Week 31 Review: The Defiant

From Goodreads:

The darling of the Roman Empire is in for the fight of her life in this lush sequel to the acclaimed historical fantasy The Valiant .

Be brave, gladiatrix. . .And be wary. Once you win Caesar's love, you'll earn his enemies' hate.

Fallon was warned.

Now she is about to pay the price for winning the love of the Roman people as Caesar's victorious gladiatrix.

In this highly anticipated sequel to The Valiant, Fallon and her warrior sisters find themselves thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, one that will threaten not only Fallon's heart--and her love for Roman soldier Cai--but the very heart of the ancient Roman Empire.

When dark treachery and vicious power struggles threaten her hard-won freedom, the only thing that might help the girl known as Victrix save herself and her sisters is a tribe of long-forgotten mythic Amazon warriors.

The only trouble is, they might just kill her themselves first.

My Review:
I loved reading this book! I love her writing, and I loved the first book, and I was excited to see where the series was going to go. The story this book tells was epic to read, and I can't wait to continue on  and see where it goes from here!

Fallon was such a great character to read about! She had been made into a gladiatrix, that was just awful. She had the chance to get out, but she didn't take it. That she had the people's love, well, I had to know what was going to done to her, as she was warned, and so were we. 

I was expecting this book to raise my emotions, the first book did to a great extent, and it didn't disappoint. I wanted Fallon and her sisters to get out of this situation, and as things got more and more complicated with a rebellion plot, yeah, I had to keep reading!

Watching as those that Fallon humiliated came back to get her back, I had to know how they were going to react to that, and deal with this rival school that wants to take them down. I was rooting for Fallon and her sisters, and I couldn't get enough! 

Loved reading this book, and I need to read book 3! 

Author: Lesley Livingston
Series: The Valiant #2
Read: July 31st, 2023
Source: Own
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Historical Fiction 2023 Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book!  
Publisher: Razorbill 
Published: January 23rd 2018

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars