bailedSadly, I found this one to be pretty dull—I wanted to like it a lot, as it was my #doublespin for this month, but some things aren‘t meant to be.
pickI'm a great lover of all stories about Egypt, particularly historical fiction. This book takes a unique view of the reign of Cleopatra's sister and the life of her younger sister. I really enjoyed this book.
My sister knows about my love of all things Egypt, and bought this book for me as a gift. It's a stunning cover.
Sisterly Love 💃🏽💜
pickThanks to this novel I learned more about the lives of Berenice, an elder sister who shares a father but whose mother was cast aside, and Arsinoe, a younger sister who shares Cleopatra's parentage but not her favor. This book bounces back-n-forth between the two sisters' perspectives. Betrayal, seduction, sedition, bloodshed, & tears are all a part of this little slice of history which gives voice to women that time had mostly forgot.
pickThat was an enjoyable read. In the blurb it compares it to The Other Boleyn Girl but there wasn‘t enough of Cleopatra for that comparison. In fact, the title is very misleading. This is just about Cleo‘s two sisters, nothing much about Cleo at all. It sagged a bit in the middle and I think she could have widen the scope and covered more time but I enjoyed it and it left me wanting more. 👍
pickSpending my holidays reading on the beach. This one took me a little while to get into, but I ended up really liking the story.
pickI haven‘t finished this book yet, but it‘s been really great. Cleopatra‘s Shadows has held my attention since the first page. I recommend this book to anyone interested in historical fiction (or anyone else just needing a book to read)! Another plus side to this book is that there are many strong female figures set as the main characters. :)
this was a brilliant read from start to finish still thinking of Cleopatra's younger sister Arsinoe days after finishing it
This will have to go back to the library before I get a chance to read it, but I'll definitely be checking it out again.
pickI think this is the first book surrounding Cleopatra (if you could call it that since she was MIA 99% of the book) that actually had me empathetic toward BOTH her sisters! No small feat as I LOVE Cleopatra.
Loved that you saw what happened through both Berenice & Arsinoe's perspectives, which included politics, conspiracy, & family relations in a tense ancient royal family.
Cannot wait till Book 2!!!!
Also, at the end there were discussion ?s
After dropping off a kid at summer pre-K I'm doing nothing productive until AFTERWARDS I finish the last 14 pages of this book! 😜
Oh boy, then what do I read next???
My plan was to read the Fringe novels (based on the tv show) then the colorworld series but I picked up two prose versions of comic books (one daredevil and the other my husband Captain America) so now I'm conflicted. Hmmm... 🤔
#Fanwife #CaptainAmerica #marvel #whattoreadnext
For DAYS my family has prevented me from finishing this book (it was fun most of the time). It's agony having to stop with only 14 pages to go! 😩
Maybe tomorrow...
#truth
And lord if my clumsy kids don't prove that to me daily!
What can I say, they've inherited my grace. 😂
Turns out 3 years ago at this time I was also reading another book about #Cleopatra . Funny how that works out. I was reading Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff. 😊
It's lunch time, but in too scared to eat. I had to minor cavities filled and my mouth is still numb. I'm scared I'll bite my cheek! So I guess I'll read to distract myself from the hunger.
I like how the chapters go back and forth between Berenice (Elder) and Arsinoe (Younger). It's a nice touch!
#Cleopatra #AncientEgypt #historicalfiction
I'm liking the book so far. Usually stories involving Cleopatra are told form her perspective, someone she's involved with, or 3rd person. This books details what's happening from her sisters', Berenice and Arsinoe, perspectives. You get to hear what happened and their inner thoughts (which is great to me cause if I had a superpower it would be to read minds! Lol).
#Cleopatra #AncientEgypt #historicalfiction
So I was browsing through Barnes & Noble. I was feeling pretty proud of myself since I was about to leave and resisted temptation. That is, until I saw this gem. And well, it followed me home... 😁
I'm a sucker for anything related to Cleopatra.
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