This book was well-written but seemed a bit caught between trying to update the story for current audiences and staying true to the original. The original story is grand and dramatic, and I appreciated the way the story was fleshed out while staying true to the original but I didn't really connect to the vengeful nature of the characters. As a drama I love it but it seemed to me that the project of the book was to make the characters relatable, and in this it failed for me.  I liked 'a thousand ships' by Natalie Haynes better mainly because it was a retelling without pretensions at a lot more. That said, I did enjoy Electra, just not as much as I hoped I would.