The Heir of Venus

The Heir of Venus - Laura Shepperson

It's a retelling of Aeneas in feminist prose. I wasn't blown away. I think a lot of these retellings tend to be a little samey and this one didn't offer up anything original in its retelling in my personal opinion. The writing was good, don't get me wrong but I was hoping for some magic. It's on par with others I have read but you can only read so many of these kinds of books without feeling like you have read them all.

I thought they did a great job of bringing the characters to life and I did enjoy the book, I just needed a lot more sparkle. Might just be my fault for setting the bar too high haha! If you like fairytale retellings, you will most likely love this one. I think I am just being difficult. 3.75 stars