The youngest daughter of a proud Celtic king, Fallon has always lived in the shadow of her older sister Sorcha's legendary reputation as a warrior. But when Fallon was a young child, the armies of Julius Caesar invaded the island of Britain and her beloved older sister was killed in battle.
On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her rightful place in her father's royal war band. But she never gets the chance. Instead, Fallon is captured by a band of ruthless brigands who sell her to an exclusive training school for female gladiators—and its most influential patron is none other than Julius Caesar himself. In a cruel twist of fate, Fallon's worst enemy, the man who destroyed her family, might be her only hope of survival.
Now, Fallon must overcome vicious rivalries, chilling threats and the dangerous attention of Caesar himself to survive the deadly fights that take place both in and out of the arena—and claim her place in history among the Valiant.
My Review:
Oh man, this was a really amazing read! I did start reading this book earlier, but the idea of a someone getting kidnapped and sold as gladiator-so basically a slave that fights for entertainment-yeah, it came really close to pushing my buttons. But trying it again, I got into it, and I couldn't put it down!
Reading Fallon's story was really great! She was strong and she was smart, and she was fierce and loyal! She's taken from her home to be a gladiator for the guy who killed her sister. Not a great situation. She's a fighter, and I loved watching her deal with everything!
Man, the fighting in this book was so epic! I mean, that's the main focus, fighting, learning to fight better, but there's also the politics of the various members, and it all worked together really well! I just couldn't put it down!
That ending was absolutely amazing! That they fought for, and won the prize, and that's what they decided to do with it? It has pretty excited and a bit anxious to see how things are going to play out from here, but I can't wait to find out!
This was such a fantastic read, and I can't wait to see where the series goes from there!
Author: Lesley Livingston
Series: The Valiant #1
Read: May 18th, 2021
Source: Own/Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and books so much! And it's a Historical Fiction Challenge 2021 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Harper Collins Canada
Published: February 14th 2017
Man, the fighting in this book was so epic! I mean, that's the main focus, fighting, learning to fight better, but there's also the politics of the various members, and it all worked together really well! I just couldn't put it down!
That ending was absolutely amazing! That they fought for, and won the prize, and that's what they decided to do with it? It has pretty excited and a bit anxious to see how things are going to play out from here, but I can't wait to find out!
This was such a fantastic read, and I can't wait to see where the series goes from there!
Author: Lesley Livingston
Series: The Valiant #1
Read: May 18th, 2021
Source: Own/Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and books so much! And it's a Historical Fiction Challenge 2021 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Harper Collins Canada
Published: February 14th 2017
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