My Rating: 4/5
Source: Harlequin Australia
Buy: Publisher or Dymocks
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Imagine a time when the gods turn a blind eye to the agony of men, when the last of the hellions roam the plains and evil stirs beyond the edges of the map. A time when cities burn, and in their ashes, empires rise.
Alexander, Macedonia’s sixteen-year-old heir, is on the brink of discovering his fated role in conquering the known world but finds himself drawn to newcomer Katerina, who must navigate the dark secrets of court life while hiding her own mission: kill the Queen. But Kat’s first love, Jacob, will go to unthinkable lengths to win her, even if it means competing for her heart with Hephaestion, a murderer sheltered by the prince. And far across the sea, Zofia, a Persian princess and Alexander’s unmet fiancée, wants to alter her destiny by seeking the famed and deadly Spirit Eaters.
Weaving fantasy with the salacious and fascinating details of real history, New York Times bestselling author Eleanor Herman reimagines the greatest emperor the world has ever known: Alexander the Great, in the first book of the Blood of Gods and Royals series.
This book has been commonly referred to as 'Game of Thrones for
young adults'. I think that description is spot on although I found this book
much easier to follow than the other.
At first I was a little hesitant when I discovered how many
narrators there were (there were at least 5) but I found that when they all had
very distinct voices and the story settled very quickly making it almost
impossible to get confused.
I partially predicted the major plot twist and thought that it
was fairly transparent.
The romance in this book was lacking which I was pleased about
as romance tends to overshadow other aspects.
I really enjoyed both the historical and mythological elements
this book contained and I cannot wait to see how this develops further.
Zo (the
least used narrator) reminded me of Daenerys from the A Song of Ice and Fire
series in that she is separated by distance from the other characters. Her
portion of the story had no real conclusion to it as not much time was spent
with her.
Kat and
Alex dominated the most attention and for that reason they were the most
developed characters.
I would
like to hear more from the lesser used narrators Zo and Jacob in the next
book.
Overall,
I loved how neatly the historical elements blended in with the epic action
scenes.
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