Book: The Last Song of Penelope

 Book: The Last Song of Penelope

Author: Claire North

Pages: 416

This is my 183rd read for the year

What Amazon Says:

Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned.  For 20 years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings.  But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break.  A beggar has arrived at the Palace.  Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recongises in hi something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last.  Yet this Odysseus is no hero.  By returning to the island is disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen.  Has she been faithful to him all these years?  And how much blood is Odyssus willing to shed to be sure?  The song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls. But first, Penelop must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her familyalive, whatever the cost.

This is the last book in the Song of Penelope series, and it did not disappoint.  I am so excited to see the upcoming Odyssey movie to see all of this played out.  While these books are told from the women's point of view, I am anxious to see a lot of these great characters on the screen.   This book was well written, and the women powerful througout.  I am glad I found this series.

Stars: 4.5