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abananapeel16's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
4.75
A non guilty 'guilty pleasure', love the style of writing & a healthy dose of roman escapism.
psoglav's review against another edition
3.0
OCENA (overall rating) ★★★✫ 3.5/5 stars
Radnja (story) ★★★
Ideja (plot idea) ★★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★★★✫
Likovi (characters) ★★★✫
UTISAK (summary) - odličan istorisjki roman koji prikazuje život rimskih legionara. Najbolji deo je bitka sa Germanima, dok u drugom delu romana radnja je malo slabija i predvidiva.
Radnja (story) ★★★
Ideja (plot idea) ★★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★★★✫
Likovi (characters) ★★★✫
UTISAK (summary) - odličan istorisjki roman koji prikazuje život rimskih legionara. Najbolji deo je bitka sa Germanima, dok u drugom delu romana radnja je malo slabija i predvidiva.
nigel1962's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
semperlunaris's review against another edition
4.0
My March read.
I initially picked this up in The Works as a 'something new' as I've never been much interested in what I'd call 'war books' or Roman history and I wanted a change. In the first few chapters I thought "Ew...yeah, no I'm not gonna like or finish this." Yet 10 minutes later I found myself on chapter 5 absolutely pulled into the plot and rooting for Cato and Macro (who I'd kept calling 'Marco' for a while, soz mate) wondering what the heck happened?!
Some plot bits are a bit predictable (Who, oh WHO could possibly be the spy in the camp eh?) and I will say I was a bit out of my depth with the Roman history and military jargon but it didn't deter me from finishing and actually enjoying the writing. I'm seeing there's 15+ books in this series and I don't know if I'd ever commit to a series like that - but from other reviews I've seen it does have the 'dip in dip out' versatility of some larger series so maybe I'll return to 'dip in' to another of Cato and Macro's adventures.
I initially picked this up in The Works as a 'something new' as I've never been much interested in what I'd call 'war books' or Roman history and I wanted a change. In the first few chapters I thought "Ew...yeah, no I'm not gonna like or finish this." Yet 10 minutes later I found myself on chapter 5 absolutely pulled into the plot and rooting for Cato and Macro (who I'd kept calling 'Marco' for a while, soz mate) wondering what the heck happened?!
Some plot bits are a bit predictable (Who, oh WHO could possibly be the spy in the camp eh?) and I will say I was a bit out of my depth with the Roman history and military jargon but it didn't deter me from finishing and actually enjoying the writing. I'm seeing there's 15+ books in this series and I don't know if I'd ever commit to a series like that - but from other reviews I've seen it does have the 'dip in dip out' versatility of some larger series so maybe I'll return to 'dip in' to another of Cato and Macro's adventures.
zdheller's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A fun read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Excrement, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexism, and Torture
morajair's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75