Michelle R. (mreneerouser) - , reviewed on 5/28/2011 + 127 more book reviews

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So I asked for a recommendation on Goodreads for a historical fiction book that had court politics, backstabbing, and violence (you know all the stuff you are not supposed to love in a book) and I received a ton of great recommendations but I ended up finding the perfect book all by myself! At the time, I didn't even know I was holding this gem!

The cover-

First, the cover- it looks like it is some military history book. It's not. Sure, some military stuff is in there but it's not the focus.

2nd, the cover makes it look like it is a "guy" book. It's not. It has romance in there, in fact, there is not one, but two developing romances in this book (not a menage for you erotica thinking peeps but two separate romances one involving Helikaon and Andromache and another involving a minor character and a princess- slight spoiler and I don't want to give it away).

The characters-

The author was brilliant. It is sad that he passed away before his time because I would be stalking his updates to see when he was going to be writing the next book. The author created characters that absolutely came to life on the pages. I was outraged when he made the Helikaon do something that involved savagery and revenge since I came to love Helikaon's kindness and loyalty. But that was what was so great, the author made imperfect characters so perfectly! Helikaon, through his greatness and his imperfections, became so real and I loved him and the book even more for that reason!

The minor characters were not even close to minor. They played such an important part in the story. They were all so wonderfully developed. The best part of the story, you think you know which character to trust but then when you are in their POV, suddenly you aren't so sure. Throughout this book, the bad guys become good, and the good guys become bad. But sometimes, the good stay good so you never know!

The story-

Oh my god. What a wonderful book about trust, friendship, loyalty, and courage. What a wonderful action, military, romance, fantasy, and historical adventure.

I could go on but I think I've made my point.

One of my favorite books of 2011- maybe that should explain how much I loved this book!!!!

Update- I forgot to mention- the battle scenes were so incredible that near the end, I had to keep putting the book down since my heart was pounding so much. I also cried when two wonderful characters died. I mean I boohooed like a baby! So, if I've scared you manly men into thinking this is a flowery girl book, it isn't by far! It has enough of everything to keep all readers happy!

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