A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / cats / childrens-books / picture books / travelComments Off on REVIEW: Cleo and Cornelius by Elizabeth Nicholson, Janine Pibal, and Nick Geller
Adventurous Cleo and couch potato Cornelius live in ancient Egypt, where cats are worshipped like gods and goddesses. After Cornelius accidentally boards a boat departing on a voyage across the sea, Cleo and Cornelius find themselves in the faraway city of Rome, a place where dogs are treated like kings. ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / class differences / Harlequin Historical / HistoricalComments Off on REVIEW: In Thrall to the Enemy Commander by Greta Gilbert
Cleopatra’s slave girl and an enemy Roman soldier… Egyptian slave Wen-Nefer is wary of all men. But she can’t help but be captivated by handsome Titus, adviser to Julius Caesar, even though he is commanding and intolerant of bold women like her. Their affair is as all-consuming as it is ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / Historical / Historical Fantasy / historical paranormal / mythologyComments Off on REVIEW: Warrior of the Nile (The Gods of Egypt Book 2) by Veronica Scott
Egypt, 1500 BC Lady Tiya is bound to the service of the goddess Nephthys, who plans to sacrifice Tiya’s body to protect Egypt from an ancient terror. She embarks to meet her grim fate alone but for the hardened warrior Khenet, who is fated to die at her side. Tiya’s ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / class differences / Historical8 Comments
The might and power of Julius Caesar, the man who conquered the known world. The beauty of Cleopatra, the woman who conquered the conqueror. Together they could have forged an empire whose power had never been seen before. Tragically, it was not meant to be. But what of the son ... more >
B Reviewsancient-Egypt / Ghost / Historical / historical paranormal / mythology / Paranormal / Soldier2 Comments
1550 BCE Betrayed, murdered, and buried without proper ceremony, Egyptian warrior Periseneb is doomed to roam the gray deserts of the dead as a ghost for all eternity. But then the goddess of truth offers him a bargain: return to the world of the living as her champion for 30 ... more >
B Reviewsancient-Egypt / Historical / slavery / spy / unusual setting / Young-Adult15 Comments
Dear Readers, I bought myself a copy of this book last year when I got “Catherine, Called Birdy.” I read “Birdy” but somehow “Mara” got set to the side and it drifted out of my mind. For years I’d heard it mentioned with enthusiasm by everyone who commented on it. ... more >