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1literaryfairy's review against another edition
5.0
spectacular. absolutely amazing. literally cannot wait for book 4
thelandinglibrary's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoy this series - so much that I refused to put it down for a new release I received partway through that I’d been eagerly awaiting.
I have one teeny tiny gripe with this book - the mixing of Greek and Roman mythologies and the sporadic inclusion of Roman deities in place of Greek (Mars for Ares and Bacchus for Dionysus) it would have made more sense, and been more accurate, to use the equivalent Macedonian deities.
I have one teeny tiny gripe with this book - the mixing of Greek and Roman mythologies and the sporadic inclusion of Roman deities in place of Greek (Mars for Ares and Bacchus for Dionysus) it would have made more sense, and been more accurate, to use the equivalent Macedonian deities.
zenithharpink's review against another edition
4.0
This installment of the series dipped more into fantasy than others, it also wasn't as strongly tied to actual recorded events in history-but I think I enjoyed it more as a result. I felt like the book was a bit slow to start and ultimately rushed through the ending, but on the whole I enjoyed this story.
This book definitely had the feeling of being an in-between story, there was a lot of staging for future events, without a lot of actual action or character development. Honestly, I wasn't even sure of the relevance of some of the scenes that were featured in this book, but a lot of information was provided on what will clearly be future developments.
I was constantly wanting more, but not in a dissatisfied way-in a "PLEASE, PLEASE give me more" kinda way. I can't wait for the next book, but I hope all of the loose ends are tied up!
I would recommend this book any looking for a historical fiction account of Alexander the Great. I would also recommend that you start at the beginning of the series, this book would throw you into the deep end of a whirlpool on this series!
This book definitely had the feeling of being an in-between story, there was a lot of staging for future events, without a lot of actual action or character development. Honestly, I wasn't even sure of the relevance of some of the scenes that were featured in this book, but a lot of information was provided on what will clearly be future developments.
I was constantly wanting more, but not in a dissatisfied way-in a "PLEASE, PLEASE give me more" kinda way. I can't wait for the next book, but I hope all of the loose ends are tied up!
I would recommend this book any looking for a historical fiction account of Alexander the Great. I would also recommend that you start at the beginning of the series, this book would throw you into the deep end of a whirlpool on this series!
ejbenfi's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
3.75
leedigesu's review against another edition
4.0
Finally this series is really picking up. Looking forward to the 4th book.
lisaluvsliterature's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series. I was so disappointed that they didn't at least have any physical ARCs of this third book, especially when it turned out there is fourth book, that came out this year! So I gave in finally, and purchased the paperback copy so that I could try to read it before the 4th book came out, and I could read that e-galley. Well, paperback matches the first two ARCs. However, since I finished this while I was in New Orleans for ALA, I put it in the extra duffel bag I bought to help transfer all my books home on the plane. Unfortunately, that bag got caught out in the rain at the airport I guess, because when I got home and grabbed it from the luggage carousel, it was all wet, the whole bag. And so my paperback is in pretty bad shape. I'll probably buy another copy of it. I want it in halfway decent shape on my shelf.
Enough about that, more review of the actual book. As I mentioned, I love this series. You can read my reviews of the first two books here: Legacy of Kings and Empire of Dust. Now, it had been about 2 years since I'd read the 2nd one, but really, I got caught up pretty quickly with the way the author writes each chapter. Each chapter is from a different character's viewpoint, and we do get several characters to follow. But by now, you can tell who is who pretty easily. Once again the author so seamlessly wove history throughout this magical fantasy of a story that I was putting the book down every once in awhile as I was reading so that I could Google a specific historical name to find out just what they might really have been through or done. At least as far as records show. Even things that were changed were done in such a way that it didn't change the overall historical facts or knowledge in any major way. In a way we got a couple new characters' viewpoints this time, but again, the author makes sure they are written in a way you know it is a different person.
This is another series I will always highly recommend. Now to find time to fit the e-galley of book 4 in before it possibly expires! If it does, I'll just buy it next year when it comes out in paperback I guess!
Enough about that, more review of the actual book. As I mentioned, I love this series. You can read my reviews of the first two books here: Legacy of Kings and Empire of Dust. Now, it had been about 2 years since I'd read the 2nd one, but really, I got caught up pretty quickly with the way the author writes each chapter. Each chapter is from a different character's viewpoint, and we do get several characters to follow. But by now, you can tell who is who pretty easily. Once again the author so seamlessly wove history throughout this magical fantasy of a story that I was putting the book down every once in awhile as I was reading so that I could Google a specific historical name to find out just what they might really have been through or done. At least as far as records show. Even things that were changed were done in such a way that it didn't change the overall historical facts or knowledge in any major way. In a way we got a couple new characters' viewpoints this time, but again, the author makes sure they are written in a way you know it is a different person.
This is another series I will always highly recommend. Now to find time to fit the e-galley of book 4 in before it possibly expires! If it does, I'll just buy it next year when it comes out in paperback I guess!
ladykatiereads's review against another edition
4.0
I have finally read the third installment of The Blood of Gods and Royals series! Once again, I'd like to thank the lovely people over at Glasstown Entertainment for reaching out and sending me a copy and asking me to do a Q&A with Eleanor Herman herself. You can take a look at my blog tour post here to get more insight on where the story is headed in the fourth and final book: Dawn of Heroes (date TBD)
My favorite plot line in this book was, surprisingly, Cynane's. In my last review I said that she was pretty much my least favorite character, but I enjoyed reading her evil ploys this time. It was a game of survival for her living with the crazy King Amyntas, and I could overlook the fact that she was still trying to obtain the horrible magic of Smoke Blood and was committing brutal murder quite frequently. The battle to survive both for her own sake and to stick it to Olympias was a little inspiring...
You can find the rest of my review here (**there are lots of spoilers**): https://ladykatiereads.wordpress.com/2017/08/21/lets-talk-about-reign-of-serpents-by-eleanor-herman
My favorite plot line in this book was, surprisingly, Cynane's. In my last review I said that she was pretty much my least favorite character, but I enjoyed reading her evil ploys this time. It was a game of survival for her living with the crazy King Amyntas, and I could overlook the fact that she was still trying to obtain the horrible magic of Smoke Blood and was committing brutal murder quite frequently. The battle to survive both for her own sake and to stick it to Olympias was a little inspiring...
You can find the rest of my review here (**there are lots of spoilers**): https://ladykatiereads.wordpress.com/2017/08/21/lets-talk-about-reign-of-serpents-by-eleanor-herman