Author: Lesley Livingston
Series/Standalone: The Valiant Series (Book #1)
Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 372
Publisher: Razorbill
Year Published: 2017
Format: Hardback Copy (Own It)
First Line: "The steam rising off the backs of the cantering horses faded into the morning fog."
"Princess. Captive. Gladiator.
Fallon is the daughter of a proud Celtic king, the sister of the legendary warrior Sorcha, and the sworn enemy of Julius Caesar.
When Fallon was a child, Caesar's armies invaded her homeland, and her beloved sister was killed in battle.
Now, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is eager to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her place in the fearsome Cantii war band. She never gets the chance.
Fallon is captured and sold to an elite training school for female gladiators- owned by none other than Julius Caesar. In a cruel twist of fate, the man who destroyed Fallon's family might be her only hope of survival.
Now Fallon must overcome vicious rivalries and deadly fights- in and out of the arena. And perhaps the most dangerous threat of all: her forbidden irresistible feelings for Cai, a young Roman soldier."
My Rating: 3.25/5
Overall, the enjoyment of this book just wasn't there. I liked it, it was ok. I read it for the Winter Magical Readathon and it was ok. I don't think that I would have read it quite so fast if I wasn't participating in a readathon. I did enjoy it it was entertaining, but overall just didn't have the amount of action that I hoped that it would. The romance also just wasn't my cup of tea at some points it felt forced and unnecessary. That being said that if I wanted a dash of historical fiction I would pick up the second book. I don't think that it would be one that I'd have to pick up remembering every single aspect of the first instalment.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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