Interesting enough premise but awkward writing -- a bit stuffy and bloated. While I was reading, I was engaged enough but every time I put it down, I couldn't find the motivation to pick it back up. Might give it a try again, someday.
Very poor, I kept on reading it as I expected with all the number of excellent reviews it received it was bound to get better - it didn't. Indeed, it got more and more ridiculous. I should have been warned when one of the reviews called Theodora as 'a wise-cracking tart with a heart'. Actually the m...
I must say that I learned alot about Theodora in this book. This is the first piece of fiction or nonfiction I have ever read on her and you could tell the book was well researched. The only reason the book didn't receive 4 stars from me is that "f-bombs" were dropped gratuituous manner (I have a di...
2.5 starsTheodora: Actress, Empress, Whore was kindly provided to me by Netgalley for Penguin Group USA.Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore tells the story of Theodora, before and after she became one of the most powerful women in the Byzantine Empire’s history. The novel touches briefly on her adoles...
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