Hello bookworms! It's finally September!
I haven't done a monthly wrap-up since October 2018... oops?
I haven't done a monthly wrap-up since October 2018... oops?
I decided to start doing them again or at least attempt to because I haven't been super active on my blog this summer. It's been pretty hot here in Belgium so I didn't really have the motivation to blog a lot aside from a few reviews I've posted occasionally. But anyways... here is my wrap-up!
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Othello by William Shakespeare — 4/5★
Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World by Emma Southon —1/5★ {Review}
Heroes by Stephen Fry — 4/5★
Akhenaten: The Pharaoh of the Sun-God by in60Learning — 4/5★
And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer —3.5/5★
Favorite book of the month:
When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history.
The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator, determined to attain imperium - supreme power in the state.
This is the starting-point of Robert Harris's most accomplished novel to date. Compellingly written in Tiro's voice, it takes us inside the violent, treacherous world of Roman politics, to describe how one man - clever, compassionate, devious, vulnerable - fought to reach the top.
Imperium was my first book of the month and it remained my favorite. I randomly picked it up because I wanted to read a book set in ancient Rome but ended up being so pleasantly surprised by it that I know I must read more books by Robert Harris in the future. It was a brilliant read!
What was your favorite book of August?
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