BOOK REVIEW: THE SONG OF ACHILLES BY MADELEINE MILLER

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Title: The Song of Achilles
Author: Madeleine Miller 
Published: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 378
Rating: 5/5

Summary:

Set in Greece in the Age of Heroes, we meet Patroclus, an awkward young prince exiled from his home and sent to live in the court of King Peleus, the father of Achilles who is to become his life companion and eventually take him to Troy. 

Review:

If there's a word to sum up this book, it's beautiful.

Those who know me know that I'm not a huge fan of romance stories and it's rare that I love them, so I'm really surprised with how much I feel in love with this. That's not to say this is just a love story; there's drama, intrigue, history and mythology as well, but at it's base, it's about two people who love each other deeply, and I loved every minute of it.

The writing in here is what does it for me, I think. It's visceral and gorgeous, and the way it describes everything from people to landscape is just amazing. There's so much emotion in these pages, so much love and heartbreak. I loved the characters, the history, the setting and basically all of it.

This is an epic love story and it's hard to sum up in words, but it's one of the best romance novels I've read (though, admittedly, I haven't read a lot of them). 

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