Queens of Themiscyra

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Queens of Themiscyra (Hardcover, 2022, Medusa Publishing)

Hardcover, 424 pages

Published May 1, 2022 by Medusa Publishing.

ISBN:
9781915346070

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3 stars (1 review)

2 editions

The least favorite of the trilogy

3 stars

I have been sitting on this review for almost a week trying to decide where to rate this last book in the trilogy. I loved the first two books in the series with the first being my favorite, but the third book - not so much.

I was never a fan of Theseus in Greek Mythology. I always found him to be arrogant and self-centered. He always seemed to think he was better than everyone else and boasted about his heroic deeds. Despite his bravery and skills as a warrior, I couldn't get past his egotistical nature.

I also found his treatment of women to be reprehensible. He abandoned Ariadne and Phaedra, two women who loved and supported him, without a second thought. His abduction of Hippolyte and his treatment of her as a trophy rather than an equal also left a sour taste in my mouth.

This was the …