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adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I am not sure what I think of this book. It is very different from what I remember The Immortals Quartet, Song of the Lioness Quartet, and the Trickster Duology to be. This is the first of an unknown number of books which tells of how Arram Draper becomes Numair Salmalín. This books focuses mainly on his schooling in Carthage, and there are few recognizable characters from the other books. It is significantly more violent than the other books, and shows us that Arram Draper is a very different person than Numair Salmalín. The book ended well after it needed to, but well before I thought it should. I'm giving it three stars because I'm not sure how I feel about it. I didn't love it and I'm not sure if I would be interested in reading a sequel (too much violence and bloodshed for me). I didn't enjoy reading it, but I finished it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
If you are highly empathic, this book deals with graphic depictions of violence and minor character death. It has 'uncut' scenes of gladiatorial combat, and slavery. It is not an easy read.
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