One aspect that I like about Helen in this novel is that she is allowed to choose her own fate. As Helen begins to settle into a happy life as Theseus’s queen, she soon realizes that she may have unleashed a chaos that dooms their love, their happy life, and destroy their city. The two of them fall in love, and Helen goes with him to Athens. She soon meets Theseus, the king of Athens and a legendary hero. These dreams frighten Helen, and she vows to change her fate. Helen’s life changes when she begins to have dreams of the future that foretells a fatal war. She was raised to have a good marriage to a powerful royal prince and be the Sparta’s next queen.

Helen is the daughter of Zeus and Queen Leda of Sparta. My Review: Helen of Sparta focuses on the early years of Helen’s life before she ran away with Paris to Troy. Still, she refuses to bend to the will of the gods.Ī new take on an ancient myth, Helen of Sparta is the story of one woman determined to decide her own fate. But at every turn, new dangers-violence, betrayal, extortion, threat of war-thwart Helen’s plans and bar her path. With Theseus at her side, she believes she can escape her destiny. In need of protection, she finds shelter and comfort in the arms of Theseus, son of Poseidon. To do so, she must defy her family and betray her betrothed by fleeing the palace in the dead of night. These dreams foretold impending war-a war that only Helen has the power to avert.

Synopsis: Long before she ran away with Paris to Troy, Helen of Sparta was haunted by nightmares of a burning city under siege. Source: This book was given to me by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for an honest review.

Helen of Sparta by Amalia Carosella