This didn’t work for me. I can’t decide whether I’ve read too much Greek history lately to buy the alt-history, or if my current reading made it suffer by comparison, or if it’s off the standard of the other books of hers I read. Main complaint: it’s modern times playing dress up. I do remember that bugging me in Boukos, but it feels more conspicuous here. There are ways to do alt-history and even comment on social issues in 2020 without just throwing a tunic on a contemporary book. I didn’t feel immersed in the world, and unfortunately, the influences were distracting. I wanted to like it but it just didn’t click.
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