A review by elsshelves
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Historical fiction isn’t usually my kind of genre (I am normally a horror/thriller girl!). But when I saw this beautiful cover I couldn’t resist and I’m SOOOO glad I picked this up because it was a 5 star read for me! 🥹 I genuinely can’t believe this is a debut novel because it was incredible. I was captivated the entire time and felt so many emotions during. There were moments I laughed, cried, and felt extreme RAGE for Clytemnestra. Hell truly hath no fury like a mother’s wrath. I loved getting to know Clytemnestra through her various stages of life as well as the changes to her very soul whilst experiences the loss and misfortune that she has.

A huge thank you to the author for enabling more people (including myself) to read Clytemnestras story in her words. Absolutely incredible! 🫶🏼😭