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Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
The action-packed tale of a 17-year-old warrior princess and a handsome gladiator who dared take on the Roman Republicand gave rise to the legend of Spartacus... For teens who love strong female protagonists in their fantasy and historical fiction, Blood and Sand is a stirring, yet poignant tale of two slaves who dared take on an empire by talented debut author C. V. Wyk. Roma Victrix. The Republic of Rome is on a relentless march to create an empirean empire built on the backs of the conquered, brought back to Rome as slaves. Attia was once destined to rule as the queen and swordmaiden of Thrace, the greatest warrior kingdom the world had seen since Sparta. Now she is a slave, given to Xanthus, the Champion of Rome, as a sign of his masters favor. Enslaved as a child, Xanthus is the preeminent gladiator of his generation. Against all odds, Attia and Xanthus form a tentative bond. A bond that will spark a rebellion. A rebellion that threatens to bring the Roman Republic to its endand gives rise to the legend of Spartacus... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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SassenachTheBookWizard
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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Mehso-so

I mean this is kind of a basic book but sometimes that isn't bad. We all drink pumpkin spice lattes while wearing uggs with our hair in a messy bun sometimes *shrugs*

Clwojick 🤣🤣🤣 I love your review 💖 5y
SassenachTheBookWizard @Clwojick *sips Starbucks Pumpkin Frapp instead of tea* 5y
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ElishaLovesBooks
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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Pickpick

What if Sparatcus was a woman??? Full of rich history and details about Roman life and culture, I thought this was a great YA novel. It‘s fast-paced with a lot of action and a strong female character.

Cinfhen Sounds good and I don‘t like YA! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @Cinfhen I really enjoyed it BUT it is YA. 😎 6y
Cinfhen Nope, then!!!! Thanks 🙄if it really reads like YA I can‘t... 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @Cinfhen I know. . . that why I had put the disclaimer! 😁 6y
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ElishaLovesBooks
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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I‘ve been fighting a book slump. So I decided to read whatever caught my interest and so be it. I refuse to worry about books that were on hold that I haven‘t read yet and probably can‘t renew. Oh well. This book randomly caught my eye at the library and it‘s GOOD. The premise: “What if Spartacus was a woman?” 👊👊

juliannebenford I'm currently reading this and really enjoying it! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @juliannebenford I‘m really liking it too! 6y
SandyW Sometimes you just have to pick up something new (to you). 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @SandyW Yes!! I really enjoyed it! 6y
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juliannebenford
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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My #readathon totals:
Finished two books I'd already started
Started and finished two books
Started two books
Three of the books counted towards the scavenger hunt in the Goodreads group.
I had a great readathon and I hope you did too, or you'll consider joining in next time!

Mollyanna Great job! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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juliannebenford
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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On to what will probably be my final #readathon book! It was the featured book in the most recent #Illumicrate box and this mug was one of the other products. #YA #youngadult

larah17 I love the mug!! ☕️ 7y
juliannebenford @larah17 It's great, isn't it? 7y
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MsLeah8417
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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This is not my type of book so it is going directly to my local LFL.

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AnniesJournals
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Caterina Your journal pages look really nice! Would you mind sharing what the letters stand for, CAWPILE? I'm curious about your strategy! 7y
AnniesJournals I made a page specifically for that :) 7y
Caterina Thanks Annie! What a cool rating system! 7y
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historiclove
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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Pickpick

Amazing!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

ladym30 Love this book!! 7y
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BiblioBimbo
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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Mehso-so

A decent 3.5 star read. A bit melodramatic at times, but I enjoyed reading it! Even though I only finished it last week I just realized that I've already forgotten the main characters name...probably not a good sign. 😬 But I do remember her being an unapologetic badass so that's something! A decent pick, but apparently fairly forgettable? Hoping the next installment is stronger!

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Storied.Adventures
Blood and Sand | C. V. Wyk
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Pickpick

I gave this book 4 out if 5 stars! The main character, Attia, has been my favorite character I've read about in a long time! She was fiesty while still maintaining a gentleness! She was everything a warrior princess should be! And Xanthus balances her out with his calm demeanor! That ending had me wanting to curl up in the fetal position... 😭