Persians

Oh my goodness gracious. I am not even sure I am going to be adequately able to say what I would like to about this book! I want to go back and read a finished copy of this book, looking deeper into some of the areas that I felt were not quite there - almost, but not quit

I enjoyed reading about some of the figures that developed and advanced the Persian empire, but felt that there was some reaching by the author on the subject. Now, admittedly, Persia is not my area of expertise. It is one area that I have been needing to dive into further, but due to time constraints, I never did. This book is a great starting point for me.
Now, I mentioned above that I want to read through it again, and some of ya'll might be asking WHY!?
There are a few reasons. As I said, there are some areas that I want to dive into a bit further and do some of my own research on. I can't sit here and say “that is just wrong, or I am not sure that is how that happened.” Until I can research and draw my own conclusions - I am leaving the author as the undisputed expert.
Overall, I did enjoy reading through this book, and I can see a million different rabbit holes that I am wanting to dive into. Cyrus the Great is already on my hit list to dive into, and learn more on.

Decent start, and I look forward to seeing more from this author in the future.

It started well but then devolved into the same murder in the family and intrigue that plagues most books of this genre. Not worth the time I spent on it.