Carolyn Meyer

Princess Cleopatra, the third (and favorite) daughter of King Ptolemy XII, comes of age in ancient Egypt, accumulating power and discovering love.

Cleopatra Confesses

Vicky  Nuñez 

Rating: 4.5


This was my very first book by Carolyn Meyer and I wonder why I have never read anything by her before! Cleopatra Confesses
is a chilling, fast-paced & fantastic retelling of the legend that is Cleopatra. 

Told from her early years to her early twenties, Cleopatra Confesses is an intriguing story that albeit might not be a hundred percent accurate(not even archaeologist and historian know for certain) in some facts, it traps you in such way that by the end of the book you are running around wanting to know more about her. It encourages the reader to look for the real truth. 

I was afraid at first that the writing might distract from the story, but not at all! It is as easy to read as it is a modern story & Cleopatra narrations from her youth makes us sympathize with her & live the story along with her. 

As a YA novel I understand it only narrates until her early twenties, but the end seemed rush by the last few pages. I wish it had covered more. 

By then end we had lived most of her life through her eyes & we understand her motives to what she did. 

Overall, Cleopatra Confesses was amazing & a great distraction from what I usually read. It is a great story not only for those history fanatics, but everyone for it will make you enjoy the story & see her legend in a way that you will never forget!

Jeni Enjaian

The voice of the protagonist in this novel sounded wrong the entire novel. In the early portions, the voice sounded much older than the five year old child the protagonist was at the time. Then as Cleopatra grew older, the voice stayed the same, showed no maturity at all. By the end of the novel, it sounded like Cleopatra lost her voice entirely. By the second half of the book, I felt like I was reading an only slightly fictionalized version of a history book. If I wanted a history book, I would read that. The beauty of historical fiction is that you are able to dig into aspects of history normally excluded from works of history. When one writes a novel based on an historical character, one runs the risk of sounded pedantic and inauthentic which is what happened with this book.

I do notrecommend it.

Cleopatra Confesses

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