My Review of Babylonia by Costanza Casti

Title: Babylonia

Author: Costanza Casati

Published: January 14,2025

Publisher: RB Media/Sourcebooks Landmark

Genre: Historical Fiction/Mythology/Fantasy/Fiction/

Historical/Retelling

Pages: 448 pages

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review:

Wow! 🤯 

This book blows me away! This is the first I've read by this author and I'm awestruck by the story. Semiramis is a nobody. She is an orphan that a merchant took home to use as a bargaining thing later on. Relentless mockery about her mother, who committed suicide after falling for a man who did not return her feelings and had a daughter. The father did not claim the baby. Unable to bear the shame, she committed suicide by tying rocks to her ankles and jumping into the water. The village knows about the incident, but they underestimate her, and Semiramis plots her escape.

However, the effects of the war and the king's death make her unable to escape. She gains the attention of Onnes, the king's bastard bother, who has similar backgrounds, with both of their mothers having the same fate as the others. They eventually marry, and she becomes a thorn in Ninus's side. However, when Semiramis plans an attack and wins, she saves Ninus and his opinion of her changes. He slowly falls in love with her and Semiramis starts to fall in love with him, but she is still married to Onnes. A love triangle forms and the anger and tension are in the air!

I was given the audiobook to enjoy! The narrator is perfect and her voice keeps you engaged and literally sounds like a voice that will tell you a story of mythology! An absolute AMAZING audiobook! If you listen to one audiobook this month, it should be this one! It's that good! 

Thank You RB Media and Netgalley for the opportunity to listen and review this one! It was a treat that book me back to reading mythology as a kid! I loved this one! 

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