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I just loved it, the beginning was a little slow for me but then I just couldn't stop and I love it
I just loved it, the beginning was a little slow for me but then I just couldn't stop and I love it
5 stars!
“Our lives may take us to unexpected places and it might alter many a things, but I will forever be yours.”
I’ve been needing an epic romance, and who knew I’d get it from an author I’d never read or heard of before? High five to Arabella for the spot on book recommendation. Axios is the story of two Spartan soldiers (Eryx and Axios), who from a very young age they were trained to kill, always knowing they would live their lives fighting wars.
Eryx is loyal to the Spartan lifestyle because of the sins of his father, while Axios has a harder time adjusting. From childhood to adulthood the two are inseparable, best friends and then lovers, finding comfort in each other's arms. In a land where feelings are viewed as weak, the two develop a strong relationship. But as war approaches, fear infiltrates them, for one cannot live without the other
“Know what I see? I see someone who is kind and who stops to see the beauty of the world. Someone who likes to watch the birds fly in the sky, wondering where they go… wondering what it’s like to soar amongst the clouds. I see an intelligent mind who ponders what makes the sky blue and where the sun goes at night. But mostly… I see my truest companion.”
I really loved this book, I felt it was exactly the epic romance I needed to break me out of my book funk. Seriously, this is going under one of the best books of 2017! This book reminds me a lot of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, in fact I think super fans of that book may have a hard time with this one because they are so similar. But this was filled with romance, longing, and angst and was just completely perfect for me.
I loved both of the main characters, Axios is a gentle soul thrown into a harsh world. The only thing that gets him through it is Eryx and his desire to be strong for him. Through harsh conditioning Axios becomes harder, but still has the soft and kind soul beneath. Eryx on the outside doesn’t show his emotions as much, we really only see them when he’s with Axios. But he loves Axios with all his heart and will do anything for him, even when it goes against what he truly believes in.
This book is a historical romance and I think the author did really well. There was never really a moment where I was reading and thought “that would never happen” and I was amazed by this. She stayed true to the story and the setting and backdrop only accentuated the love story and made it that much better.
If you’re a fan of epic romance this is the book for you! It flowed across my mind so smoothly and gave me so many feels. I’m going to be dreaming of this couple, I just know it!
PS: sorry to all the friends I’ll be badgering to read the book. It’s a condition of my friendship :P
“I will kill any man and turn the whole world to ash for you, my warrior. I fear neither battle nor death, but I fear the day you are not by my side. Never question where my heart lies, because it is forever yours. In this life and the next.”
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“Our lives may take us to unexpected places and it might alter many a things, but I will forever be yours.”
I’ve been needing an epic romance, and who knew I’d get it from an author I’d never read or heard of before? High five to Arabella for the spot on book recommendation. Axios is the story of two Spartan soldiers (Eryx and Axios), who from a very young age they were trained to kill, always knowing they would live their lives fighting wars.
Eryx is loyal to the Spartan lifestyle because of the sins of his father, while Axios has a harder time adjusting. From childhood to adulthood the two are inseparable, best friends and then lovers, finding comfort in each other's arms. In a land where feelings are viewed as weak, the two develop a strong relationship. But as war approaches, fear infiltrates them, for one cannot live without the other
“Know what I see? I see someone who is kind and who stops to see the beauty of the world. Someone who likes to watch the birds fly in the sky, wondering where they go… wondering what it’s like to soar amongst the clouds. I see an intelligent mind who ponders what makes the sky blue and where the sun goes at night. But mostly… I see my truest companion.”
I really loved this book, I felt it was exactly the epic romance I needed to break me out of my book funk. Seriously, this is going under one of the best books of 2017! This book reminds me a lot of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, in fact I think super fans of that book may have a hard time with this one because they are so similar. But this was filled with romance, longing, and angst and was just completely perfect for me.
I loved both of the main characters, Axios is a gentle soul thrown into a harsh world. The only thing that gets him through it is Eryx and his desire to be strong for him. Through harsh conditioning Axios becomes harder, but still has the soft and kind soul beneath. Eryx on the outside doesn’t show his emotions as much, we really only see them when he’s with Axios. But he loves Axios with all his heart and will do anything for him, even when it goes against what he truly believes in.
This book is a historical romance and I think the author did really well. There was never really a moment where I was reading and thought “that would never happen” and I was amazed by this. She stayed true to the story and the setting and backdrop only accentuated the love story and made it that much better.
If you’re a fan of epic romance this is the book for you! It flowed across my mind so smoothly and gave me so many feels. I’m going to be dreaming of this couple, I just know it!
PS: sorry to all the friends I’ll be badgering to read the book. It’s a condition of my friendship :P
“I will kill any man and turn the whole world to ash for you, my warrior. I fear neither battle nor death, but I fear the day you are not by my side. Never question where my heart lies, because it is forever yours. In this life and the next.”
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I love historical romance - or not even romance, I just love historical settings in a book and films etc. For that reason I should love this book as it was beautiful.. but I missed something important in this book, a good exciting story, a thrive for more, an accomplishment for them after a hard struggle, a goal in their life to stay together and face the wars, to make this love between them epic, but there wasn't anything like that, their love story was sweet, even sexy, heartwarming and yet in the end sadly tragic.
it broke my heart and its characters stayed with me long after I put down the book.
“There is nothing I wouldn’t do for you,” he whispered, pressing his forehead to mine. “I would kill any man, go any distance, and burn the whole world down if it meant keeping you safe.”
Axios es un joven espartano gentil y de buen corazón, por lo que le cuesta horrores adaptarse al despiadado entrenamiento al que debe someterse para convertirse en un guerrero espartano. Pero allí conoce a Eryx, otro joven guerrero, y su vida cambia para siempre. Juntos crecerán lado a lado, resistiendo todos los obstáculos que se presenten en su camino y tratando de que sus vidas (y su amor) sobrevivan.
“I treasure you,” he finally spoke. “Not a day passes where I do not thank the gods for placing you in my life.”
No se ni por donde empezar a reseñar este libro. Realmente no le tenia mucha confianza, y si bien hubo varias cosas que me hicieron ruido, al final terminé llorando y amándolo.
“I was his. I had been since the very first day I laid eyes on him. The golden-haired boy who had watched me with concerned, green eyes and beckoned me to stand and fight had come to mean more to me than my own life.”
Lo mejor de toda la historia es, claramente, la relación entre Axios y Eryx. Verlos crecer y amarse a pesar de todas las adversidades, en un ambiente tan hostil como la antigua Esparta me pareció bellísimo. Su amor trasciende todas las barreras físicas, y fue algo hermoso de leer.
Ellos mismos como personajes también están muy bien construidos (excepto por los ideales de Axios que menciono más adelante), al igual que los personajes secundarios: que si bien no tenían demasiada importancia, las escenas en las que aparecían eran excelentes. Me hubiera gustado verlos y conocerlos mejor, incluso creo que leería un spin off sobre ellos si lo hubiera!
“Not even death could keep me from you. My soul will forever find yours. In this life and the next.”
Otra cosa para resaltar es la precisión histórica del libro. Se nota que la autora se tomó su tiempo investigando sobre este periodo y que encuadró su relato de la forma más fiel a la realidad posible, y por eso la aplaudo.
“I might not have known if I’d die for Sparta, but I knew for certain I’d lay down my life for his.”
Ahora si, hubo varios aspectos que no me gustaron. Por un lado, a pesar de que el contexto sí era históricamente correcto, me pareció que Axios tenía valores morales y éticos que estaban demasiado adelantados para su época. Y no estoy en contra de que los valores en sí (al contrario, obviamente que los apoyo y pienso igual), pero me parece demasiado extraño que un joven guerrero espartano piense así en esos tiempos. ¿De dónde aprendió a cuestionar las costumbres “barbáricas” y esclavistas de su gente, si nunca vio o escuchó o conoció a nadie más hacerlo? ¿Si nadie le enseñó que matar y esclavizar está mal? Me parece muy poco realista que él se de cuenta por si mismo de que estos estragos que cometía su propia sociedad no estaban bien.
Por otro lado, me pareció que a la historia le costó bastante arrancar. Sentía como que la autora no quería mandar a estos queridos personajes a la guerra para que sufran. Y obvio que la entiendo y que disfruté de que por cientos de páginas estén a salvo, pero era algo que eventualmente era lógico que iba a pasar, y que cuando al fin sucedió fue demasiado repentino y breve (incluso al final).
Por último, no puedo evitar recalcar el parecido de este libro con el tan conocido La Canción de Aquiles *just saying*. La trama es básicamente la misma, sólo que con más enfoque en el romance (de lo cual no me quejo).
“I fear neither battle nor death, but I fear the day you are not by my side. Never question where my heart lies, because it is forever yours. In this life and the next.”
Y entonces, ¿por que le di cuatro estrellas a un libro que critiqué tan duramente, como nunca suelo hacer? Porque me enamoré de los personajes y del amor que ellos se tenían. Durante el día no podía dejar de pensar en ellos, y esperaba que llegue la noche para poder retomar el libro y enterarme cómo seguía su historia. Incluso se me hizo difícil terminarlo, no quería que acabara y que pase lo inevitable.
“I imagined the word being swept away from the hill top and carried through the meadows before leaving Sparta and traveling to other cities, finding other lovers in the midst of confessing their love and giving them the courage to answer with honesty. Somewhere, there must have been others like us, two souls who could never be parted and who found solace in the other.”
En fin, si disfrutaron de La Canción de Aquiles y están buscando otro romance m/m situado en la antigüedad, se los recomiendo muchísimo. Si no van con una mirada tan crítica y se dejan llevar por la historia y su romance, les va a encantar incluso más que a mi.
“I will not leave you,” I swore to him.
In life and death, I am yours.”
Axios es un joven espartano gentil y de buen corazón, por lo que le cuesta horrores adaptarse al despiadado entrenamiento al que debe someterse para convertirse en un guerrero espartano. Pero allí conoce a Eryx, otro joven guerrero, y su vida cambia para siempre. Juntos crecerán lado a lado, resistiendo todos los obstáculos que se presenten en su camino y tratando de que sus vidas (y su amor) sobrevivan.
“I treasure you,” he finally spoke. “Not a day passes where I do not thank the gods for placing you in my life.”
No se ni por donde empezar a reseñar este libro. Realmente no le tenia mucha confianza, y si bien hubo varias cosas que me hicieron ruido, al final terminé llorando y amándolo.
“I was his. I had been since the very first day I laid eyes on him. The golden-haired boy who had watched me with concerned, green eyes and beckoned me to stand and fight had come to mean more to me than my own life.”
Lo mejor de toda la historia es, claramente, la relación entre Axios y Eryx. Verlos crecer y amarse a pesar de todas las adversidades, en un ambiente tan hostil como la antigua Esparta me pareció bellísimo. Su amor trasciende todas las barreras físicas, y fue algo hermoso de leer.
Ellos mismos como personajes también están muy bien construidos (excepto por los ideales de Axios que menciono más adelante), al igual que los personajes secundarios: que si bien no tenían demasiada importancia, las escenas en las que aparecían eran excelentes. Me hubiera gustado verlos y conocerlos mejor, incluso creo que leería un spin off sobre ellos si lo hubiera!
“Not even death could keep me from you. My soul will forever find yours. In this life and the next.”
Otra cosa para resaltar es la precisión histórica del libro. Se nota que la autora se tomó su tiempo investigando sobre este periodo y que encuadró su relato de la forma más fiel a la realidad posible, y por eso la aplaudo.
“I might not have known if I’d die for Sparta, but I knew for certain I’d lay down my life for his.”
Ahora si, hubo varios aspectos que no me gustaron. Por un lado, a pesar de que el contexto sí era históricamente correcto, me pareció que Axios tenía valores morales y éticos que estaban demasiado adelantados para su época. Y no estoy en contra de que los valores en sí (al contrario, obviamente que los apoyo y pienso igual), pero me parece demasiado extraño que un joven guerrero espartano piense así en esos tiempos. ¿De dónde aprendió a cuestionar las costumbres “barbáricas” y esclavistas de su gente, si nunca vio o escuchó o conoció a nadie más hacerlo? ¿Si nadie le enseñó que matar y esclavizar está mal? Me parece muy poco realista que él se de cuenta por si mismo de que estos estragos que cometía su propia sociedad no estaban bien.
Por otro lado, me pareció que a la historia le costó bastante arrancar. Sentía como que la autora no quería mandar a estos queridos personajes a la guerra para que sufran. Y obvio que la entiendo y que disfruté de que por cientos de páginas estén a salvo, pero era algo que eventualmente era lógico que iba a pasar, y que cuando al fin sucedió fue demasiado repentino y breve (incluso al final).
Por último, no puedo evitar recalcar el parecido de este libro con el tan conocido La Canción de Aquiles *just saying*. La trama es básicamente la misma, sólo que con más enfoque en el romance (de lo cual no me quejo).
“I fear neither battle nor death, but I fear the day you are not by my side. Never question where my heart lies, because it is forever yours. In this life and the next.”
Y entonces, ¿por que le di cuatro estrellas a un libro que critiqué tan duramente, como nunca suelo hacer? Porque me enamoré de los personajes y del amor que ellos se tenían. Durante el día no podía dejar de pensar en ellos, y esperaba que llegue la noche para poder retomar el libro y enterarme cómo seguía su historia. Incluso se me hizo difícil terminarlo, no quería que acabara y que pase lo inevitable.
“I imagined the word being swept away from the hill top and carried through the meadows before leaving Sparta and traveling to other cities, finding other lovers in the midst of confessing their love and giving them the courage to answer with honesty. Somewhere, there must have been others like us, two souls who could never be parted and who found solace in the other.”
En fin, si disfrutaron de La Canción de Aquiles y están buscando otro romance m/m situado en la antigüedad, se los recomiendo muchísimo. Si no van con una mirada tan crítica y se dejan llevar por la historia y su romance, les va a encantar incluso más que a mi.
“I will not leave you,” I swore to him.
In life and death, I am yours.”
A stunning romance and historical brilliance combined
If you decide to step outside your comfort zone and pick up something different it should be this book. It goes beyond words as to what makes it special but special it most definitely is.
I am a bit of a Greek myths and history nerd so I was astonished at the level of research which has gone into anchoring this amazing love story so firmly in factual events.
No Axios and his lover Eryx may not have been historical figures but they were real, as real as the life they lived in Sparta and the battles they fought in the Peloponnesian Wars.
And oh how they loved, with all the passion and fire and devotion of two perfect halves made whole altogether. This may not be a conventional love story but by all the Gods they worshipped, it is as epic as those in Greek legend.
From their first meeting, to the epilogue which brings their story to a close, they were inseparable, friends, warriors, lovers, companions, typifying all that was good about Sparta in her glorious age. But also highlighting the ultimate decline and fall of a once great Nation State as new rulers rose and empires changed.
This is the first book I've read by Jaclyn and I have to commend her for choosing to tackle such a weighty setting, the attention to detail is flawless, the introduction of the Sacred Band of Thebes cleverly mirroring what was happening in Axios and Eryx's own military unit. The setting is flawless, the tiny attentions to detail which bring 4thC BC Sparta to life all just add weight to the inevitability of the love story.
Honestly, don't be put off by the setting, this really is a love story for the ages. Have tissues and a comfort blanket - or a stiff drink - ready when you read the epilogue, it is perfect. This is a book which will stay with me for a very long time and one which I will happily recommend to anyone and everyone.
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I borrowed this on KU and loved it so much that I bought it as soon as I'd sent it back. This is a book which, even if I don't read it again (although I'm sure I will once my bruised and broken heart recovers), I wanted to have my own copy because it just deserves to be at the top of the charts.
If you decide to step outside your comfort zone and pick up something different it should be this book. It goes beyond words as to what makes it special but special it most definitely is.
I am a bit of a Greek myths and history nerd so I was astonished at the level of research which has gone into anchoring this amazing love story so firmly in factual events.
No Axios and his lover Eryx may not have been historical figures but they were real, as real as the life they lived in Sparta and the battles they fought in the Peloponnesian Wars.
And oh how they loved, with all the passion and fire and devotion of two perfect halves made whole altogether. This may not be a conventional love story but by all the Gods they worshipped, it is as epic as those in Greek legend.
From their first meeting, to the epilogue which brings their story to a close, they were inseparable, friends, warriors, lovers, companions, typifying all that was good about Sparta in her glorious age. But also highlighting the ultimate decline and fall of a once great Nation State as new rulers rose and empires changed.
This is the first book I've read by Jaclyn and I have to commend her for choosing to tackle such a weighty setting, the attention to detail is flawless, the introduction of the Sacred Band of Thebes cleverly mirroring what was happening in Axios and Eryx's own military unit. The setting is flawless, the tiny attentions to detail which bring 4thC BC Sparta to life all just add weight to the inevitability of the love story.
Honestly, don't be put off by the setting, this really is a love story for the ages. Have tissues and a comfort blanket - or a stiff drink - ready when you read the epilogue, it is perfect. This is a book which will stay with me for a very long time and one which I will happily recommend to anyone and everyone.
They're in the stars
I borrowed this on KU and loved it so much that I bought it as soon as I'd sent it back. This is a book which, even if I don't read it again (although I'm sure I will once my bruised and broken heart recovers), I wanted to have my own copy because it just deserves to be at the top of the charts.
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Éste libro fue muy lindo de leer. Una historia sobre Axios, un guerrero de Sparta, como se empieza a enamorar de su mejor amigo Eryx y las batallas que enfrentan. Es friends to lovers y fue muy dulce ver como su relación se desarrolló. También como tiene un grupo de amigos que ama y como él lucha por ser un buen guerrero pece al hecho de que no está de acuerdo con todo lo que conlleva ser un guerrero.
Mi única crítica es que su relación era muy codependiente y eso es... Malo pero en las historias que toman lugar en Grecia antigua, la gente suele ser así de dramática.
El último capítulo destrozó mi corazón y jamás pensé que iba a terminar de esta manera... Lloré mucho.
Totalmente lo recomiendo!
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Éste libro fue muy lindo de leer. Una historia sobre Axios, un guerrero de Sparta, como se empieza a enamorar de su mejor amigo Eryx y las batallas que enfrentan. Es friends to lovers y fue muy dulce ver como su relación se desarrolló. También como tiene un grupo de amigos que ama y como él lucha por ser un buen guerrero pece al hecho de que no está de acuerdo con todo lo que conlleva ser un guerrero.
Mi única crítica es que su relación era muy codependiente y eso es... Malo pero en las historias que toman lugar en Grecia antigua, la gente suele ser así de dramática.
El último capítulo destrozó mi corazón y jamás pensé que iba a terminar de esta manera... Lloré mucho.
Totalmente lo recomiendo!
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Seriously one of the most amazing books I have ever read. The story, the writing - everything is just brilliant and beautiful. I can't imagine the research she did. I loved all of the characters, not just Axios and Eryx. I'm so glad I followed the recommendations for this book. It's simply amazing and I can't wait to read more of Jaclyn's books.
Did not finish at 91% to save myself from the inevitable heartbreak so for all I know, the ship never hit the iceberg (so to say) and they lived happily ever after until their peaceful deaths at old age in each others arms, The End!
Sooo good
Loved this so so much. Such great romance and even knowing the ending would be sad, I couldn’t put this down.
Loved this so so much. Such great romance and even knowing the ending would be sad, I couldn’t put this down.