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Sep 04, 2011

Gabrielle Carolina rated it:

I was given the amazing gift of reading a pre-release copy of this book. In fact I read the manuscript off my computer and got to make suggestions to the author! Yes! I nearly died!

If you read my blog, or follow me here on Goodreads, you will know I adored the first book in this series. How? Because I suggested it to all of you. Why? Because it was incredible.

Since then the author and I have grown close and when she offered me the chance to read book two *super* early I cou More...

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Oct 17, 2011

L (Sniffly Kitty) rated it:

Release date has been announced ^.^

I love the cover of this book, very powerful.

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Oct 16, 2011

piratesswoop rated it:

Excellent sequel to an excellent first book!

[SPOILERS!!]

Selene is a strong character who has cunning and determination, but she is very focused on only one thing--maybe TOO focused. Despite how badly I knew Selene was to return to Egypt, I found myself wanting to scream at her for most of the novel: "Go back to Juba! Don't let that creepy old man touch you, not even for a kingdom."

I couldn't decide whether I disliked Livia or Augustus more, and I wanted Se More...

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Feb 05, 2012

Jennifer rated it:

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Oct 04, 2011

Krystal rated it:

This was easily one of the best historical books I have ever had the pleasure of picking up and reading. The author writes so vividly and fluidly, the characters will appear "alive", and the events are fascinating.

Selene is a mini-Cleopatra in many ways, she always puts Egypt first. She would do anything to aid and restore herself and twin as rulers...but how far is she willing to go?

When Selene is married off to Juba, she isn't exactly pleased, but know More...

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Oct 15, 2011

Iyana rated it:

In Song of the Nile Cleopatra Selene has to face a lot of struggles.

Even though she promised to become Augustus' Cleopatra she ends up far away Rome and the family she left there.

At first her new life as a Queen of Mauretania leaves little to be desired as Selene aspires to take her rightful place on the throne of Egypt. She is willing to do anything to regain the land that her mother once lost even if its submitting to the emperor completely.

Selene knows tha More...

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Dec 13, 2011

Nancye rated it:

This is the follow up to Lilly of the Nile. I enjoyed the story. I always enjoy reading historical fiction and then looking at the end to see how much they based on known fact and how much they added. So much more fun to learn history this way sometimes.

Kind of excited that Stephanie liked my review. So I have to add this, Stephanie, I really hope you have more books coming soon. :)

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Feb 13, 2012

Natasha rated it:

Song Of The Nile By Stephanie Dray is a breathtaking book. I absolutely love Stephanie's writing. I felt like I wasn't in my bedroom any more while I was reading but instead with Selene in Rome or Mauretania watching as her story/life unfolded before me.

Stephanie's words bought my imagination to life many times is a understatement (Not many authors can take readers from just reading a book to feeling like they are in the book experiencing it them selves. But I have to say Stephanie More...

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Jan 02, 2012

Felicia rated it:

Received for Review
Overall Rating 2.75
Character Rating 2.75
Story Rating 2.75

NOTE: This book was extremely well written and researched. I believe those more interested in this period of history (and historical fiction readers) will love Song of the Nile! I had to write this review based on my personal reading experience but wanted to point out how much I think others will like the story.

What I Loved: Stephanie Dray has a wonderful way of making you feel like you More...

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Oct 26, 2011

Patty rated it:

This is the second book in a trilogy on the life of Cleopatra's daughter, Cleopatra Selene from the very talented pen of Stephanie Dray. My review of the first book, Lily of the Nile left me enthralled and wanting more. And now more I have been given. In this part of Selene's life we find her a Queen and married to Juba, another of Augustus' hostages. They are sent back to Juba's homeland to rule on behalf of and quite beholden to Rome.

Juba and Selene are well developed chara More...

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Oct 23, 2011

Rita rated it:

Dark and beautiful. From the moment this story began, I was gripped by Selene's pain and ambition, terrified the cost of earning the title of Queen of Egypt would cost her soul.

Cleopatra has grown up at the age of 15. Married to Juba, an African king, she must prove her worth to the emperor, securing grain, building a new port and city, civilizing a "barbarous" people, promoting the emperor's agendas... But what the emperor wants most is a Cleopatra like Julius Caesar and M More...

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Oct 18, 2011

Deborah rated it:

Stephanie Dray has a talent for drawing the reader into the story as if you are there observing all that takes place. I for one would love to have seen all that took place during the Roman/Egypt conquering and then come back to this time to record all I saw and witnessed. How fantastic that would be!

Cleopatra Selene when taken captive of Augstus is a political pawn and married off to the Western land of Mauretania. With hopes of recovering her title and lands of Egypt Selene must de More...

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Oct 11, 2011

Bookaholics rated it:

Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
Historical Romance -Oct. 4th, 2011
4 stars

Song of the Nile is the sequel to Lily of the Nile. The story focuses on Selene, daughter of Cleopatra after the death of Cleopatra and the collapse of the Ptolemy dynasty in Egypt.

In Song of the Nile, we continue to follow Selene’s adventure/life. She is married off to Juba, the King of Mauritania and shipped off to North Africa as the Queen of Mauritania. Despite the change in her status, S More...

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Oct 04, 2011

Sam rated it:

Song of the Nile is part two in Stephanie Dray's historical fiction series about Selene, Cleopatra's daughter. I read part one, Lily of the Nile, recently (review) and Song of the Nile picks up the story with Selene's marriage to Juba, which leads to her becoming Queen of Mauritania. But her ultimate ambition is still to become Queen of Egypt and Selene must plot harder than ever if she is to have any chance of achieving it.

Having Lily of the Nile fresh in my mind meant that it was More...

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Sep 18, 2011

Amy rated it:

I was absolutely thrilled to receive this book in my mailbox, because the first story written by Stephanie Dray - Lily of the Nile - was absolutely fantastic. So, it is not a huge surprise that this beautiful book was just as good as the first one.

We have been following Cleopatra’s children since Cleopatra killed herself within her tomb, and Octavian took the children back with him to Rome. I won’t go through all of it with you because, readers, you HAVE to read this series for yours More...

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Sep 18, 2011

Crystal rated it:

After reading an earlier book about Cleopatra Selene, I have been fascinated by her life so when I was asked to review Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray, I was thrilled.

Song of the Nile is actually the second book in the Cleopatra's Daughter series by Stephanie Dray. The first book is Lily of the Nile, which I also have, but have not had a chance to read yet. I do want to read it, but I think Song of the Nile stands on it's own just fine. Song of the Nile picks up Cleopatra Selen More...

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Dec 24, 2011

Sasha rated it:

I LOVE Stephanie Dray. You should too. This woman can write and her books can consume my days (with four children that's saying A LOT!) and I don't want them to end. It's not just the characters and their fierce loyalty to country, faith, or one another (though Selene and Juba/Selene and Helios break my heart!) - it's that you're THERE! Right there, you feel the heat, smell the spices and the breeze off the water, feel the newly built Macedonian palace beneath your feet... It's a rousing vacatio More...

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Dec 12, 2011

Erin rated it:

This book was just as enchanting as the first book, Lily of the Nile. Selene is driven and committed to getting Egypt back, and will go to any length to get it back, including giving the Emperor a son. You can't fault her for that, I feel, is that she was following the legend of her mother, whether it was true or not.
She is married to Juba in this novel, although she dislikes him greatly for the role he played in her parent's downfall, especially her father's. She has a daughter by the More...

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Nov 27, 2011

Doreen rated it:

This one actually rates 3 and a half stars for me, but I thought I'd bump it up to 4, as it deals well with a topic that few books in recent memory have covered, in my opinion anyway. Not merely the subject of Cleopatra's daughter, fascinating as that is in itself, but also with the concept of parental legacies and to what lengths children will go in order to fulfill their parents' dreams.

When I started the book, I'd been under the impression that Cleopatra Selene, the heroine, had More...

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Oct 12, 2011

Jeannie rated it:

I could not put this book down. This story reads as part historical fiction, part fantasy with the infusion of Isis mythology and I was constantly reminded of the richness of Marion Zimmer Bradley's epic fantasies such as Mists of Avalon and Firebrand. There's more of a mystical element in this one than in Lily of the Nile, which I could see developing from the end of the first book. The attention to detail is amazing and I could imagine being in Mauritania and the various ports of the Roman em More...

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Oct 05, 2011

Diana rated it:

SONG OF THE NILE is an intriguing fictional story inspired by the life of Queen Cleopatra Selene. Selene was the only daughter of Mark Antony and "the" Cleopatra, the one made famous by her suicide-by-snakebite. Knowing that the Romans took over Egypt after Cleopatra's death, I never gave much thought to what became of her children. Stephanie Dray has done an outstanding job of bring this lesser known, yet fascinating queen to life.

This is actually the second book in Dra More...

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Sep 25, 2011

Liz (Consumed by Books) rated it:

Last winter, as Minnesota received roughly eighteen inches of snow over the course of twelve hours, I stayed indoors with my Snuggie and devoured Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray. So naturally, as soon as the cover and synopsis were released for Song of the Nile, I knew I’d have to pick up a copy and find out where Cleopatra Selene’s story went. While I didn’t adore every detail of Song of the Nile’s plot, it’s intricacy and quick pace kept me satisfied.

As the novel begins, S More...

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Nov 01, 2011

Stephanie rated it:

I must admit, I haven’t read the first book in this series by Stephanie Dray, yet when we were asked to review Song of the Nile by the author I immediately jumped on the opportunity because I love stories about Egypt as well as goddesses and Song of Nile promised both. I am so glad I said yes to this book and I feel as though this second book in the series really does stand by itself quite well.

It is obvious that Ms. Dray has put in countless hours of research for this historical novel More...

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Oct 21, 2011

Angelc rated it:

I love reading about Cleopatra, so I already knew a little about her daughter, Cleopatra Selene. Maybe I had too many preconceived notions to really enjoy this version of the story, plus a lot of the elements really took me out of my comfort zone. I think I would have liked the story more if it had been a YA book or historical romance. The Historical Fiction genre is often too gritty and dark for me, which was true of this book. I just didn't like reading detailed rape scenes or the main charact More...

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Oct 30, 2011

MMOGC rated it:

It's always such a joy when I come across books like Song of the Nile, books that bring together my two favorite genres which are fantasy and historical fiction. I'd looked forward to this novel ever since I finished reading its predecessor Lily of the Nile, and it did not disappoint.

Song of the Nile continues the story of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. When we last left her, she was growing up as a ward/hostage in the household of the Roman emperor August More...

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Oct 11, 2011

Liss rated it:

Following on the heels of Lily of the Nile, this was a more mature book in every sense - the writing seemed more polished and immersive, and Selene's character grew up considerably over the 6+ years the story spanned and brought the story from the personal realm of a young girl to the world stage of a queen. With little historical background on the details of this extraordinary woman's life, I came to the novel with few expectations, and was struck by the richness of the setting and the way the More...

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Oct 03, 2011

Candace rated it:

I have found that reading about Cleopatra's daughter has been fascinating! I love historical fiction because you can imagine things that really happened. Even if it's a fictional story at least pieces of it were taken from history. To me that's just astounding. And especially for this ancient history where there really isn't that much detailed history left. Though I suppose that made it possible to weave in her own elements to create the story she did.

I really have to give the aut More...

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Oct 28, 2011

MoMo's rated it:

Another beautifully written historical novel by Ms. Dray!!! The attention to detail and the research for historical accuracy is again done so well in this second installment. She takes very touchy subjects and writes them well, she writes them detailed yet writes them so it is a statement of fact rather than something crude or offending. So many emotions flow through the pages. it was hard to put down. I don't often care to give away too much plot in my reviews, bu I will say that if Egypt and h More...

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Feb 19, 2012

Terri rated it:

After reading Lily of the Nile, I couldn't pass up the chance to read Song of the Nile, and the author didn't disappoint.

At the end of Lily of the Nile, Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, knew she would have to marry the husband that Augustus has chosen for her, Juba. But she's not willing to simply take a back seat. The strength of her mother, and her people, flows through her, as does the magic of Isis. As such this daughter of the Nile can do no less than her best when it comes to faci More...

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Oct 14, 2011

Joey rated it:

This is an excellent novel, a very good continuation of the saga that began with Lily of the Nile, the first book in the series. As before, the main character is totally believable, and you can feel her emotions and motivations quite easily; it is not hard to relate to her, despite her having been an ancient queen of an alien culture, devoted to a mysterious and foreign religion. Overall I really enjoyed this book quite a lot.

If I have any criticism to offer, it would be with regard More...

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