The Song of Achilles

So many spoilers ahead. This book was not my favorite. I will never love a book where the author kills off the main character and the rest of the book is in someone else's perspective. I really liked Circe and couldn't figure out why I couldn't get into this book. I was bored for most of it.
The love Patroclus feels for Achilles is desperate and sad. I was glad when he found Briseis because their friendship was beautiful. The only appeal that Achilles had was that he was popular and paid attention to Patroclus. The mommy issues alone though... There wasn't enough substance to Patroclus's character outside of his connection to Achilles. The lack of will to live without one another was more frustrating than romantic. I think the only character I really liked was Briseis. She called out Achilles for being horrible and she genuinely loved Patroclus. I'm also not a huge fan of war politics. I'm so disappointed that I didn't love this book. I don't think I even liked it.