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Story Review – The Odyssey

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This “book review” is rather different, since The Odyssey has been published in so many different forms — and wasn’t, originally, a book. Rather than reviewing this as a book, with where to buy it, genres, about the author, etc., I’m reviewing my experience of reading it.

As a review, though, it needs a star rating. I’m giving it ★★★☆☆. It was perfectly adequate, but it wasn’t for me.

For those interested, I read the version translated by Emily Wilson, the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman.

Review – The Warrior’s Bride Prize

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The Warrior’s Bride Prize

by Jenni Fletcher

The Warrior's Bride PrizeGenres: Romance, Historical Romance, Roman, Ancient World
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Pages: 288
Purchase from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | WHSmith
My Rating: ★★★★★

Daughter of a slave…

…wedded to the warrior!

Livia Valeria is furious when she’s ruthlessly gambled away by her intended bridegroom. Luckily, it’s tall, muscled and darkly handsome Roman centurion Marius Varro who wins her as his bride! She must hide her Caledonian roots, but when Marius faces a barbarian rebellion at Hadrian’s Wall, Livia must make a choice: her heritage or the husband she’s falling for…