{Review} Cleopatra Ascending by Maureen Lipinski

Series: Shadow's Edge #2

Publication Date: January 8^th, 2013

Publisher: Flux

ISBN-13: 9780738731933

Synopsis

Reah is the normal one of the family, well as normal as she can be by being the sister of a witch, a shaman and a muse. Even if she knows she is the reincarnation of Cleopatra she has no extraordinary powers or abilities like her sisters.

That is until her sixteen birthdate strange dreams from her past life and danger comes knocking on her door. Now she must learn to trust Declan and the Secret Order of Antony and a way for them to work together so the Octavians can’t get access to Reah’s and Cleopatra’s powers.

Review

When I requested this book I didn’t know it was the second in the series, actually author Maureen Lipinski did a great job not making me feel left out of the story, there was a part where I suddenly knew this wasn’t the first part of the series, but it didn’t spoil the surprises that this book has installed.

Reah got on my nerves at times, I had to close the book and just do something else to blow some of the steam off because I couldn’t really justify the things she did even if at some point I could understand them.

I liked Lipinski’s way of describing the story and bringing it to life, even if there where points where I felt that some of the characters needed to be further developed.

The problem that I had with this story was the only thing that didn’t let me get lost in it, this book is telling us about Cleopatra’s reincarnation and about her past; those are some big shoes to fill. Sadly this story didn’t come to fulfill all the expectations I had from this story, mainly I think it’s because when I was growing up I liked to read mythology, fairy tales and great historical figures even if it was just a story or two about their lives.

This is way even if I can recognize Lipinski’s strong points in this story I can’t give this story more than the following.

Rating: