While you'd think a retelling of the myths of the Trojan War from the perspective of the mostly-marginalized women would be compelling, this book falls short. There aren't many new perspectives that we couldn't have written in our heads, and there's no big subversion of any of the various stories. We get Ulysses, Achilles, Hector, Agamemnon, and all the rest, but it felt too much like all the previous iterations on the core tales. There are a few very good scenes, but not enough to overcome the sameness throughout.