I have no idea how the author made such a gory, bloody, shocking history into such a slow and boring book. Seriously, I don't understand why this book dragged but I struggled to want to finish it and it just felt like it kept going. Maybe it was the length of time that this book covered since it started with Clytemnestra in her teens and ended when she was in her 40s. There were time jumps, which definitely helped but also seemed to skip major character development which left my opinion of Clytemnestra confused and overall negative. 

I absolutely don't believe she deserved any of what was handed to her by fate, however, she was such an unlikable character that my empathy is with her situation and children rather than herself. This story is definitely not for the squeamish or easily upset; there is a lot of violence, death of children, and infidelity. This is basically the story of everything that happened outside of The Illiad, though it does reference various people and events to orient the reader to the more well-known "history". 

Overall, not my favorite but it did scratch the itch I had for all these Greek myth stories that have been coming out lately.