A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving - 30 day book challenge
A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving - Day 10 of 30 day book challenge
I was a bit sceptical when I started to read it because the target age seems to be 10 - 12 year olds, but once I'd got past the basic language that was used, it was a really good read. The book is so historically accurate for ancient Turkey and the story had an imaginative plot line. The main character, Alexis, has a power that if a statue has gold painted on, he can bring them to life. This may sound like some childish story with someone who has too much time on their hands but once you read the book it's so much more than that. I'd say a bit more about the plot but if I do I'll just give the whole book away, including spoilers.
Ok so today's post has a very long title! This is a difficult post for me because I can usually tell if I'm going to love a book or not from just a few chapters in. I have a small obsession with ancient history (ancient Rome, ancient Greece, ancient Egypt etc...) to the extent where I took it as a subject for my A levels. Knowing this, my dad recommended a book to me called 'The mausoleum murders' which is the 4th book in a series by Katherine Roberts called 'The seven wonders of the world'. I've not read the first 3 in the series (oops) but the fourth one impressed me.
I was a bit sceptical when I started to read it because the target age seems to be 10 - 12 year olds, but once I'd got past the basic language that was used, it was a really good read. The book is so historically accurate for ancient Turkey and the story had an imaginative plot line. The main character, Alexis, has a power that if a statue has gold painted on, he can bring them to life. This may sound like some childish story with someone who has too much time on their hands but once you read the book it's so much more than that. I'd say a bit more about the plot but if I do I'll just give the whole book away, including spoilers.
I think once I'd given the book a chance, it really surprised me in the way it turned out to be so much more than a knock off of Percy Jackson. If you're a fan of the Percy Jackson series, I'd definitely recommend reading this book, if not the whole series.
After reading the 4th book, I'm doing things properly now and am reading the first one in the series which is about ancient Egypt.
Have you got a book you didn't think you would love but now do? Let me know!
I told you so :-) I like the way you give credit to your Dad, nice :-) Excellent keep up...
ReplyDeleteI also loved this book when I read it at the age of 39, I suppose I found my inner 12 year old :-) Such a lovely read and it was great to learn how the Midas touch and the Gordian knot came about to our everyday language which originates from this era. Fancy having dried fish for lunch like them ? :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's clear she's done her historical research, that's for sure! There are some touches of today's society embedded in the book which was interesting too!
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