Sweetbitter Song

This is a sapphic version of "The Song of Achilles" in the best way. What stood out to me the most is that the author doesn't romanticize the power relations in ancient greece. Slavery, misogyny and sexual harassment play as big a role as the love story in this book. And I think that's important for a good retelling. This story of Penelope and Melantho is the definition of yearning and my heart broke for them multiple times troughout the story. But in the end this tale still tells about the power of women, especially when they stand together.