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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was so hyped to read this book when I saw it was available on my book app as I've read other series by Conn Iggulden and very heavily enjoyed those. The blurb and the time setting just sounded like a winning concept for me but sadly I was disappointed with the story. I couldn't for the life of me care anything about the characters or plot and most of the time I was bored and just wanted it to end. But I keept reading in hopes for me to finally start enjoying it but it never happened. Probebly had to high of expectations
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another fantastic historical novel from Iggulden. This time we are in Athens, as the Greeks prepare for a huge invasion from Persia. Covering the battles of Marathon and Thermopylae, as well as battles at sea, as usual Iggulden focuses on individuals, telling personal stories in the midst of the action. Loved seeing a slice of Athenian life in the workings of the ancient democracy.
Conn Iggulden is my favourite historical fiction author and its been far too long since I returned to one of his stories.
This book was amazing (in the main).
As with every novel CI writes, we get incredible battles with beautifully detailed tactical decisions.
This story really shines with the character depth and this was my favourite part of the book. By using PoV from both sides, it really did allow for a full immersion into the fantastic story.
There was a bit in the middle that dragged, and it was frustrating to see how quickly forgiveness was given to betrayal. I am not an ancient Greek (shocker, I know) but not sure my City would mean I could forgive that level of deceit and corruption.
This was a great book. Onto to the second one
This book was amazing (in the main).
As with every novel CI writes, we get incredible battles with beautifully detailed tactical decisions.
This story really shines with the character depth and this was my favourite part of the book. By using PoV from both sides, it really did allow for a full immersion into the fantastic story.
There was a bit in the middle that dragged, and it was frustrating to see how quickly forgiveness was given to betrayal. I am not an ancient Greek (shocker, I know) but not sure my City would mean I could forgive that level of deceit and corruption.
This was a great book. Onto to the second one
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not actively bad. Well written. Just not good. You don’t get to know a character or two and follow them and their personality. You just bounce around some surface-level characters’ experiences of war. History and Athenian politics was really interesting. Just not as compelling as, for example, Dissolution or Pompeii.
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No