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A review by rayarriz
The Light Bearer by Donna Gillespie
5.0
I'M SOBBING AND HAPPY AND EVERYTHING OH THE RUSH
Auriane. Best protagonist I've read in a while. Brave, witty, determined...did I mention brave witty and determined? This was really what won me over. She had boundless courage. You won't read a passage in this book where she freezes up in fear. When she feels she's defeated, it's only because she's fought as fearlessly as she can fight. AND THEN FRIA COMES TO HER AND GIVES HER STRENGTH. She is motivated by revenge and the way she leads makes her an extremely admirable character. She is not without her faults, just a leader, rational, bold, understanding. Auriane is active, Auriane takes control of her life. And the same can be said for Marcus Julianus. Clever words and a unbreakable courage.
The plot. Now this is what I call a great story. I've been looking for this sort of story for a while now. It made me crazy happy to realize I was reading a great story that also had great writing. There was the treachery, the tribal fighting and skirmishes with Rome, politics, debauchery, a love story. Every face of the human was presented. And the writing was like a picture painted before me. I saw everything as it happen. I could have been standing with Gillespie while she was telling me a story.
I CAN'T WRITE A PROPER REVIEW because I'M TOO EXCITED. But this is now on my new list of favorite books. I stayed up till 2am finishing it.
Auriane. Best protagonist I've read in a while. Brave, witty, determined...did I mention brave witty and determined? This was really what won me over. She had boundless courage. You won't read a passage in this book where she freezes up in fear. When she feels she's defeated, it's only because she's fought as fearlessly as she can fight. AND THEN FRIA COMES TO HER AND GIVES HER STRENGTH. She is motivated by revenge and the way she leads makes her an extremely admirable character. She is not without her faults, just a leader, rational, bold, understanding. Auriane is active, Auriane takes control of her life. And the same can be said for Marcus Julianus. Clever words and a unbreakable courage.
The plot. Now this is what I call a great story. I've been looking for this sort of story for a while now. It made me crazy happy to realize I was reading a great story that also had great writing. There was the treachery, the tribal fighting and skirmishes with Rome, politics, debauchery, a love story. Every face of the human was presented. And the writing was like a picture painted before me. I saw everything as it happen. I could have been standing with Gillespie while she was telling me a story.
I CAN'T WRITE A PROPER REVIEW because I'M TOO EXCITED. But this is now on my new list of favorite books. I stayed up till 2am finishing it.