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This is the stunning conclusion in Eleanor Herman's epic tale of the balance of fate and free will. I loved this series and in particular I loved this book the most! Eleanor Herman does a fantastic job of blending fiction and facts with a sprinkling of fantasy. Not only does she make you feel for all he characters but you can actually see her version as being the true reality of how things might have been.  This last novel focuses on our gang of heroes' final battle against the spirit eaters. All questions are answered and you will honestly be turning the pages to see how things will end and more importantly where she will end the story of Alexander. I will truly miss this world and wish there was more to read. I will definitely be revisiting this world in the future and can see myself loving the books just a little more with each re-read. This is series was everything I could have wanted in an Alexander the Great retelling and more. I highly recommend it and w...

Reign of Serpents has quite possibly been my least favourite in the series so far. It was incredibly slow moving and definitely not enough of Hephaestion for my liking but not a bad book. We are introduced to a couple of new characters this book and I have to admit I really enjoy the character of Pythia and would love to see a set of novels following her as she seems like an interesting character. I really enjoyed seeing how the prophecy from book 2 would play out and I have to admit some things I saw coming and others were a fun twist I did not see coming. Nothing is really resolved in this novel but I did enjoy how this book ended as it wasn't as big a cliffhanger as the last one. Will the last and final book answer all the questions? Will Heph and Alex finally realise their love for one another? Will Kat and Jacob reunite? Will Cynane finally get the recognition she deserves? Will Zofia finally get her happy every after? Who knows? I can't wait to pick up the ...

You can read my review for book one here . Book two finds our group of heroes/Gods right where we left them. Pretty boy Hephastion has been cast aside by Alexander and sent off with Katerina on a dangerous mission to Egypt.  Alexander struggles with becoming the leader he wants to be and the leader his country needs.  Jacob trying to forget Katerina is hell bent on being the best Assyrian lord he can be trying to help his brothers get rid of the blood magics. Cynane being held captive and tortured by the Assyrian lords must find a way to stay alive and escape and poor Princess Zofia trying to find a way to escape Ochus to get to the spirit eaters so that she can change her fate. Will she ever get away. Will they discover the legendary Pegasus? Who knows. I do because I read the book and so should you! Eleanor Herman does a wonderful job of describing the landscape that you feel like you are right there on the Nile with Heph and Katarina.  Poor Heph const...

WARNING: Contains some spoilers! Emily is very shy and reserved. She has a hard time talking to people and prefers to keep to herself and stay home then to go out and party. She then meets Sloane. A wild child who loves to party and loves to be the centre of attention. She's the best friend Emily could have asked for and right before they are about the have the most epic of summers, Sloane up and disappears and leaves Emily all alone with nothing to do all summer. This is where the novel begins. A couple of weeks after Sloane disappears and Emily is officially bored out of her brain, a letter arrives. A list of things to do before the summer is over. A list from Sloane herself. Emily is set on completing the list as she thinks it will lead to Sloane's whereabouts. Some of the things on the list sound easy enough: 'go apple picking', 'break something',  'dance til dawn' - no problem! But 'steal something' - maybe. 'Kiss a stranger',...

I'd been looking forward to reading this book as I am a HUGE fan of the Harry Potter series! I know this book is nothing like the Harry Potter series but I love the way J. K. Rowling writes. The was she weaves in twists and turns in her stories and the amount of planning and dedication she puts in. I still cannot fathom how she managed to put together the Harry Potter series. How she managed to plant pieces and hints in the story in the first few novels that came into fruition towards the end of the series still has my mind boggled. The Casual Vacancy opens with Barry Fairbrother's sudden death, a beloved parish Councillor and the effects that his death has on the families in the council and his friends in the small town of Pagford. The story then goes on to the conflict between the families in the small town vying for the seat his death opened up. I admit that when I first started reading this I found it somewhat boring and hard to keep all the characters straight and n...