Goodreads Monday: The Song of Achilles

Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners where you choose a random book from your Goodreads TBR to talk about.

This Week’s Book:

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Synopsis:

Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper – despite the displeasure of Achilles’s mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.

Why I want to read it:

I’ve heard so many great things about this book! I loved Madeline Miller’s Circe when I read it last year, so I’m really excited to pick this one up — though if the reviews are anything to go by, I’m going to need to stock up on tissues because it will make me cry!

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Have you read this? What did you think? Let me know in the comments!

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