My pick for this week is Defiant by Lesley Livingston!
The darling of the Roman Empire is in for the fight of her life.
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.
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Why I'm Waiting!
I really, really enjoyed The Valiant. It isn't a favorite book of mine, but I loved the premise and what the book stood for. Too many times we see strong male characters and a female damsel in distress. I loved that The Valiant showed that everyone is equal. And I mean...female gladiators kicking butt. And now the introduction of Amazon warriors kicking butt. Need I say more??
Are you looking forward to The Defiant?
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I have The Valiant sitting there wating for me to read it and I just haven't managed to get to it yet!!!!! Aargh. But I really am dying to be able to pick it up. Maybe next month? The cover of this one looks awesome! :) Great pick!
ReplyDeleteOoh I hope you pick it up soon and love it!! Have an awesome time reading it Di!
DeleteI still haven't read The Valiant, but I'm so dying to! Both books look absolutely amazing, and I love the covers.
ReplyDeleteGreat choice, Genni! Hope you enjoy this one as much as you did the first.
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I highly recommend it! There's a great message about women being just as strong as men! Thank you Amy! I'll be sure to stop by your blog. :)
DeleteI haven't read the Valiant but it's on my wishlist. The female gladiator totally got me on that one. Hope you'll enjoy this sequel! Awesome pick, Genni!
ReplyDeleteFemale gladiators is a major selling point! Lesley Livingston definitely did her research when it came to this book as well, so everything makes sense in the era. Thank you!!
DeleteYou've just reminded me I wanted to reserve Valiant from my local library. I didn't know this was a series (of course most are so I should have assumed). Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI hope you like it Barb! It wasn't originally a series, but the first book did really well and by the time it was out for a couple weeks, the author got a deal for another book in the series. It's just a duology, as of now! You're welcome. :)
DeleteLove a story about strong women! Hope you love this one!
ReplyDeleteThank you Angela!! :)
DeleteYAAAAAASSS!!! I'm waiting on this one, too!!! The plot is all kinds of AWESOME, and that cover...OMG, that cover!! TOTALLY KICK-BUTT!! So yeah, SUPER TERRIFIC choice, Gen!! I sure have to read "The Valiant" first!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this AMAZING pick!! Thanks as well for commenting on my CWW post!! <3 :)
I hope this is as good as the first!! My complaint about the first book was just that I guessed one of the twists early on and that the pacing was a bit off for me at first. I'm assuming with a second book it's bound to get better!! I hope you LOVE the Valiant!!
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Nice! Saw a lot of love for the first book! Hope the sequel is just as good!
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Oh yeah, the first book got a TON of love. I didn't find it spectacular, but I did really enjoy it!
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This reminds me that I still need to read The Valiant. I love the idea of female gladiators!
ReplyDeleteI do too! At a book event I went to, Livingston mentioned that there actually were female gladiators, but there aren't a lot of relics for them and only recently did the historical community come out and say that they existed!
DeleteThat is a fabulous cover! I need that one. :)
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly Greg!!
DeleteOooh! This looks like an interesting read! Great pick!
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DeleteOh my so Epic!
ReplyDeleteYep! That's the perfect word to describe the series. :)
DeleteI really need to read the Valiant. Its been on my TBR for waaaay too long.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy this next one when it comes out :)
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I hope you read it soon Aneta! I think you would like it. :)
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The Valiant sounds familiar (the title) to me, but I don't think I've given this series a close look. I'll have to remember to take a closer look at these. Thanks for the reminder. Hope you enjoy this one!
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I hope you decide to read it Rissi! It's a pretty good book, and I hope the second is even better!
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