I've been amazed by quite a few historical fiction already, but none of this specific genre. Rome is one of my favorite places ever since I was young.I've been amazed by quite a few historical fiction already, but none of this specific genre. Rome is one of my favorite places ever since I was young. I aced my third year in high school where we had Greek, Roman, and Egyptian History. Those 3 are my main interest, kindly include Russian History but I haven't read anything about that though.
I know that this novel is high on the inaccuracy, but the author made a note in the end anyway. He said that he intentionally had to do the inaccuracy to make the plot a lot better. I honestly didn't mind the inaccuracies, even though I'm a semi huge history buff. I found the novel really interesting despite the issue. I know most of the people who hated this didn't like the inaccuracies, so I guess that goes to show that people have different opinions.
I now conclude that I love reading about military and war fiction/non-fiction. I'm also currently reading The Thousand Names by Django Wexler, and I'm enjoying it a lot. Both focused heavily on war and military. I will surely read more of the genre.
This has to be one of my favorite reads of 2015. I'm now reminded to make a top-something reads of 2015 shelf. Something about the setting and characters really made me enjoy this novel. It felt very, historical. It delivered the setting it was supposed to. It felt like living in Rome at some parts. The characters were really great. Gaius, Marcus, Renius, etc were awesome. Almost all of them were fully developed and contributed a lot more to the plot than possible.
4/5 stars. Highly recommended to those who can stand the historical inaccuracies. That was the only problem I saw that might hinder you from enjoying this. Aside from that, this was near perfect. I didn't rate this a 5 because it didn't blow me away, unlike the other 5 star novels I've read in the past. Another note too that this felt a bit like a young adult/coming-of-age kind of novel. You'll be reading about Gaius and Marcus' journey from childhood to manhood. It's not that annoying to be honest, unlike some YA books I've read. It read more like a historical fiction book, just like it was supposed to....more
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