Quinn really weaves the details of everyday life together in such a way that it is easy to imagine. Where there was barely a such thing as childhood, let alone "young adulthood". It took me back into a time where people watched people die for entertainment. Because I knew close to nothing about what was going to happen next and loved when I was hit over the head with a plot turn. We follow her story as she becomes involved with Arius, the reluctant but awesomely good gladiator.Īnd that is pretty much all I am going to tell you for a summary. She is not a Jewish slave brought to cater to the whims of the patricians in Rome. The didn't put it down for the next 48 hrs.
It sat in my TBR pile for awhile but I eventually picked it up. Mistress of Rome huh? And the cover? So appealing. So when I saw this book, I was intrigued. Maybe it has something to do with my name, but ever since I had the chance to study Latin in high school, I have felt a connection to the long past civilization. I have a deep love affair with ancient rome. But in the end, the life of the brilliant and paranoid Domitian lies in the hands of one woman: the Emperor's mistress. Many have tried to destroy the Emperor: a vengeful gladiator, an upright senator, a tormented soldier, a Vestal Virgin. But Domitian's games have a darker side, and Thea finds herself fighting for both soul and sanity. Unwittingly, she attracts another admirer in the charismatic Emperor of Rome.
His love brings Thea the first happiness of her life-that is quickly ended when a jealous Lepida tears them apart.Īs Lepida goes on to wreak havoc in the life of a new husband and his family, Thea remakes herself as a polished singer for Rome's aristocrats. Purchased as a toy for the spiteful heiress Lepida Pollia, Thea will become her mistress's rival for the love of Arius the Barbarian, Rome's newest and most savage gladiator. Thea is a slave girl from Judaea, passionate, musical, and guarded. Why I read this book: I think I put it on my To Read shelf after seeing it (or its sequel) in a Goodreads Giveaway. How I got this book: I purchased it at Borders when I was in Boston Publisher/Year Published: 2010 by Berkley Trade
0 kommentar(er)
