Melinda's review
A Murder on the Appian Way
by Steven Saylor
Melinda's review
A Murder on the Appian Way by Steven Saylor
Melinda's review
rating:
I wish we could use half-stars, as I'd really like to give this book 3.5 stars.
The murder mystery itself is interesting, but not excessively so. The same can be said for the characters. The writing is good overall, but the author is prone to very clunky info-dumps.
However, this book is a great way to get a feel for Ancient Rome. I learned a lot more about 52 B.C. than I knew before, and I enjoyed learning it. My husband purchased a couple more books in this same series and I'm sure I'll eventually read them.(Knowing what I know now, I'd probably try to read them in order, but this one is fine as a standalone book, even though it's in the middle chronologically.)
The murder mystery itself is interesting, but not excessively so. The same can be said for the characters. The writing is good overall, but the author is prone to very clunky info-dumps.
However, this book is a great way to get a feel for Ancient Rome. I learned a lot more about 52 B.C. than I knew before, and I enjoyed learning it. My husband purchased a couple more books in this same series and I'm sure I'll eventually read them.(Knowing what I know now, I'd probably try to read them in order, but this one is fine as a standalone book, even though it's in the middle chronologically.)
