Bookish Thursday - Hera: Kingdom of Lies by Betsy Ellor
It's time for another book review sponsored by WOW-Women on Writing ! And you have until March 15 to hop over and enter to win a copy of the book. But, as usual, a bit of the 'business' of the review... And a few fun facts... About the author... And a tiny bit more... And now for my opinion! First, I grew up with the standard knowledge of Hera. She was cold, vain, distant - in other words, a real bitch, which is why Zeus was running around with any other female in town. Of course, with Zeus, the female didn't have to be a willing participant. I wasn't really interested in or cared about Hera. However, after reading Hera: Kingdom of Lie s I have a new appreciation for Hera. And, what I felt, was a more honest view of her. For one thing, I had no idea she had a dragon as a companion. Much less, one with 100 heads and which spoke 100 languages. How handy would that come up when traveling? And for a goddess, Ellor presents her with very real 'human' problems -...
