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Elektra book review5/23/2023 Spoiler-free Review: In her second novel, Jennifer Saint explores the story of three of the most important women of the Trojan War. (( Disclaimer: This review is based on an ARC copy provided to Glass Mountain in exchange for a review, so certain edits and changes may have been made between this copy and the official release )) When the resulting Trojan War begins, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in a brutal manner, and she spends the rest of the ten-year war plotting her revenge. Helen marries the gentle Menelaus, only to leave him for Paris of Troy. Beginning when twins Clytemnestra and Helen are just children and following them into adulthood, the story unfolds around these women as they grow.Ĭlytemnestra agrees to be married to Agamemnon, though she is aware of the grisly curse surrounding his family. Plot Overview: Elektra follows the women surrounding the Trojan war: Clytemnestra, Helen, Cassandra, and the titular Elektra.
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