A tale of cruelty, oppression, and a mother's love. The story is about slavery and injustices committed and a mother who had her child snatched and sold and she wants to find her child again. So we follow her on this journey and it's a horrifying and heartbreaking story. The storytelling was beautiful but it lacked some emotional depth and so did the characters. It felt very surface level-y. I would've loved more details and to know the characters better.

You need to read this, especially if you love middle grade!! I absolutely loved the Jamaica setting, the island sounded so beautiful and I could picture it and the characters perfectly. The mystery was so intriguing, it really kept you in at all times. But I must say, this had the most wonderful twist at the end! The community aspect in this also made my heart soar. Kereen did a wonderful job on this story.

Really confused as to why this was titled Elektra when her POV is dull and one of the least used? For a book centered around 3 women, surely it could've been titled something different? I didn't enjoy Elektras POV at all but Cassandra and Clytemnestra's were interesting and you could understand and even connect with them and their pain. This centered a lot around Helen of Troy and the Trojan war and I think this could've benefited from having her POV or maybe making this about her.

It wasn't bad it just... nothing happened?? The plot felt a bit weak and maybe that hindered the story some but its just... literally nothing of note or interest happened? Don't get me wrong, it was quick and fluffy and had it's cutesy moments but it was just so uninteresting. If you like light, sweet romance I would still suggest giving it a go.

I love the asexual rep in this as it's hardly something I ever see in romances. The love interest we thought was the love interest but wasn't? Absolutely wild didn't see it coming. But, it does make sense for their relationship dynamic. I thought the feelings and thought process behind our FMC was relatable and real and I appreciate that.

Wasn't what I was hoping for. I loved the Armenian inclusion+ rep and I loved that it's sapphic but that's about it. The romance was barely there, we had boring characters, and the plotline fell short. Like this authors last book, what I enjoyed was the family drama/banter that felt relatable. But the romance didn't feel like romance. And I realized I couldn't tell y'all a single thing about Vanya, there was no depth.

A tender, joyous, and painful coming of age story set in 1980s Queens in a Pakistani community. I love stories like this, I love watching our narrator have these internal conflicts and choosing to step into their truth. I love the discussion about being Pakistani and a child of immigrants and trying to figure out how to fit in to the world around you. Razia was a witty and lovely voice.