Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott

This started out well, but lost steam around the halfway point. Too many characters to care for any in particular, and I barely know enough to spot the obvious Alexander the Great “nods” (Boukephalas, Sun’s relationships with Hetty and Eirene) never mind the sly ones.

I felt it got bogged down by interminable “action scenes” described in excruciating detail, and I honestly just got bored. It’s not a bad book, but not to my tastes and I read it during a period I needed distraction, not something I found myself avoiding picking up. ★★☆☆☆