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Dear Ms. George, The Splendor Before the Dark is your epic sequel to The Confessions of Young Nero, which I reviewed previously. I found it to be a touching, beautiful, sweeping story; and, like Confessions, it is very long—581 pages in the print version. I commend you for your heroic ... more >
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Sugar and Snails by Sarah Tsiang and Sonja Wimmer My Review A novel twist to a classic rhyme. Who says that little girls are made of “sugar and spice and everything nice?” Or that boys are made of “frogs and snails and puppy dog tails?” What if girls were made ... more >
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-Rome / family relationships / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Private-investigatorComments Off on REVIEW: Pandora’s Boy by Lindsey Davis
A suspicious death and subsequent murder send Flavia Albia down a twisted path to expose corruption and betrayal in Lindsey Davis’s next historical mystery. First century Rome is not the quiet, orderly city that it pretends to be and in this environment, a very clever private informer can thrive. Flavia ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Rome / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / Private-investigatorComments Off on REVIEW: The Third Nero by Lindsey Davis
In 90 A.D., following the Saturninus revolt in Germany, the Emperor Domitian has become more paranoid about traitors and dissenters around him. This leads to several senators and even provincial governors facing charges and being executed for supposed crimes of conspiracy and insulting the emperor. Wanting to root out all ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsancient-Rome / family relationships / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / historical mystery / murder-investigation / Private-investigatorComments Off on REVIEW: Deadly Election: A Flavia Albia Novel by Lindsey Davis
In the first century A.D., during Domitian’s reign, Flavia Albia is ready for a short break from her family. So despite the oppressive July heat, she returns to Rome, leaving them at their place on the coast. Albia, daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, the famed private informer (now retired), has ... more >
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