Review: Strongly written, well researched, fascinating heroine!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2012
I won this book on Librarything in exchange for an honest review.There are a lot of wonderful things about this book. It introduces us to a fascinating world that I only had minimal knowledge about-- ancient Athens and the intricate politics and culture of both the elevated classes and the slaves that work for them. Hestia, in particular, is a terrific character- strong and yet vulnerable at the same time. The whole system of the Hetaera and the discussion of what true freedom is with the interplay of overall philosophy were very well done and interesting.I will reveal some mild spoilers now, so beware! I can't tell if this book is going to have a sequel or not. Everything is wrapped up nicely except the less compelling story of the romance, which I don't care as much about because let's face it, her love interest is not half as interesting as she is. But I will be less compelled to find out if they ultimately get together unless a whole new story is developed in the meantime.That said, I was impressed by this effort by the author, and I will definitely be keeping Suzanne Tyrpak on my radar!