I have Chime on hold at my library, too! And I can pick it up next week, but I can't pick it up until I finish my last paper, and I don't want to write my paper!
I do have a book to semi-recommend, however: Daughter of the Nile, by Stephanie Dray.
What it's about: Cleopatra Selene, the daughter of the famous Cleopatra, living as a hostage-cum-ward of Augustus, and trying to square her love of country and personal devotion to Isis with the harsh reality of Roman domination.
Why You Might Like It: I think the classical setting, palace intrigue, and main character with a special relationship to her divinity would appeal to fans of Queen's Thief. But since we also appreciate the hard decisions that monarchs have to make, the fact that Selene has to compromise, is not free to do what she really wants, and is basically constrained by a lot of social and political and power-relations, might also be interesting.
Why You Might Not Like It: it isn't a hugely strong book, and Selene is not a hugely compelling character. Good guys and bad guys are drawn a little black-and-white (although the nasty horrid Romans are in no way bad *Romans*.) Definitely a light, get-from-the-library-to-while-away-a-Summer-afternoon book.
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Date: 5/8/11 12:10 am (UTC)I do have a book to semi-recommend, however: Daughter of the Nile, by Stephanie Dray.
What it's about: Cleopatra Selene, the daughter of the famous Cleopatra, living as a hostage-cum-ward of Augustus, and trying to square her love of country and personal devotion to Isis with the harsh reality of Roman domination.
Why You Might Like It: I think the classical setting, palace intrigue, and main character with a special relationship to her divinity would appeal to fans of Queen's Thief. But since we also appreciate the hard decisions that monarchs have to make, the fact that Selene has to compromise, is not free to do what she really wants, and is basically constrained by a lot of social and political and power-relations, might also be interesting.
Why You Might Not Like It: it isn't a hugely strong book, and Selene is not a hugely compelling character. Good guys and bad guys are drawn a little black-and-white (although the nasty horrid Romans are in no way bad *Romans*.) Definitely a light, get-from-the-library-to-while-away-a-Summer-afternoon book.