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challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall I really enjoyed this book. Enjoyed the characters, even when they made me want to scream and throw the book, and I enjoyed that it was the main characters’ actions that drove the majority of Babylonia.
I won’t lie, I did think that this book would spend most of its time with Semiramis as Queen of Assyria and Babylon, instead it is about the lead up to her becoming queen. Even still, I highly recommend this retelling for someone looking for a book focusing on lesser known myths.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, War
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Deportation