The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak

 Thank you to Head of Zeus for the early copy in exchange for an honest review

Brunhild was a Spanish princess, raised to be married off for the sake of alliance-building. Her sister-in-law Fredegund started out as a lowly palace slave. And yet—in the 6th-century Merovingian Empire, where women were excluded from noble succession and royal politics was a blood sport—these two iron-willed strategists reigned over vast realms for decades, changing the face of Europe.

This was a very interesting book about two fascinating women in history that I had previously knew nothing about. It was easily digestible as it was fast paced and at times read like a fictional story rather than a non-fiction story which made it easier for me as I find fiction easier to follow. I love reading about women in history as even though it is 2022 Women are still often left out of history so I'm glad that this story exists to showcase two amazing women from history that many people may not know about.

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