Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!
I was very excited to read this as I have been on quite the mythology/history retelling kick and specifically one related to these stories- about Helen, Cassandra, etc, having read books like Jennifer Saint’s Elektra and Claire North’s Ithaca recently. None of those works managed to make me care much for Helen, so I was pretty astounded when this author did! It was definitely a fresh take on an old tale and I appreciated that.

A.D. Rhine is the queen of ancient mythological fiction - and this one is her best yet! Here we finally - (in my opinion) - have a likeable Helen, who finds her inner strength. We have Andromache and Cassandra, two women whom fate dealt a cruel blow, and whose stories are finally told the way they were meant to be. And we have Rhea, an interesting character in her own right. All these women are given a voice in what was once a man's story. I loved every second of it and am so grateful I was granted an ARC. Anyone who loves historical fiction, women's fiction, mythology, or just plain good storytelling will find something to love in this book. I highly recommend it, but be forewarned - once you read it you will want to read everything else Ms. Rhine has ever written. Ten stars for this one!!!