I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world.

Rating: 5 stars

This book made me WEEP. After reading Circe, I went to pick this up and when the bookseller said 'it's even better than Circe' I almost didn't believe her? But it is. It so is. They're both 5 star reads to me, but The Song of Achilles tugged every single one of my heart-strings. Patroclus is exiled after he 'shames' his father and Achilles takes him under his wing despite warnings from Thetis. Watching them slowly fall in love is heart-wrenchingly beautiful, and I almost wish I knew less about Greek myths so I didn't have my own knowledge of Achilles' legend hanging over my head the whole time. That didn't impact my reading experience at all, and this is definitely going to be one of those books I keep recommending to everyone I know until they read it just to shut me up.