I absolutely adored everything about this book. I really enjoyed that we got the narrative of Achilles but Patroclus was the narrator. I loved seeing all the events through his eyes, it added this amazing level to the story. I enjoyed the pacing of this story because it was one of those stories that you could read and just fall into the narrative. Patroclus was perhaps the sweetest character I've ever read. I enjoyed the slow burn dynamic of this story because we watch Achilles and Patroclus become friends and then so much more to one another. It was written so beautifully and Patroclus is a huge romantic and I love him for it. I loved the ways we got to watch the two of them evolve throughout the story, and how much Achilles didn't care what others thought of his relationship with Patroclus. 

The two characters balanced each other out so well. I love the way that Madeline Miller wrote their romance. It was full of so many moments that make you swoon, moments that make you sob, moments that make you angry and moments that make you laugh. I think the worst thing about this was knowing the way the story ends.... but even then Miller writes such a marvelous ending to the story that it still manages to break your heart and put it back together at least a million different times. I hate that I took so long to read this book because I was really truly missing out on a beautiful love story.