Pat Barker did not hold back in this book! It tells the story of the Iliad from the point of view of Briseis, Achilles’ slave, and tells the dark and brutal stories of the women who were treated simply as war prizes. The main character arc was very much about Briseis coming into her own, taking back some element of control over her life and having agency of her future. My one criticism would perhaps be that at times the story of the war itself - especially when it came to Patroclus’ death - overshadowed Briseis’ story a bit, but it was still fantastically well written and just a great read!