So here's the thing, I can't think of any books that I especially remember a lot of people excessively hating that I really liked. I just looked in goodreads under my favorites and looked at lowest average ratings-- but even then the average ratings aren't all that low. Oh well.
Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman
I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of fun elements, twisting together in a fantasy-historical fiction mix of Alexander the Great as a teenager. It was one of my favorites for a long time, I even worked with Herman's publishing team to do blog tours to publicize the last few books!
However, its average rating on goodreads is 3.65, which, while still fairly high, is lower than most of my favorited books on the site.
Synopsis:
Imagine a time when the gods turn a blind eye to the agony of men, when the last of the hellions roam the plains and evil stirs beyond the edges of the map. A time when cities burn, and in their ashes, empires rise.
Alexander, Macedonia’s sixteen-year-old heir, is on the brink of discovering his fated role in conquering the known world but finds himself drawn to a newcomer…
Katerina must navigate the dark secrets of court life while hiding her own mission: kill the Queen. But she doesn’t account for her first love…
Jacob will go to unthinkable lengths to win Katerina, even if it means having to compete for her heart with Hephaestion, a murderer sheltered by the prince.
And far across the sea, Zofia, a Persian princess and Alexander’s unmet betrothed, wants to alter her destiny by seeking the famed and deadly Spirit Eaters.
Weaving fantasy with the shocking details of real history, New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings Eleanor Herman reimagines the greatest emperor the world has ever known, Alexander the Great, in the first book of the Blood of Gods and Royals series.
I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of fun elements, twisting together in a fantasy-historical fiction mix of Alexander the Great as a teenager. It was one of my favorites for a long time, I even worked with Herman's publishing team to do blog tours to publicize the last few books!
However, its average rating on goodreads is 3.65, which, while still fairly high, is lower than most of my favorited books on the site.
Synopsis:
Imagine a time when the gods turn a blind eye to the agony of men, when the last of the hellions roam the plains and evil stirs beyond the edges of the map. A time when cities burn, and in their ashes, empires rise.
Alexander, Macedonia’s sixteen-year-old heir, is on the brink of discovering his fated role in conquering the known world but finds himself drawn to a newcomer…
Katerina must navigate the dark secrets of court life while hiding her own mission: kill the Queen. But she doesn’t account for her first love…
Jacob will go to unthinkable lengths to win Katerina, even if it means having to compete for her heart with Hephaestion, a murderer sheltered by the prince.
And far across the sea, Zofia, a Persian princess and Alexander’s unmet betrothed, wants to alter her destiny by seeking the famed and deadly Spirit Eaters.
Weaving fantasy with the shocking details of real history, New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings Eleanor Herman reimagines the greatest emperor the world has ever known, Alexander the Great, in the first book of the Blood of Gods and Royals series.
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