A review by book_banter
Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this because a student recommended it to me and their excitement over where I was heavily impacted my reading experience.
The book itself is well researched from what I can tell. It has some super fast paced moments, and then others that dragged a bit, but I’m a slow reader so I’m sure other people just sped through those. 
The battle scenes were very descriptive, and there is certainly some content warnings to be considered. 
I wish for more Hoelun (Temujin’s mother) she was the best. 
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