Andromache: Stealing Tomorrow

by Jennifer South

She was born into her world a non-entity. It was the late Bronze Age, the time of the Trojan Empire, a time ruled by warlords and warriors. The daughter of a minor king was a throw away item, a bargaining chip at best. In her world, a woman only held as much power as the beauty of her face or her worth on the marriage market and Andromache had neither. She seemed destined to be forgotten. It was also the final Age of Heroes though and in it a man, or woman, of determination and steel could make their own destiny -- if they were brave enough. In the end, Andromache would have to choose. Would she let the world decide who she was? Or would she make a path of her own and become the woman of legend she was meant to be?

Genres: Historical Romance

604 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 2, 2012

Reviews

[Tiphaine Figeac · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the love story between Andromache and Hector, Hector has a great character with flaws but lovely story.
The main problem would be the typo and grammar mistakes and also lots of repetition but nice story

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is more like 3.5 stars. There are weird typos and grammar issues all over this book. I didn't really agree with South's take on Helenus and Cassandra... which would be fine, normally, since everyone has their own take on mythological characters. But they were both so petty and one note that I just kind of sighed with frustration and boredom whenever they showed up. Also something happened in the epilogue that ended this book on a sour note for me.

Now, with all that out of the way, I'm still very glad I read this. Andromache and Hector are both pitch perfect. This is sort of an origin story for Andromache (so, no, it doesn't get into the actual Trojan War at all) and this book has a hell of a lot of respect for how much work it would take to run a stronghold. Andromache also bonds easily with women, which is always nice to see. Hector is great, too; such a catch for this period in time, but he has his impetuous moments. He comes from a background of violence (actually, both he and Andromache do in different ways) and the novel doesn't shy away from that. If there's a sequel, I trust South to continue to portray Hector and Andromache as multi-dimensional characters.

So, basically, despite some serious frustrations, I'm very glad I took a chance on this book and read it.