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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
This books has become one of my favs! Though it is slow and repetitive and (spoiler alert) has an ending that I do not like at all, it's a book that we should all read. I would give it a 5 but the ending is somethingI cannot get over it but also, how repetitive it is. This book could have been written is like 15 chapters if you take the rest. Beautiful story though.
Love so beautiful, so kind, so fearless, so faithful, so brave. A love in this life and in the next.
A must READ.
A must READ.
”Not even death could keep me from you. My soul will forever find yours. In this life and the next.”
I want to write this review, I really really do. But I every time I try I break out into uncontrollable hysterical sobs and it can’t be stopped.
Being a not only a Greek historical romance but SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SPARTANS - jokes on me. I should have known going in what I had coming to me. And I did. But also… I didn’t. I’m an absolutely wreck.
For now just know this book absolutely rocked my world, shattered my soul while simultaneously giving me warm feelings at the same time.
And yes. Eryx is already downloaded on the kindle because apparently I’m a masochist.
Jaclyn you will be getting my therapy bill.
FRTC.
this book will rip your heart out, stomp on it, throw it in the ocean to be eaten by sharks & that still doesn’t feel adequate for the heart break i experienced reading this book.
you should read it.
you should read it.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I will never recover from this and this is my new personality trait.
I’ve read nearly 400 books this year alone and this is top ten. It might be the most beautiful book I’ve ever read. I want to shout about it from the rooftops. Do not hold off on reading it. Just do it.
I’m not here to recount the story as I fully believe that you should go in completely blind.
I’ve read nearly 400 books this year alone and this is top ten. It might be the most beautiful book I’ve ever read. I want to shout about it from the rooftops. Do not hold off on reading it. Just do it.
I’m not here to recount the story as I fully believe that you should go in completely blind.
** 5 stars and all the other stars in the sky! **
After the first chapter, I already knew that this book was going to be a favorite of mine but was also going to leave me as an emotional mess and I was right !
I admit, I was anxious before starting Axios because Sparta, antiquity and m/m romance combined is all I've ever wanted in a book ! But then, because of that, I had expectations so high that I was afraid of being disappointed.
Let me tell you that it was not the case ! I recommend this book to everyone, should you love ancient Greece or not, because while the focus of the story is not on history and war, per say, you cannot talk about Sparta without learning about those elements and Sparta’s culture was one of a kind and marked history by his uniqueness.
Nevertheless, I was really satisfied by the way the historical aspect of the book was approached and developed and the way we were immerged in a different time and different society.
Now, let’s move on to the actual story and the characters.
I really really liked Axios because he’s not perfect but he’s real. He doesn’t really blend in the society he lives in and he longs for things he knows he can’t have. He’s compassioned, kind and loyal and had to learn though lesson from a young age. Even though he managed to embrace the Spartan way of life, I feel like he was able to stay true to himself deep in his heart, where it really matters.
Eryx, on the other hand, was very different. It was not difficult for him to be a true Spartan and to embrace the values and rules of Sparta. He always felt like he had things to prove and excelled in everything he did. But he had a loyal and gentle soul and his strength wasn’t just used in times of war but also in times of love.
Even though they had different beliefs, points of view and aspirations, they were perfect together because they completed each other and what was between them was just of the purest kind. This book described perfectly their connection, the development of their relationship and the way they were just two parts of the same soul, forever meant to be united.
“In this life and the next.”
I need to mention the fact that I came to care about not only Axios and Eryx but also about all the other side characters that really completed this story. They were all important and unique.
While this book is longer than most, it didn’t matter to me, I never wanted it to end and every page was interesting and important. And when the story did end, well… I wasn’t expecting anything else or less. It’s hard to describe the feelings that went through me at that moment but I wouldn’t change the way it ended because the whole story led to that moment.
It was one of the most beautiful tales I’ve had the chance to read and I will forever remember it. Thank you, dear author, for writing such a beautiful story and for giving life to Axios and Eryx.
After the first chapter, I already knew that this book was going to be a favorite of mine but was also going to leave me as an emotional mess and I was right !
I admit, I was anxious before starting Axios because Sparta, antiquity and m/m romance combined is all I've ever wanted in a book ! But then, because of that, I had expectations so high that I was afraid of being disappointed.
Let me tell you that it was not the case ! I recommend this book to everyone, should you love ancient Greece or not, because while the focus of the story is not on history and war, per say, you cannot talk about Sparta without learning about those elements and Sparta’s culture was one of a kind and marked history by his uniqueness.
Nevertheless, I was really satisfied by the way the historical aspect of the book was approached and developed and the way we were immerged in a different time and different society.
Now, let’s move on to the actual story and the characters.
I really really liked Axios because he’s not perfect but he’s real. He doesn’t really blend in the society he lives in and he longs for things he knows he can’t have. He’s compassioned, kind and loyal and had to learn though lesson from a young age. Even though he managed to embrace the Spartan way of life, I feel like he was able to stay true to himself deep in his heart, where it really matters.
Eryx, on the other hand, was very different. It was not difficult for him to be a true Spartan and to embrace the values and rules of Sparta. He always felt like he had things to prove and excelled in everything he did. But he had a loyal and gentle soul and his strength wasn’t just used in times of war but also in times of love.
Even though they had different beliefs, points of view and aspirations, they were perfect together because they completed each other and what was between them was just of the purest kind. This book described perfectly their connection, the development of their relationship and the way they were just two parts of the same soul, forever meant to be united.
“In this life and the next.”
I need to mention the fact that I came to care about not only Axios and Eryx but also about all the other side characters that really completed this story. They were all important and unique.
While this book is longer than most, it didn’t matter to me, I never wanted it to end and every page was interesting and important. And when the story did end, well… I wasn’t expecting anything else or less. It’s hard to describe the feelings that went through me at that moment but I wouldn’t change the way it ended because the whole story led to that moment.
It was one of the most beautiful tales I’ve had the chance to read and I will forever remember it. Thank you, dear author, for writing such a beautiful story and for giving life to Axios and Eryx.