I bought this book at the train station in Sheffield, England. It was in the top recommended books and I was awestruck when I realized it was a retelling of Achilles's story (yes, Achilles the hero of the Illiad)... not only his story, but also his beloved Patroclus's. So what was a slash book doing in the top recommended reads!? I wanted to know, since I am a huge fan of slash fiction AND Greek mythology. Soon I understood. This book has had me hooked for a day and a half; I couldn't stop reading. The prose is beautiful yet easy to read, the characterization lovely (you have to love those two and their growing relationship), the turn of events interesting. It's seized my heart and broken it in the sweetest way (come on guys, you DO know what happens in the Illiad... right?). I gave it 5 stars maybe not for its literary quality (although it is high enough) but because of the utter enjoyment I felt when reading. A book that makes you wish it would never end is a 5-star book, isn't it? Everyone, both fans of slash fiction and more mainstream fiction readers, should read this! And if you happen to like Greek gods and heroes, lyres and blond divine-looking young men... this is for you.