Love caused this war, at least, that what the stories will say. When Cassandra’s patron god, Apollo, offers her the gift of prophecy, and all the power that comes with it, she seizes the opportunity. But when she fails to uphold her end of the agreement, her curses her, and she discovers how very fair a women in her position can fall. No one believes her visions.

One girl is going to start a war. Helen left her husband and her home in pursuit of love, thought that proving to be more elusive that she hoped. Far from home, she has to navigate all the politics of court, and Cassandra is intent on driving her from the city. But when the war finally strikes, it’s more than the army at their all they will have to contend with to win. Cassandra and Helen might hold the key to reweaving fate itself, especially with the prophetic strands drawing them together, but how do you change your future when the gods themselves are dictating your demise?

A book filled with feminine rage and power, brimming with romance and filled with the prophetic strands of fate weaving the destruction of the main characters. There is something incredibly beautiful about reading a retelling that changes the fate of the women and direct their stories into the light to be shared and told forevermore. This story weaves together the power of timeless gods, the intimate complexity of family relationships and a fierce protagonist who would rather burn than see her home destroyed. Everything about this novel was delightful, beautiful and filled with yearning.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 reader 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘢 𝘍𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘥

What an incredible retelling of the infamous battle of Troy! The story is told from Cassandra and Helen's POVs as they struggle to navigate a world in which they are treated as objects to be won and dismissed, and I could not get enough. There are so many incredible moments that BF managed to get across and some important messages too. I will update my review after publication as I don't want to include any spoilers, but seriously - read this book when it comes out.

First THANK U NETGALLEY!! I cried happy tears getting approved for this!

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Things we need in 2024

-more mythology
-more sapphics
-more books from bea fitzgerald

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I will be honest, this was harder to get into than GGQ … i was very slow till reaching around 30%, afterwards it felt very fast paced and i was super into it.

Cassandra is a piece of work, but once you connect with her i did understood her reasoning BUT PLS FOR F*CKS SAKE DONT ANGER GODS ??!?!?!?

Helen was easier to get into but also felt all over the place ( which is just her way to get through live i guess )

I loved loved loved not only Beas starting words, but also a totally open space to talk about sexualities and spectrums..

As an epic the musical stan my heart was crying because of Odysseus and the horse and the infant was tragically stuck in my head ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡

The end had me tearing up, but well greeks were tragic..

10000000+ points for the Hades cameo
Also even tho I didnt think it would happen -2000 points for not more

Overall i had a fun time and I’m really sad I’m done and have to wait 100000 years till we get a new book

Very excited for this gun YA Greek mythology inspired novel! Have a Greek heritage definitely makes this one at the top of my reading list. Cannot wait to share my thoughts and a full review very soon!