I really liked how the story started; it felt really captivating. The characters were also enjoyable; they felt real and fitting for their circumstances, although since they are teenagers, there were moments where they lacked a bit of common sense 😅

However, in the final scenes, the resolution felt quite rushed. It came across as overly simplistic compared to everything the book had built up. It almost felt like things got tangled and the author wasn’t sure how to wrap it up, so the ending became a bit abrupt and left several loose threads. That said, I appreciated that the epilogue still makes it clear how huge the situation is and that the struggle continues.

I enjoyed learning about this practice and about their lives. I really liked the idea of them being keepers of the arts, preserving and carrying these traditions forward.

That said, I felt like the author held back at times or carefully shaped the narrative to make it seem more positive than it actually was. Looking beyond the cultural aspects, there were many events and realities that were unacceptable, disturbing, and heartbreaking.

I loved this. It was my first time reading Isabel Allende, and I was completely fascinated.

Even though the story doesn't follow a traditional narrative thread, it never felt confusing to me and remained engaging throughout. The characters were wonderful in that some were utterly despicable and others deeply lovable, but all of them felt real. The same goes for the situations they lived through; they felt grounded in the country's context, even with the magical elements woven into the story.

It was quite the experience to live through this story (one I sort of know but don't really know) through the POVs of these three women.

Cassandra and Clytemnestra were absolutely captivating voices, but Elektra... she was repetitive to the point of parody 😅 I'm convinced that if you made a drinking game out of every time she said "father," you'd be drunk before the end of the book.

Her obsession never really made sense to me, considering how little time she actually spent with him.

I can't say too much about this one, because I read it in German and I'm still learning the language, so I think I understood about 50–60% of what was happening 😅

But seeing it performed helped me understand the story better, and I ended up loving it. And now that I'm reading other retellings where Cassandra appears, I'm finding it fascinating to see the different ways she's portrayed and interpreted. The way her curse consumes her, and how each author chooses to represent that.

I love how light and easy these books are to read. The D&D aspect makes them even better, and the camaraderie between everyone perfect🥹

I didn't really get it 😅 It never fully grabbed my attention, and maybe part of that was the format (audiobook), but I found my mind wandering quite a few times and struggled to connect with what was happening. The premise sounded really interesting to me, and I usually enjoy stories about politics and the scheming that goes on within royal courts, but this one just wasn't for me.

This isn't usually the kind of book I pick up, but I ended up liking it. The language and the violence in some scenes felt a bit excessive to me, and the villains also felt a little too cartoonishly villainous at times.

That said, I liked the development of the main characters. They felt real. Not necessarily likable, these are pretty awful people, but people like that do exist. It's just a shame that understanding and acceptance came so late for them.