Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday

WOW is hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine

Book: Cleopatra's Moon
Author: Vicky Alvear Shecter
Release: August 1st, 2011
"The Luxe" meets the ancient world in the extraordinary story of Cleopatra's daughter.

Selene has grown up in a palace on the Nile with her parents, Cleopatra and Mark Antony—the most brilliant, powerful rulers on earth. But the jealous Roman Emperor Octavianus wants Egypt for himself, and when war finally comes, Selene faces the loss of all she's ever loved. Forced to build a new life in Octavianus's household in Rome, she finds herself torn between two young men and two possible destinies—until she reaches out to claim her own.

This stunning novel brings to life the personalities and passions of one of the greatest dramas in history, and offers a wonderful new heroine in Selene.

I'm a sucker when it comes to Egyptian culture, so I'm really looking forward to this one. =)

What are you waiting on this week? 


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18 comments:

  1. This sounds like it could be amazing and I've never heard of it before! Thanks, Great Pick!

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  2. Nice pick! There's two other books about Selene that I know about and read.

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  3. This sounds really interesting. What caught my eye is "The Luxe" meets the ancient world of Cleopatra! Wonder what Stephanie Dray thinks of this book. I'm reading Lily of the Nile right now. It's pretty good but heavy in history. I'm writing this one down! Thanks for sharing :)

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  4. This sounds really really good. I shall add it to my TBR pile!

    My WoW

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  5. I love Egyptian culture as well so this is definitely on the top of my TBR list. Great pick!

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  6. I haven't read about Ancient Egypt stories since high school. I love the description of this one, and I think I'd want to read it too.

    Great pick.

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  7. Egyptian culture meets The Luxe? That sounds like a lot of fun. I'll definitely be adding this to my TBR list. Thanks for sharing this one!

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  8. This sounds intriguing! Great pick! My WoW is at Coffee Table Press

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  9. Love the sound of this one - anything historical fiction is fine by me these days. Great pick, Lea! :)

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  10. Stephanie Dray thinks that Vicky Alvear Shecter is a lovely woman and talented writer and that the more people writing and reading about Cleopatra Selene, the better! ;)

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  11. I love reading about Egypt. I am reading Nefertiti right now and loving it. I'm curious to see how a YA story turns out, I'm adding it to my list.

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  12. I'm really looking forward to this one too! I hope it's as good as Michelle Moran's book, Cleopatra's Daughter. It seems like Selene is the new "it" girl! I love reading about ancient Egypt. Great pick!

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  13. I love everything about Cleopatra, I just added it quickly to my long list.

    My WOW

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  14. How fun! I love learning about Cleopatra.

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  15. Wow. Super cool pick!

    Here is what I was wishing for Wednesday

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  16. OMG I'm freaking out - I absolutely love Egyptian culture!! Awesome pick this week, thanks for bringing it to my attention!

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  17. This looks really good and I LOVE the cover! Awesome pick!

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  18. Perfect choice! I think this is the first time I see this book being featured around, so thank you so much for putting it under my radar. I absolutely love the cover. That lady sure looks gorgeous!

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