only for her beloved father to return home from war. But can she escape her family’s bloody history, or is her destiny bound by violence, too?

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Author

Jennifer Saint

Pages

320

Publisher

Flatiron Books

Published Date

2022-05-03

ISBN

1250773601 9781250773609

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"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."

Gizelle Villalta

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

Candi Parshall

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

Katelynne Reed

"Please purchase "

Lyndsey Plyler

"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. "