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dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death
Minor: Incest
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Historical Fiction • Mythology
Pub Date • 14 January 2025
Thank you so much to @sourcebooks for the copy of this beautiful book.
☪︎ ִ ࣪𖤐 𐦍 ☾𖤓⛧ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔.ִ ☪︎ ִ ࣪◞ ꙳ ๋࣭ 𖤓 `
❥ This is untold tale of the rise of the only female ruler of Assyria, Semiramis.
❥ No dragons. But there are lions, a leopard, bloody battles for territory, court politics, ruthless rulers.
❥ Historical fiction, packed with legend and lore, and a bit of the old gods.
She is a force. The woman who comes from nothing and fights her way from lowborn peasant through grit, and sheer strength and determination of will. She's ambitious, power hungry and ruthless, but also somehow compassionate. She's striking and she will leave her legacy.
The writing pulls you in, it's emotionally wrecking because of the brutality of the world. Ruthless and grim, with the toll of war, on a people, both physically but more so emotionally. You'll watch the cast of characters slowly go mad with all that they have done in the name of duty and honor.
Semiramis is the standout character, although we do see some shifting POVs with her slave Ribat and her two love interests. Despite the injustice of being born a woman, she rides to battle, and she will make an indelible mark on history.
❝ 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚍𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝙸 𝚊𝚖? ❞
❝ 𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚐𝚘𝚍𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚜.❞
👑 LONG LIVE THE QUEEN 👑
TW: War, Murder, Death, Gore, and more
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, Murder, War
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism