David McK (3816 KP) rated The Road to Rome: (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles No. 3) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Whereas before this could be slightly jarring (moving from Rome to, eg, Alexandria, and then back to Rome), it works slightly better in this novvel as some of the characters are working their way back to the seat of the Roman Republic eventually taking it section about within the environs of the city.
As the series has been working up to, the novel also culminates in the fateful Ides of March, with the infamous assissination of Julius Caesar in the forum by a disgruntled group of nobles.
The series as whole was readable enough, and while I may read a few more by this author, I doubt I'll be going out of my way to look for them.
The Appian Way: Ghost Road, Queen of Roads
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To walk on remnants of the storied Appian Way today, from Rome to the heel of Italy, is to walk in...
Stealing God
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Jimmy Costello, hard-man and bad catholic is back and he's studying to be a priest. The same corrupt...
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Rule (Marked Men, #1) in Books
Jan 7, 2021
I liked this, though I thought it was a little too long.
Rule was cool, he's a tattooed, pierced bad boy who slept around with anyone who was up for it at the start and in a way, I didn't like it. Then we met Shaw and I liked her influence on him. They may be polar opposites but they compliment each other quite nicely.
All the main characters were pretty amazing; Nash, Rome, Jet, Ayden, Cora, Rowdy...if I missed anyone I'm sorry! They were a fun bunch and I liked their interaction, teasing and flirting with each other.
I'm kinda sad that I missed "meeting" Remy, he seemed like he was a great person; friend and brother, and I understand why he didn't tell anyone his secret, though I kinda figured it out by about half way through.
A nice start to the series and I look forward to reading Jet, Rome and Nash's stories too.
Rebellion (Eagles of the Empire #22)
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1st-century Britannia is the setting for an epic and action-packed novel of tribal uprisings,...
Natasha Solomons has given Cleopatra her own voice - and what a voice it is. She considers herself a goddess, her rule is absolute, and she won’t even put up with family going against her.
Egypt and Rome are the big players here, and seeing the contrast between the two superpowers was interesting, especially as Rome had such a low opinion of women. Cleopatra uses this to her own ends though, and Solomon is careful not to turn her into a seductress. Everything she does (with regards to Caesar), she does for Egypt.
Will we see a follow up book? We leave Cleopatra at about the halfway point of her life, so I really hope so!!
The War Prince (Warrior #3)
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AD 61, Rome. Felicitus, a young historian, agrees to meet the old warlord Caratacus in a city...
Business Essentials Accounts: Essentials CD-ROM
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BPP Learning Media's Business Essentials books can be specifically used on courses leading to...
David McK (3816 KP) rated Ship of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #1) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Plenty of novels focusing on Roman Legions: this is the only I can think of focusing on their fledging navy. Definitely in the style of Cornwell, Scarrow et al so if you like that kind of historical fiction, you'll probably like this too.
David McK (3816 KP) rated Captain of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #2) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
A possible reason for that, however, might be simply that I was coming to this one straight off the back of one of Simon Scarrows Roman novels, with a somewhat similar setting ("The Eagle's Prophecy" - although that was set in a later part of the Roman Era),