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Ebook About Book Two of The She-King seriesThe son of the god must take her rightful place on Egypt's throne.Hatshepsut longs for power, but she is constrained by her commitment to maat – the sacred order of righteousness, the way things must be. Her mother claims Hatshepsut is destined for Egypt's throne – not as the king's chief wife, but as the king herself, despite her female body. But a woman on the throne defies maat, and even Hatshepsut is not so bold as to risk the safety of the Two Lands for her own ends.As God's Wife of Amun, she believes she has found the perfect balance of power and maat, and has reconciled herself to contentment with her station. But even that peace is threatened when the powerful men of Egypt plot to replace her. They see her as nothing but a young woman, easily used for their own ends and discarded. But she is the son of the god Amun, and neither her strength nor her will can be so easily discounted. As the machinations of politics drive her into the hands of enemies and the arms of lovers, onto the battlefield and into the childbed, she comes face to face with maat itself – and must decide at last whether to surrender her birthright to a man, or to take up the crook and flail of the Pharaoh, and claim for herself the throne of the king.Libbie Hawker's saga of the Thutmoside dynasty continues with The Crook and Flail, the anticipated sequel to The Sekhmet Bed.This edition contains a sample chapter of The Book of Coming Forth by Day, Libbie Hawker's new ancient Egyptian series.Book The Crook and Flail: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (The She-King Book 2) Review :
Hatshepsut is 13 years old, the only living child of Pharaoh Thutmose and his consort the regent and God's Wife, Ahmose. Although she is young, it is time for her to assume her throne...but the rest of Egypt is resistant to a female child becoming Pharaoh despite what Ahmose insists about Hatshepsut having 9 kas, 8 male and 1 female. So to keep ma'at, Hatshepsut agrees to marry Thutmose II, the son of Thutmose and his concubine, Mutnofret (her half brother). But Hatshepsut is unhappy, and there's trouble a brewin' in Waset.A thing I've been harping on lately is what makes a story, be in movie, TV show, comic or book, effective. To quote from my recent review from "Company of Liars":"Lately, I keep talking about what makes successful stories. Hint: it's not a particular character or storyline or setting. It's much, much simpler than that: it's an author who brings to life a character with hopes, dreams, strengths and weaknesses and sets him or her loose in a well realized world. Such simple words, but really when you break down some of the most successful, engaging stories at least I've come across, the reasons they are so good can be boiled in that one sentence. And stories that fail do so because they break that rule: the characters are half realized, the setting is weak, the plot dictates the story to the extent that characters have to break their own morality and rules in order to make the plot work.""The Crook and Flail" is an example of what could have been a good story that is marred by wafer-thin characters, overly simplistic storylines, and a lack of atmosphere.On one hand, "The Crook and Flail" improves on the setting and writing, spending several passages in the early portions of the novel creating the palace and setting the mood. However, the rest of the novel feels like a merry-go-round on steroids - flying round and round with little attention to anything outside the scant few characters who are absolutely necessary for the next plot element.The whole thing feels incredibly manufactured. Characters don't behave in ways that feel genuine to their personality; on the whole, no one has personality because there's not enough time to gain personality beyond the couple of words and phrases. Who is Hatshepsut? Who is Senenmut? Who is Iset and Thutmose and Ankkhor and Ahmose? I don't really know - Hatshepsut is brash, Senenmut is nuts for Hatshepsut (even when he is 24 and she is 13 - here we go again with the romanticizing the grooming of an underage woman!), Thutmose II is spoiled, Iset likes to sing, Ankkhor is a bad man...but that's merely an adjective, that's not a descriptor of a person. What does Hatshepsut want in life? (Well beyond the lovers she takes or the general desire for ma'at.) What does Senenmut? I don't feel connected to any of those names; the characters could have been called Jane, Michael, Mary and Stanley for all the connection they had.So instead of an author creating these vivid characters and setting them loose in this beautiful world, the story ends up being things just happen in the book and the various ways the author plugs the holes. The Head Priest doesn't like Hatshepsut? Oh don't worry, the priestesses like her, so she's safe. Ankkhor is planning something nasty? Oh don't worry, Hatshpesut and her guard can storm his home and keep him in line for a few years. Hatshepsut is pregnant with someone else's baby? Oh don't worry, Hatshepsut can skip to Thutmose II and convince him and his harem (a fact that STILL confounds me) that she slept with him, even though she didn't.This sort of thing happens every time there's a plot thread dropped - as soon as we learn about it, it's neatly tied up. Hatshepsut likes Iset - no biggie, Iset will become Hatshepsut's fanbearer and no one will be the wiser that the two are doing the dirty on the side. What? Where are the stakes? If a plot thread will be wrapped up in green paper and cinched with a gold bow within a page of it appearing, why would a reader care what happens? We know Hatshepsut's position is safe because the priestesses told us. Hatshepsut freaking out seems pointless and over the top. There's no drama in Hatshepsut taking a lover because apparently, fanbearers regularly pleasure their mistresses and no one cares.This is what made this book a disappointment to read and a chore. It didn't matter what new event happened next; the names (because calling these people characters is a stretch) would find whatever Plot Hole Tape they needed to patch the problem, and we are off to the next problem lickety-split. There's not enough time to build excitement or tension or intrigue; we have plots to drop in.Which is another key point: the length. This book is about 277 pages, which feels both too long and too short. Given what the author tried to cover, this could have easily been doubled. And yet, when I was reading it, I was constantly thinking, "Are we there yet?"Oddly enough, although this is the sequel, I think this book is not as good as "The Sekhmet Bed" for the key fact that we got to know Ahmose pretty thoroughly and understood her feelings. I felt more connection to Ahmose and her story than I ever did to Hatshepsut and her story. I was intrigued to know what would happen next to Ahmose; I never felt that way to Hatshepsut.For that reason, I am going to part ways with this particular series, even though there is a third and fourth book detailing Hatshepsut's life. I sincerely hate to do this to an indie author; I have absolutely no ill will to Libby Hawker at all and hope she is successful and continues to write more books (people who keep buying Laurell K Hamilton: redirect your funds to Libby Hawker!). Perhaps people will read my review and go, "Crystal, you are a mean harpy; stfu and just enjoy something". Fine; that's why I will leave this series alone. I tried two of the four books and didn't care for them; I'll find something else to enjoy, as life is too short to waste it on books you are not enjoying. I would be interested in checking out Hawker's later books, to see if some of the problems I had were remedied or not; my one regret is that I didn't like this more than I did as I sincerely wanted to. The Crook and Flail continues the story from The Sekhmet Bed , this time focusing on Hatshepsut as the main character. The culture, religion, and geographical aspects described are so amazingly rich in detail. Even better, a good majority seems to be historically accurate, to an extent (there is a glossary at the end describing the research and comparisons to true ancient Egypt).The book follows Hatshepsut through childhood and her position of Great Royal Wife to her annoying and spoiled half-brother, Thutmose II (the only remaining son of her power-hungry aunt, Mutnofret). Hatshepsut is a bit impulsive herself, making many of the same choices as her mother Ahmose did at her age, but she quickly matures into her role as leader in her husbands frequent absences. All the while, Hatshepsut is torn between keeping peace in Egypt as Great Royal Wife and keeping peace with the Gods by becoming Pharaoh. This inner conflict is even more difficult through the daunting time of puberty, particularly for Hatshepsut who has a female body but mostly male spirit. She struggles with body image, sexuality, and familial relations. There's a good bit of drama and excitement among the sex and betrayal, so it makes for a quick and fun read. Can't wait to read the next in series. 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