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Blood of Troy
Blood of Troy | Claire Andrews
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The sequel to Daughter of Sparta thrusts warrior Daphne and her love interest, the Olympian god Apollo, into the middle of the Trojan War in an epic YA fantasy reimagining of Greek mythology. A year after saving the powers of Olympus by defeating Nyx, the Goddess of Darkness, Daphne is haunted by still-looming threats, her complicated feelings for the god Apollo, and the promise she made to the Olympian gods that she would help them again when they called upon her. When their command finally comes, it is deceptively simple: secure herself a spot as one of Queen Helen’s guards. A war is coming, and all of Sparta must be prepared. In the midst of a treaty summit among the monarchs of Greece, Daphne and Helen uncover a plot of betrayal—and soon, a battle begins that leads to all-out war. As the kingdoms of Greece clash on the shores of Troy and the gods choose sides, Daphne must use her wits, her training, and her precarious relationship with Apollo to find a way to keep her queen safe, stop the war, and uncover the true reason the gods led her to Troy. But the gods are keeping more than one secret, and Daphne will be forced to decide how far she is willing to go to save those she loves—and whose side she’s on in a war that is prophesized to be the downfall of her people.
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5feet.of.fury
Blood of Troy | Claire Andrews
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Strengths: many of these retellings do Helen so dirty, glad to see a dimensional character made. The dynamics between Daphne, Helen, Hippolyta & Lykou are good.

Weaknesses: Troy is a big story. many iconic moments aren‘t executed well. Kassandra -cursed by Apollo- barely interacted with the MCs. Why in book 2 with Trojan War as backdrop &plenty of myths left are we adding other pantheons? & some of the tension with Apollo was childish.

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5feet.of.fury
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I‘m 1/3 of the way in on this, the sequel to Daughter of Sparta, which is the loosest Greek retelling I have encountered (& im on a streak of Greek retellings)Book 2 takes on the Trojan War, and I don‘t care that it‘s inauthentic, the way she twists the story of Helen & Paris & Helen leaving her daughter Hermoine behind is made into something that‘s actually kinda feminist where usually it‘s pretty vapid.
& Theseus‘s return is fantastic.

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5feet.of.fury
Blood of Troy | Claire Andrews
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(This is my boyfriend 📸 by me last night)
We went to see Rammstein last night, and I‘m going to emo night for my bestie‘s birthday tonight, so my bf brought me a book, energy drink and the cat in bed for optimal relaxation. All of done is scroll on my phone. But it was still nice. So this is my boyfriend appreciation post. 😂

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm We went to their Chicago show! We‘ve had our tickets since before Covid. Totally worth the wait! 🤘😆🤘 2y
5feet.of.fury @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm us too! Since before the plague! It was killer! 2y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks I bet that was amazing! And I am jealous about emo night!! 🖤 2y
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