Unfortunate, because I was interested in the story

[Janet]

I'm disappointed that this book was well written with a captivating story and then about 100 pages in, after a brief encounter earlier of what seemed an innocent 'kiss' between boys, I am hit with a detailed description of a sexual encounters between two teenage boys. I find it unfortunate that reviews or the book itself doesn't divulge the nature of this story or I would have not read the book.

[Kiersten]

Bruh it's a good book what are you on about, also it's not even detailed, its vague and written more as a mystical bond than anything gritty or smutty

[Nidhi ;)]

Yes, out of everything that happens there’s only one and even then moderately detailed scene all the other times, it’s only implied through emotional metaphors.

[Sophie]

Ok, so to explain in historical context (correct me if I am wrong) , but throughout ancient Greece, it was common for teenage boys or girls to fall in love and have sexual interactions with people significantly older than them and of the same gender. Also, just to mention that the age at which people died was pretty young at the time, so considering Achilles and Patroclus' age, for them I would assume that for them they would be considered in their adult years already. Especially, since I believe either in the Illiad or TSOA it is mentioned that boys their age were fighting in the Trojan war.