For The Most Beautiful - Emily Hauser

Truly delightful as this is a book which takes you into an era of Greek gods and Greek mythology and is an enchanting story similar to Homers Illiad but with a slight change as it is written from two female points of view – Briseis and Krisayis.

The author has written in such a way that takes your attention and imagination to Troy and tells the story in an enlightened manner. Emily Hauser has completed her research to a deep level and her knowledge of Greek mythology flows throughout the book. This novel is a lighter version of the Homers work and readers do not require a knowledge of this to follow the story as it unfolds in the book. This different perspective allows the reader to enjoy the story as it is written in an enjoyable modern day fashion that will appeal to readers from many genres. It is not a heavy book to read and is most enjoyable as it looks upon Grecian life from a different angle and allows the reader to step into the story which adds to the books enjoyment. A boring history story this book definitely is not.

For The Most Beautiful is the first of three novels leading to the Golden Apple trilogy and these are books that I am really looking forward to reading.