In the Shadow of the Bull

Rating: 3.5

An enjoyable historical mystery set in Ancient Crete with a young female protagonist.

There is a lot going on with the historical element of this book, which kind of overshadows the mystery side, despite it being the selling point. It had good world-building, from a point of view of how the Ancient Cretans would see others arriving to their homeland. The bull-leaping was also interesting to read, a high risk high status role in the community.

The writing was easy to read, maybe even a little too simple at times. It was paced well with short chapters.

Looking forward to reading the sequel.