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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
4.0
adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Damn, was this one ever sad 🙁 I expect that from Greek mythology, but goodness— it’s depressing! I loved the LGBTQ+ representation in this and I adore Achilles + Patroclus. Chiron was a favorite as well! As much as I loved this, it didn’t hit five stars for me because 1) there were *so* many characters and I was confused the whole book and 2) I wanted more romance with less action.

→ Things I Liked: LGBTQ+ representation, Descriptive settings, Emotional

→ Things I Disliked: Longer chapters, Gore, Old-timey writing style

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