I went into this with expectations. I was already familiar with the story (and I've watched the 2004 Troy movie more than once or twice - I mean, it features Brad Pitt as Achilles and Eric Bana as Hector, can you really blame me?) so I already knew how this was going to end.

What I didn't know was how it was going start. It started great. I loved getting to know Patroclus and Achilles since the very beginning, long before the Trojan war. I liked how Patroclus was a sweet baby cinnamon roll and how Achilles was honest, fierce and noble. It was all going smoothly until they arrived to Troy. Here goes my unpopular opinion: I liked the first half of the book way more than the second.

Once the Trojan war starts, Achilles becomes a stupid, self-absorbed, arrogant prick and I feel like the way the story is told changes. We're told a lot of it and I don't like the way certain things happened or how certain characters were depicted (*cough*Hector*cough*). Honestly, just watch the 2004 Troy movie for that part. You'll thank me later.

So yeah, I'm glad I finally read it. It was great for the first part but then it just came crumbling down for me. I didn't cry. Me, being the cry baby I am, didn't cry. That should be proof enough.