Book Description:
Born a goddess. Controlled by the Fates. Can Macy's love for her soul mate survive the bonds of time... and death? 17-year old Macy Lockhart is as far from normal as any one girl can be. The problem is, she doesn’t know it yet.
After a bloodstone pendant is mysteriously left on her door, Macy’s life begins to change in ways she’d never dreamed. And while she will eventually come to realize that nothing is ever what it seems, that her life is a tangled web of lies and the Fates themselves pull the strings, for now she is left with only the explanations that they offer her. Macy is led to believe that if she doesn’t return to a previous doomed life, one in which she served as Queen Cleopatra ‘s handmaiden, the fate of the entire world will be threatened in a way that would destroy history as we know it. She learns that she has lived thousands of lives, each one ending tragically…but none as tragic as this one.
After returning to ancient Egypt, she is faced with heart-wrenching decisions. Unless she interferes with Fate’s plan, the very thing she was born to protect, her soul mate will die leading Marc Antony’s forces against Rome. Can she really stand aside and watch the love of her life die all over again?
After a bloodstone pendant is mysteriously left on her door, Macy’s life begins to change in ways she’d never dreamed. And while she will eventually come to realize that nothing is ever what it seems, that her life is a tangled web of lies and the Fates themselves pull the strings, for now she is left with only the explanations that they offer her. Macy is led to believe that if she doesn’t return to a previous doomed life, one in which she served as Queen Cleopatra ‘s handmaiden, the fate of the entire world will be threatened in a way that would destroy history as we know it. She learns that she has lived thousands of lives, each one ending tragically…but none as tragic as this one.
After returning to ancient Egypt, she is faced with heart-wrenching decisions. Unless she interferes with Fate’s plan, the very thing she was born to protect, her soul mate will die leading Marc Antony’s forces against Rome. Can she really stand aside and watch the love of her life die all over again?
Book Information:
Pages: 250
Publisher: Lakehouse Press
Book Review:
The book opens with Macy Lockhart, a 17-year old teenager, getting over her ex-boyfriend, who cheated on her. She's living a pretty normal life until she receives a bloodstone necklace, and finds out that she is supposed to return to a previous life she had as Cleopatra's handmaiden. She remembers that she has actually lived thousands of lives while going back in time to ensure that the fate of the universe is stable. The difference is, this time around, she realizes that the higher powers haven't been telling her the whole truth, and she begins to take apart their spiderweb of lies.
I had no expectations for this book at all before I read it, so I was pleasantly surprised by it. Considering the fact that the Kindle edition of this book was sold for close to nothing, it was a great read. There's a lot of friendship and love in this story, and it raises the question: If you could go back in time, would you risk your own personal happiness to ensure the safety of the entire universe? I felt sorry for Macy/Charmian (her Egyptian name) throughout the novel because she is a pawn of the Fates, and is doomed to live scores of lives--and have a tragic ending in each. When she returns to her live in Egypt, she reconciles with her best friend Cleopatra, and her soulmate Hasani, two characters you can't really help but like. I was most sympathetic for Cleopatra because she is working for the good of Egypt throughout the entire book, and gives up her own happiness to ensure a greater Egypt. Many characters within this book captured my attention.
While I really enjoyed the book's plot and it's implementation of historical figures in a less serious light, there were parts of the book I found difficult to understand. Turning back time is an idea so complex and difficult to understand that it didn't really change my opinion of the book, but I found myself having to go back in the book repeatedly to reaffirm a character's action.
Rating: 3.5/5
