Reviews

Queens of Themiscyra by Hannah Lynn

amachonis's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

maabark's review

5.0

Overall I thought the story was captivating and it kept me wanting to read more every time I had to put it down. I would highly recommend reading this book and even though it is part of a series, you don't have to read the next to continue the story. I like that because each story focuses on a particular person / group.


***Spoilers ahead***


I thought this story about prominent Amazon women was interesting. I loved following along with Hippolyte's story and then changing to the view point of Penthesilea after the tragic death of Hippolyte. I was also nice to bring in the battle of Troy and how the Amazonian women helped and fought valiantly.

applejuice2401's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

4.0

georgiaxwhitehead's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ladyareads's review

4.0

I love retellings of all sorts. To me retellings are how we continue to keep the myths alive and relevant. This is a wonderful retelling of the Amazon women in Greek mythology. As someone that hasn’t revisited many Greek myths since childhood I enjoyed this version. 

mellimeldisiel's review

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An intimate retelling of life from the Amazons' point of view, of Queen Hippolyte's fascination with and abduction by Theseus, and the slow crumble of the Queendom from that point onward. Not my favourite retelling, but beautiful emphasis was placed on the romantic relationship between Cletes and Penthesilea, providing yet another facet of history that is so often overlooked. Heartfelt and poignant, this was a novel full of soul. 

bookishbehaviours's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

nm_'s review

3.0

It was okay, but I had high expectations and was kinda disappointed. I really liked Athena's Child and A Spartan's Sorrow but this wasn't as good imo. I have to say that it also didn't help that I read a translated version and that translation was terrible and had very basic mistakes and spelling errors. Which is obviously not the author's fault, so maybe I'll try rereading it in English. It's not a bad book by any means, just not great. I think it starts off strong and then does not fully deliver. Still an engaging story that keeps you there until the end though.

unknowntropicalbird's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

hannahcowbs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25