Cleopatry+VII+(TH)

The Royal Diaries Cleopatra vii- By Kristiana Gregory  Review by: Taylor H  The exposition of my novel is from 57-55 B.C. The main character is Cleopatra, Princess of Alexandria, Egypt. Some other characters are Puzo and Neva, although they do not talk much. Adding to that list is King Ptolemy, Olympus, Theophilus, (briefly Tryphaena and Berenice), Cicero, and Marc Antony. While I could continue on and on with characters, I have narrowed it down to a bunch that are mentioned frequently throughout the story. All the characters I mentioned are either in Rome or Herculaneum. However, Berenice, Tryphaena, Olympus and Theophilus remain in Egypt for the whole story. The conflict revolved mainly around the same thing; the throne of Egypt. Basically, Tryphaena and Berenice had their turn at the throne while the King was gone, and the King and Cleopatra tried to renew his role as king, but also secretly, the princess Cleopatra was trying to be queen.

I recommend this book because it is very fun to read because it is so detailed. There is a mixture of suspense, romance, bittersweet moments, sad moments and happy ones. It also gives an insight to what life might have been like in Cleopatra’s time.

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