Unfortunately, though perhaps the concept in theory sounds good, the reality is a different story, at least in this one title that I've read. As a story, the plot was not that great so I found myself bored in some places.

YOU GO GIRL. Okay, it's ridiculous, and I highly doubt the historical accuracy, but... it made me laugh. ALSO, I love that she mentions cutting off his ear, because it refers back to when Cleopatra saw Cicero giving one of his famous speeches in court, about a girl who'd cut the ear off a man who was trying to strangle her:

The pageantry worked. “The moment he saw her, Antony lost his head to her like a young man,” he Greek historian Appian wrote. Cleopatra was not done – throwing extravagant parties and dinners for the Romans, flaunting her riches by giving away all the furniture, jewels and hangings from the soirees.

”The cobblestones are soaked with refuse: kitchen garbage, dung from the horses and dogs and most putrid of all, waste from the latrines that has been thrown out the windows.

I would read the book when i was bored and i usually don't do that but now im reading more and kinda liking to read.While i would read i would write notes(on sticky notes) on the book so that i would remember what i had read so that when i had a test i will be ready.(:

Although it doesn’t pay any direct prizes, the scarab beetle, which seems to be an essential part of any Egyptian themed slot, is still valuable. It’s the wild symbol of the Cleopatra’s Diary slots game, able to act as any other in order to complete combinations.

) and loved it. I kept wondering what I did with my copy years later because the hardcover was beautiful and I loved it. And now that I think about it I'm pretty sure I lent it out to my cousin who never returned it.

He was not master of his own faculties, but, as if he were under the influence of certain drugs or of magic rites, was ever looking eagerly towards her, and thinking more of his speedy return than of conquering the enemy.

O jogo nos transporta para 1 mundo vibrante e animado, adornado usando elementos como lanternas brilhantes, fogos do artifício coloridos e envelopes vermelhos da sorte.

He was heartbroken at the end of the book. Here’s hoping he doesn’t pick out Romeo and Juliet next!

Cause of death: Took her own life, possibly with poison. Legend has it that more info she encouraged a snake to bite her.

Este Jogo do Tigrinho atende a vários estilos do jogo usando seus modos Turbo e Auto. Este modo Turbo acelera ESTES giros, a ser a escolha ideal para os jogadores qual preferem uma experiência Ainda mais rápida.

O Fortune Tiger da PG Soft hipnotiza ESTES jogadores com sua própria possuiática que ilustra os símbolos tradicionais e ESTES elementos culturais do continente asiático.

I appreciate that the author did put all that in and didn’t try to sugarcoat anything to her young audience. Kids understand and comprehend a lot more than I think some authors give them credit for. But my God, how could I have not noticed this when I was younger?!!