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A review by edensreadingcorner
Queen Among the Dead by Lesley Livingston
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.
I’d like to thank Netgalley for an ARC of this book.
I dnf’d about a third of the way into this book because this book is essentially a reverse colonialism fantasy where Ireland was colonized by Egypt. Going in I knew it was Celtic based which was what I was expecting and as you read you learn about how Neve’s ancestors « conquered » (read: colonized) this land/country. First warning sign that the colonizers were Egyptian was a mention of gods with animal heads. Second was when it said her ancestor that came and colonized the land was from Kemet. I tried to push a bit further but the more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I was so I had to drop it.
I dnf’d about a third of the way into this book because this book is essentially a reverse colonialism fantasy where Ireland was colonized by Egypt. Going in I knew it was Celtic based which was what I was expecting and as you read you learn about how Neve’s ancestors « conquered » (read: colonized) this land/country. First warning sign that the colonizers were Egyptian was a mention of gods with animal heads. Second was when it said her ancestor that came and colonized the land was from Kemet. I tried to push a bit further but the more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I was so I had to drop it.