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Honestly, I was a little worried about my enjoyment of thrillers before I read this book. I felt like I wasn’t finding a book in this genre that was giving me what I wanted, but count on Shari Lapel to write a book with just the right twists and info drops to keep me engaged through the whole thing. It was a little slow in the middle, but it didn’t lag for long as just as I was starting to feel like we didn’t need the rest of the book, we got a reveal that changed up everything.

And the ending!! Just perfect! Exactly what I wanted!

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a good book, but not quite a fantastic book for me. I’m not sure what about this book didn’t fully grab me. I think I wanted more of Achilles’s and Patroclus’s relationship. The early stages felt a little rushed to me. They went off with Chiron and, while years passed in actually, the narrative, in my opinion didn’t do a great job of showing that. It felt a little tell-and-not-show. I think, I almost wish these were two books: their early relationship and times before the Trojan War and then the War itself. Then, I think I would have been more invested.

I do think the end of the book was really well done. I teared up, felt all of the things, and really enjoyed my reading of the last 1/4 or so. And the writing was really solid in terms of the lyrical moments and the feeling of a modern classic like story.

I definitely think that people should read it, as my issues with it are more about my personal enjoyment and not the actual merits of the text itself.

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booksandbujos's reviews 181 reviews

booksandbujos's reviews
181 reviews