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The Tiger Queens
by Stephanie Marie Thornton
I’m a sucker for historical fiction. I’m a fan of any time period, and I love wondering about the actual flesh and blood people who the book centers around. I loved the first book I read by this author, Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt, and how she brought the main character, Hatshepsut, to life. This book lived up to the expectations I had. The author weaved an epic tale of life, love, intrigue, murder, joy, sorrow, and family. Each character had their own story to tell and felt achingly human. This book left me pondering the impact of people on history.
I enjoyed the way the novel was split into four parts. I felt the author did a good job picking the women to write about. I felt as if I was seeing everything being described through that woman’s eyes. In their time, women were meant to care for their husbands and children which in the book they did but they also had lives outside of those duties. Each woman lived a difficult, harrowing life and yet they were stronger because they had each other. They lived their lives to the best of their ability with the knowledge that they’d see each other when their souls crossed over to the other side.
This book really shed light on the inner circle one of the worlds most feared and possibility misunderstood conquerors. Seeing him through the eyes of his women, really made him seem human. Each woman sacrificed something by being a part of his legacy. I really felt that the epilogue closed out the book beautifully. There was one line that stuck with me throughout the novel and even after I finished reading. In effect it said that it didn’t matter that they died. It mattered that they had lived. I found that line so striking because of its honesty. If those women hadn’t lived what would have become of Genghis Khan and his empire? If these strong, brave, loyal women had made different choices what would have become of those they loved and were loved by?
I enjoyed the way the novel was split into four parts. I felt the author did a good job picking the women to write about. I felt as if I was seeing everything being described through that woman’s eyes. In their time, women were meant to care for their husbands and children which in the book they did but they also had lives outside of those duties. Each woman lived a difficult, harrowing life and yet they were stronger because they had each other. They lived their lives to the best of their ability with the knowledge that they’d see each other when their souls crossed over to the other side.
This book really shed light on the inner circle one of the worlds most feared and possibility misunderstood conquerors. Seeing him through the eyes of his women, really made him seem human. Each woman sacrificed something by being a part of his legacy. I really felt that the epilogue closed out the book beautifully. There was one line that stuck with me throughout the novel and even after I finished reading. In effect it said that it didn’t matter that they died. It mattered that they had lived. I found that line so striking because of its honesty. If those women hadn’t lived what would have become of Genghis Khan and his empire? If these strong, brave, loyal women had made different choices what would have become of those they loved and were loved by?