Agh, this book is just magical, and hurts my heart with all the romance.

We all know about Achilles, the great half-immortal Achilles who killed Hector, defied King Agamemnon and managed to help break the Siege of Troy. Who we don't know quite so much about, is Patroclus, Achilles' companion. In some books, he's simply a best friend, in the movie, he was a cousin...and in The Song of Achilles, he's a life-long companion,a lover, a loyal follower and someone who would lay down his own life for the man he loves.


Patroclus is a nervous boy who grew up with a violent, mean father. He has never had any confidence in himself until he is exiled to Achilles' father. Here, he finds the son of Thetis, and a friendship is born that will last over 18 years. We follow Achilles' and Patroclus' feelings for one another, their deepening love, their training in war, medicine and life. Patroclus follows Achilles to Troy, and serves him in both morality, love and eventually life.

This book is a weeper but it's so beautiful, it both hurts your heart and makes it rejoice at the same time. I loved it.