Elektra by Jennifer Saint
9781250773616
289. Pages
Publisher: Flat Iron Books
Release Date: May 3, 2022
Fiction, Mythology
This is a retelling of the Trojan war from three women’s’ perspective. Clytemnestra is Helen’s sister although Zeus is not her father. While Helen chooses Menelaus as a husband, Clytemnestra chooses his brother Agamemnon. Elektra is her daughter and loves her father. Cassandra is a princess of Troy, cursed by Apollo and given the gift of prophecy yet no one believes her.
The book has a steady pace, and the characters are well developed. The story is told in the first-person point of view from the three women. It is full of passion – love and anger. I read the book in one sitting, liked it so much I read it again. You really cannot go wrong with mythology stories, and this retelling is certainly a winner.
