pondweed's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
libreva's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
gemmaduds's review against another edition
5.0
After reading historic Roman fiction by Harry Sidebottom and being completely entranced by it, I figured that the next step would be one of our bestselling authors - Scarrow's books have always had brilliant reviews by our customers and I wanted to try for myself.
I loved it!
Macro and Cato are awesome characters - I especially love the brutality of Macro's wit and the way that we can watch Cato grow within the army before our very eyes. I found myself submerged right into the midsts of the Roman army, could feel the grit and terror.
The twists are pretty good, and the ending is not a disappointing one either.
I loved it!
Macro and Cato are awesome characters - I especially love the brutality of Macro's wit and the way that we can watch Cato grow within the army before our very eyes. I found myself submerged right into the midsts of the Roman army, could feel the grit and terror.
The twists are pretty good, and the ending is not a disappointing one either.
harvemous_2411's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
rgeorge's review against another edition
4.0
Simon is a fantastic author capable of commanding undivided attention of a reader.
This little book is such a delightful read!
This little book is such a delightful read!
stanshinn's review against another edition
5.0
Roman intrigue and gritty battles
Great start to a series with pulse pounding action and detailed, historically accurate depictions of Roman legionaries marching through notable events in history.
Great start to a series with pulse pounding action and detailed, historically accurate depictions of Roman legionaries marching through notable events in history.
turnerjo's review against another edition
2.0
Major characters have serious plot armor. The editor needs to learn about comma splices.
emily_bg's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Blood, Death, Violence, and Animal death
ghostmuppet's review against another edition
4.0
While most of my reading material is either SciFi or Fantasy, I do enjoy some historical fiction as well. I have had this as a paperback for sometime but never started it. I recently got the Audiobook and breezed through it in 1 day.
There is a fair amount of information dumping at the start of the book - explaining how the legions work, about regulations and how camps work etc. It also seemed that some modern views on Army life may have crept in as well - but i am no historian and this is just my personal view. That being said, it took nothing away from this book.
I had a connection with most of the characters, with the exception of the Legate. Don't know why that would have been the case, and hopefully it will change in the future books.
The audiobook was well presented and David Thorpe (Narrator) did a great job. I have the next 2 books which came with the Audiobook bundle, and hopefully they will be just as enjoyable.
There is a fair amount of information dumping at the start of the book - explaining how the legions work, about regulations and how camps work etc. It also seemed that some modern views on Army life may have crept in as well - but i am no historian and this is just my personal view. That being said, it took nothing away from this book.
I had a connection with most of the characters, with the exception of the Legate. Don't know why that would have been the case, and hopefully it will change in the future books.
The audiobook was well presented and David Thorpe (Narrator) did a great job. I have the next 2 books which came with the Audiobook bundle, and hopefully they will be just as enjoyable.