I've reviewed two books by Pauline Gedge, Child of the Morning and The Twelfth Transforming. I disliked Child of the Morning so much that I didn't even finish it while The Twelfth Transforming, on the other hand, is currently my favorite Egyptian historical fiction book of all time... clearly my love for Gedge's work varies …
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I was in the mood for some Egyptian historical fiction so I chose to read Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter. This is a take on the life of Cleopatra Selene, the daughter of the infamous Queen Cleopatra. I've read one other historical fiction book about her and that was Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran. …
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After reading Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge, I was not looking forward to reading the other book I owned by her, The Twelfth Transforming. Child of the Morning was well written, Egyptian historical fiction but it was so bland and filled with annoying characters. I was worried that The Twelfth Transforming would be …
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This review is going to be a first for my blog; a DNF review. I almost always finish the books I start but life is just too short to waste time reading bad books and that's what this is, a bad book. I had such high hopes for Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge. …
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The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran is the sequel to Nefertiti, which I reviewed last week. I recommend reading that review first because this one will contain major spoilers for Nefertiti. This review will also have slight spoilers for The Heretic Queen. I'll get into my thoughts after the synopsis. Synopsis In ancient Egypt, a forgotten …
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