baronessekat | 2019 reading challenge: A novel based on a true story

The Blood Throne of Caria by Roy Casagranda

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Rating is more of a 3.5, leaning to a 4 so I rounded up.

Artemesia was the daughter of a ruling lord in Caria, an area that is now located in modern Turkey. In a time when women were not allowed much freedom, she earned her way to lead the lands, become Queen and warlord for the Persian armies.

This book is a novelization of her life. Much is speculation as there is not a lot of recorded information about her.

I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway and am glad that I did, as it is not something I would most likely would have picked up on my own. The pacing was good, though the dialog felt a bit sitled at times. The book could use the help of a copy editor though as I found several places where the wrong word was used or random symbols were inserted into words.

I hope Mr. Casagranda continues to write and should he do so, I would be tempted to see what he does with other moments and people in history.

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