Help me get over 'The Song Of Achilles'

You know when you read a book so good, that you almost never want to touch another one again in fear of tainting the whole book-reading experience? That's exactly how I feel after finishing TSOA - Madeline Miller has set the standard so high for me within romance, that I quite literally haven't read anything else since the past few days haha.

I cannot describe how beautifully put-together TSOA was. I'm someone who's always insisted that Patroclus and Achilles were soulmates within The Illiad - if not lovers of a sexual kind (despite all the technicalities with Greek wording etc) because why else would they ask to have their ashes mingled together if they were just best friends/brother-in-arms? So reading this sincere, and heartbreaking adaption of The Illiad just broke me in the best way possible. I'd expected it to be from Achilles' point of view, since he was the 'hero' and all, but it was rather through the gentle voice of Patroclus who portrayed Achilles in a way that made me feel as if I knew him personally. I felt as if I was there in Ancient Greece, with the pair - throughout the years as they aged, and then finally in >!the last few years spent at Troy. !<The way their friendship blossoms slowly into something more - from two shy children who are best friends to two weary men (cough, one man and one demi-god) having to face societal roles, I can't do it justice with a mere description. Actually, by the end of it, I felt as if I knew the both of them personally, so when >!Patroclus is killed and becomes a spirit, and sees Achilles sobbing over his dead body and mourning in a sense of grief that lasts until he dies himself!< - my tears were extreme lol. >!The last paragraph in the book had me crying for an entire ten minutes, !<which probably isn't surprising.

I've read just about every other re-adaption of The Illiad, mostly just historicals detailing the love between Paris and Helen - and Ransom, which was about Hector's father, so I already knew how it would end, but tell me why I was lowkey expecting a HEA where they >!return to Greece and spend their lives together!< :/ I've clearly read too many contemporary romances.

Anyways, that's enough of my ramble, though I could go on for days about the masterful literacy and expression within the book. Does anyone know of any other fantasies or similar genres in M/M? I've heard of the Captive Prince trilogy, but I think my heart needs to rest for a bit before I go about shattering it again with feels lool.

And to anyone who hasn't read the book yet, definitely give it a look-over - it was most likely the best book I've read this year, maybe even my favorite ever. I was someone who only read sports romances or contemporary within M/M just because I could relate to them more, but TSOH changed the game for me :) I'll be checking myself into a rehabilitation centre for book withdrawal soon lol