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summereads's review against another edition
It’s not even bad but I just feel meh about it and I just want to read other things and I know I won’t come back to this
mtstellens's review against another edition
3.0
First book in the Wolf Den Trilogy. Amara was sold as a slave to Felix who is the owner of the Wolf Den and the Pimp for Amara, Victoria, Dido and Cressa. We follow them as Amara tries to seduce a free man to gain her freedom as well. Amara and Dido begin to be trained as musicians, when Amara is discovered and asked to come spend a week with Pliney, an older Admiral that is interested in science and medicine. Amara was the daughter of a doctor who taught her about herbs and how to read. At the end of the week, Amara begs to stay with Pliny. He denies her, but sets her up with a younger relative. Amara begins to date him, keeping her crush on a fellow slave a secret. Her patron eventually starts to pay for a room for her a couple days a week. As Amara and Victoria are walking home one night, a man attacks and tries to kill them as revenge for something Felix did. Victoria is able to kill him and Save Amara, making her indebted. Amara has to reject her crush in front of her patron in order to not anger him. The patron ends up freeing Amara while Pliny gives her his last name. Right after this, Dido is killed in another attempt to get back at Felix.
I am looking forward to the rest of the series. We know that it takes place in Pompeii, just before the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius making it feel like an ax waiting to come down. I also loved the detail included in this book, the social strata, the festivals and books. I think that it is interesting that all of the Roman or Greek Historical fiction use dialogue that is like British slang, but that could also be due to the narrator.
darillium_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.25
emijanev's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
josefonee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rosekelly96's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
keirr_a's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
ckappen's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
It’s definitely a slow moving book. I can’t say it’s bad, but it doesn’t feel like much happened. I’m not sure if this is basically a giant prologue for the next book in the series, or if the whole series will move this slowly. It isn’t a book that made me want to sit and read it the whole way through. It was more of an “oh I really need to keep reading that book because it’s going to be returned to the library soon”. Easy to read and easy to put down.
crawffff's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
gtpeanutpie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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? Yes
4.75