Jennifer Saint explores how suffering is passed down generations in this compelling novel, told in rich and evocative prose. Negative stuff: this book is still no better than Ariadne, but it at least got a little bit interesting after Agammemnon's death.

I know the basics of the Trojan War—Helen of Troy and the Trojan horse—but I was bleary on some of the more specific details, and even though I know the story of Cassandra, I somehow didn’t realize that she was part of this period.However, instead of focusing on the male heroes who usually helm such tales, Saint instead tells the story through the lens of three women: Agamemnon’s wife Clytemnestra, their daughter Elektra, and Apollo’s cursed prophetess Cassandra. Her perspective quickly becomes whiny and repetitive, and I could feel my eyes rolling around in my head whenever it's her turn. criticism I do have however, is that I missed the Greek tragedy and there was plenty of incidents, events, deaths, and curses to create the prefect atmosphere and build new drama, but the author did not quite get it right with the atmosphere, drama and sense of theatre we get from the writing. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods.

Firstly, I absolutely adored this book, even more than Ariadne, but then I’m not surprised as in this novel Saint tackles some of my favourite mythological women and one of my favourite cycles.

Her drowning, never-ending grief was portrayed so well, her fierce love for her children felt so tangible that it felt like *I* lost people beloved to me as well. My huge thanks to Headline Audio via NetGalley for giving me a chance to listen to Elektra by Jennifer Saint, I have given my honest review. She then spends the next 10 years planning to murder her husband when he comes home from Mycenae and see her trying to hold power in court.

A Greek mythology retelling, when done right, takes us into the hearts and minds of seemingly remote characters and makes them come alive. Her predictions have branded her a Madwoman, and she is a Trojan pariah, even amongst her own royal family.

Cassandra, Princess of Troy, cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it. to have been kidnapped by Agamemnon because the place she lives in now is so pretty and a palace like the one Cassandra grew up in and how being raped by a king (especially one like her fantastic father) is such an honor. Also, Iphigenia's death scene was so gruesome and so well-done and Clytemnestra's raw pain after was quiet painful to read that I actually skimmed some because I couldn't handle the gore and grief anymore.