Esclava, Guerrera, Reina

Of Crowns and Glory #1

by Morgan Rice

“Morgan Rice ha concebido lo que promete ser otra brillante serie, que nos sumerge en una fantasía de valor, honor, coraje, magia y fe en el destino. Morgan ha conseguido de nuevo producir un fuerte conjunto de personajes que hará que los aclamemos a cada página…Recomendado para la biblioteca habitual de todos los lectores a los que les gusta la fantasía bien escrita”.
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (sobre el Despertar de los dragones)

De la autora #1 en ventas Morgan Rice llega una impactante serie nueva de fantasía.

Ceres es una hermosa chica pobre de 17 años de la ciudad de Delos, en el Imperio, que vive una vida dura y cruel. Durante el día entrega las armas que su padre ha forjado a los campos de entrenamiento de palacio, y por la noche entrena en secreto con ellas, deseando ser una guerrera en una tierra donde las chicas tienen prohibido luchar. Pendiente de ser vendida como esclava, está desesperada.

El Príncipe Thanos tiene 18 años y menosprecia todo lo que su familia real representa. Detesta la severa forma en que tratan a las masas, en especial la salvaje competición –las Matanzas- que tienen lugar en el corazón de la ciudad. Anhela liberarse de las restricciones de su educación, sin embargo, él, un buen guerrero, no ve el modo de escapar.

ESCLAVA, GUERRERA, REINA cuenta una historia épica de amor, venganza, traición, ambición y destino. Llena de personajes inolvidables y acción vibrante, que nos transporta a un mundo que nunca olvidaremos y hace que nos enamoremos de nuevo del género fantástico.

¡Pronto se publicará el libro#2 en DE CORONAS Y GLORIA!

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Ebooks, Fiction, Audiobook, Magic

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 14, 2016

About the author

Morgan Rice is the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author of the epic fantasy series THE SORCERER’S RING, comprising seventeen books; of the #1 bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, comprising twelve books; of the #1 bestselling series THE SURVIVAL TRILOGY, a post-apocalyptic thriller comprising three books; of the epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS, comprising six books; of the epic fantasy series OF CROWNS AND GLORY, comprising 8 books; of the new epic fantasy series A THRONE FOR SISTERS, comprising eight books (and counting); and of the new science fiction series THE INVASION CHRONICLES. Morgan’s books are available in audio and print editions, and translations are available in over 25 languages.

TURNED (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals), ARENA ONE (Book #1 of the Survival Trilogy), A QUEST OF HEROES (Book #1 in the Sorcerer’s Ring) and RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Kings and Sorcerers—Book #1) are each available as free downloads!

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Reviews

[Merric Blackman · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's awful. There may be an exciting plot buried amongst the tortured, banal prose and horrible characterisation, but it's not worth the price of your sanity.

The story begins with the main character being late to a popular event, yet she miraculously gets a front-row seat. She's then accosted by an old woman, who addresses her as "You!", to which the reply is "How did you know my name?" Huh? I went and reread that section four times just to see if I missed something. No, it's just incompetent writing and editing.

There are many, many excellent books out there. This is not one of them. Don't waste your time.

[Scarlett Readz and Runz....Through Novel Time & Distance · Rating 5 out of 5]

F a b u l o u s

I stinking loved this novel. I found it on google books as a free audiobook (I believe a digital copy is currently free as well) and I am hooked! I wasn't sure what to expect, but the book is as awesome as the cover.

17-year-old Ceres has big dreams but lives a common life selling forged iron weapons her father makes for the palace. In secret, she practices fighting and trains herself at night among the men on the palace training grounds. And she is good!

Her family struggles financially and as her father tells her he will be taking a job that will take him away indefinitely, she is left with a special sword he gives her and a mother that does not care for her. When a rider stops at her mother's door, Ceres witnesses the transaction of a sale going on. A sale of her! A sale that will send her into slavehood.

Ceres escapes and lives on the streets of the Empire city of Delos. A welcome opportunity through a streak of luck affords her to aid Prince Thanos in a fight. But as she experiences strange powers she did not know she had while anticipating the princes fighting moves, she is put into prison wrongfully afterward.

Prince Thanos and Ceres have made a connection pretty much immediately, one that has no hope of ever turning into something. Not only are the two of them from different classes, but also they are being played by his evil mother.

A backstabbing, hearth throbbing historical fantasy that has it all and I ate it up. The enjoyment factor was really high for me. It had the right amount of valor, romance, and intrigue. The writing was flawless. Not a deep epic fantasy, but perhaps a romantic one, if there is such a thing.

Just a thought on my part: this novel may speak mainly to women and would be a great way to get into the fantasy genre if one has no experience with it. A gentle introduction per se. There are a few tropes in there, but the effortless flow of the story had me moving along anticipatorily.

I will definitely try more novels by Morgan Rice. I am super intrigued by this one :)

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[♥ℂĦℝΪՖƬΪℕÅ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Vein of the Stars ★'s

“You are no stranger to the sword,” she said. You are no stranger to the throne. Your destiny is very great, indeed. Mighty will the change be.”

Buddy read with Nancy

“The war will not be won today, Not tomorrow, even. But eventually, we will win. A people who demands freedom will, in the end, claim it.”

Damn, this review is not gonna be an easy one for me to write so I'm gonna keep it short, honest and to the point. Slave, Warrior, Queen was NOT by any means what I'd call a great book. It was lacking any originality. The storyline, the world-building, the characters it all felt a bit rushed and not entirely thought out. It was trope after trope just piled upon one another. Seriously though think of a trope any trope from YA and I bet it's probably in there lol. And really it didn't have anything I haven't read a billion times in every other book I've read and the story moves along too quickly. This is my very first Morgan Rice book and I hated the way she put a lot of details into some things while when it came to things that actually mattered like the fights she put very little. Plus her writing just isn't at the level I'm used to reading. It was strange, inconsistent and childlike at times.

Here is the gist of the story:
Poor girl, horrible abusive mother, doting father and two brothers, two possible lovers- a childhood friend and member of the resistance the other a prince who is nothing like his royal family, new magical ability, prophecy, father leaves for better work, sold into slavery, escape, weapons keeper, captured, escape, weapons keeper, does something stupid, death row, recused, captured, despicable king, and queen, forced betrothal, mean jealous princess, escape, captured, almost rape, escape, betrayal, captured...again, so on and so on then finally warrior. Mind you this all transpires within like a weeks time.

When heart and sword meet, there shall be the victory.

I can't believe I'm going to say this but... In spite of everything, I surprisingly still enjoyed the read for what it was. I read this in one sitting because it was relatively short. It also had some very heartfelt and touching moments that made me FEEL things so that's gotta count for something right? Sure it would have benefited with a lot more depth and thought process on certain scenes and the Characters themselves were lacking substance and yet I still managed to connect with them on some level.

FYI, Slave, Warrior, Queen ends on a cliffhanger!

Did I love it? Not even close!
Did I hate it? No, not really.
Will I continue on with this series? Yes, I'll give Rogue, Prisoner, Princess a shot.

[✨faith✨trust✨pixiedust✨ Dead Account; Not Coming Back · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lol what even was this??

When heart and sword meet, there shall be victory.

I've only ever read Turned by Morgan Rice before, and it's one of my favorite so-bad-it's-good books, so I went into this expecting the same level of pure garbage that Rice always delivers. And I definitely got that, but I also got a little something more.

This book honestly read like a promising but juvenile first draft. There was definitely something there, and I got some feels from certain events and the atmosphere. Ceres was hot headed and ridiculous, and probably the most cliche fantasy heroine ever, but I liked her. Thanos was definitely my favorite character, except he sometimes was a bit of a sexist pig, but it was so poorly done that I wasn't offended. The plot supposedly takes place over the course of like a week, but with every single chapter ending with some grand cliffhanger about how Ceres' life will never be the same, because she's been kidnapped or enslaved or made googly eyes at Thanos for the umpteenth time, it felt like 3 months at least. I couldn't help but sit back and laugh. It seriously felt like Rice made a comprehensive list of every YA fantasy cliche of the last decade and found some way to put every single one of them in this. And that's actually pretty impressive. Good job, I guess!

As a whole, this was a convoluted mess, just the way I like 'em.

[✿Nancy✿ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buddy read with Christina Robinson :)

“The war will not be won today, Not tomorrow, even. But eventually, we will win. A people who demands freedom will, in the end, claim it.”

This surprisingly was really quite enjoyable :) Moving onto Rogue, Prisoner, Princess.

[Ami · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good gosh this was a terrible book. I kept waiting for it to make sense but it never did! The ending was awful and there were so many loose ends the whole way through the story that it made literally no sense at all. Do not waste your time.

[Bellatrix · Rating 1 out of 5]

The premise of this book was interesting but the realization lacked originality. The story was just an endless stream of tropes: the poor girl who's discovered by the royals thanks to her special abilities, she is introduced to the court and falls in love with the prince who's bethroted to a beautiful yet cruel princess who hates her on sight. But she's also in love with her lifelong bestfriend who is part of the rebellion. Oh, and don't forget the evil King who starves and kills his people for absolutely no reason, and the wicked Queen who hates the main protagonist.

Is this Red Queen?

I can put up with all these tropes and the story might've been enjoyable despite of them, if it wasn't for the main protagonist. Ceres has a Cinderella-like tragic story because her mother hates her and beats her, and even though her father loves her, he has to leave the city so he can gain more money and sustain his family. Upon his departure, Ceres' mother sells her to a rich and disgusting man who wants to marry her and has a harem of female slaves. She's a lovely lady, her mother.

It isn't just that Ceres' story is impossibly tragic, it's also that althrough the book she gloats that she's an awesome fighter, better that her brothers, because she disguises herself like a boy and trains with male fighters. This would be awesome if it wasn't for the fact that almost every time she's in trouble, she has to be saved by a strong man, usually the prince Thanos or the rebel bf Rexus.

Ceres is also very beautiful and "not like other girls" in Thano's opinion. She knows how to do a lot of things "commoners" aren't supposed to know, like reading for example, which doesn't make any sense and doesn't contribute in any way to the story.

And don't get me going about the two love interests and the love triangle in this book, because it's dreadful. I don't understand why in YA guys are always such sexist jerks.

[Majo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Abandonado cerca de la mitad, no podía seguir. La trama esta muy mal desarrollada y las situaciones se suceden de manera precipitada e iverosímil. Los personajes están pobremente construidos y muchas veces no actúan en consecuencia con sus supuestas personalidades.


No pienso seguir perdiendo el tiempo con este libro, ni con esta reseña. Adiós.

[Dangermousie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Objectively, this is not a great book - plot points are rushed, characters are more sketched in outline than fully drawn.

I DO NOT CARE!!!!

This is set in fake Rome and our heroine is a member of the rebellion who hooks up with the only decent member of the Royal family and eventually becomes a gladiator. With that as the plot, I basically don't care about anything else.

OK, that's a lie - I appreciate the fact that the heroine's love interest is not a pouty angst boat but, for once, a decent and well-behaved human being, I like the fact that most characters are awful human beings whose demise I will eventually cheer, and I adore the author's bloodthirsty willingness to kill characters you think are safe - it looks like both of the dudes in the love triangle are dead at the end of the first book, though there is a teeny bit of wiggle room for Thranos. Pls pls pls do not kill Thranos. He is a very rare fantasy YA lead who is actually a well-adjusted, decent person who treats the heroine with nothing but care.

I will totally read Book no. 2. Meanwhile, Ceres, girl, go kick some ass in the Arena!!!!

[Anastasia ｼ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full Review on my blog!

What way to start a series from Morgan Rice, again couldn’t ask for anything more.

Slave, Warrior, Queen, is such a captivating book, I was hooked from the start. It’s well written, great descriptions and moving characters. It made me want to become a warrior and to read more not only of this book but this genre in general.

If you love strong female characters and the rule of ruthless kings, then you will enjoy this book. I can’t wait to pick up the next book in this series :3

I highly recommend it!

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[Mills · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is my third Morgan Rice book and, having dragged myself through all thirty five chapters of Slave, Warrior, Queen, I feel unequivocally qualified to state that Rice is not a good writer.

The characters in Slave are total Mary Stu-s. Their personalities are essentially the same. They act recklessly and naively, know things that they have absolutely no way of knowing, have help from people who should have no way of helping them (where does Anka keep finding keys from?), are spoilt, risk others' lives for the sake of their moral superiority (and are sanctimonious), have some very Special Snowflake style abilities... in fact, there's a clear case of Deus ex machina r.e. Ceres who has totally unexplained magic powers that she forgets all about until she needs them.

The plot takes place, as far as I can tell, over about a week, during which Ceres' trajectory is something like this: pauper, sister, would-be-lover and abused daughter - near victim of rape - spectator - slave - escaped slave - weapon keeper - abused daughter - slave - escaped slave - weapon keeper - prisoner - on death row - escapee - weapon keeper - would be lover - captive - bereaved sister - unwilling fiancee - escapee - would be lover - rejected lover who returns to her place of captivity - captive - unwilling fiancee - lover - bereaved lover - near victim of rape - captive - warrior. Plus a few other things. I mean, seriously!!! Pauper to royal bride in a few days!! Is there even a smidgeon of believability anywhere here?

Rice's actual writing isn't even all that fluent. She tells rather than shows but it is so much more than that. Her use of the conditional is flawed. "Will' where it should be 'would' or 'could', 'may' where it should be 'might'. Ditto for the past perfect ('stopped' where it should be 'had stopped') and her syntax in general ('"But how can the King can just randomly -" He interrupted her, his voice impatient.') She has, in my opinion, either used a thesaurus or decided to make her writing seem more accomplished by switching up the words she used... in a way that is frequently rather awkward and inconsistent.

For example: the order '"all royal warriors hastily line up before King Claudius, your weapon keepers behind you."' 'Quickly' would work so much better. 'Without taking his arm, she walked right past him and up the stairs toward the library. She heard him exhaling sharply behind her.' For one, 'exhaling sharply' sounds like someone forced to cough or some such, not the heavier breath in and out of climbing stairs or the sigh that perhaps Rice meant (although that should have been a singular instance - heard him exhale). For two, if we are talking breathing hard climbing stairs, this is a man in extremely good physical condition. He should not find this taxing.

Then, later, '"Apollo, Trinity, Ceres and Ichabod, come with me," he said.' This is a soldier, taking prisoners to their execution. Something more forceful would have been appropriate. Perhaps 'ordered' or 'commanded'. And 'unable to watch the dreadfulness unfold any longer', referring to Ceres witnessing a massacre from afar. I'm sorry, but 'dreadfulness' for thousands of people dying? That's pathetic. I would have at least chosen 'horrors'.

As I said, I have come to the conclusion that Rice is not a good writer. And yes, I know that she has 100000+ ratings. What she manifestly is good at is choosing plots that are spot on trend and descriptions and special offers that hook readers in. It's a pity that her technical skill doesn't match her marketing.

[Sammy · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars

Don't expect me to carry on this series. This book was awful. I should've read the reviews and listened.

At first I was actually slightly hooked; then cue the awful writing, the plotholes all over the place, and the inconsistency in the characters. Eventually though, Ceres (the main character) had gone through so many traumatic experiences over 10 chapters that I just thought wow - any other author would span these 10 chapters over 3 books and go into proper detail. But no, this entire novel felt rushed and just plain wrong. I don't even think an editor looked at this. There were so many moments where the book just ignored the events of a previous paragraph, and went it's own direction.

For example - Ceres gets a fighting instructor, but can only use him for one chapter, and now she is suddenly an invincible fighter. Example two - the librarian offers all of his books for her to read, only for her to never get the chance to. What is the point in including this information if you aren't going to withhold to it and follow through?

I definitely skimmed the last few chapters because I just got fed up. I really doubt that I will be vsiting this series again, but in the off chance that I do (because i already have the series on my kindle), I sincerely hope the second is much better than the first.

[Monika · Rating 2 out of 5]

I gave it two stars because I've read worse, but so far this book is incredibly inconsistent....

35%:
"Or perhaps it was because he despised his family and what they stood for just as much as any commoner." - Ceres, about Thanos, after having met Thanos for all of ten minutes and a handful of sentences exchanged between the two. None of which included his feelings on his family. She shouldn't have known this. She was under the impression he was an entitled brat up until they made gooey eyes at each other. She then promptly forgets all of this according to the next quote...

37%:
"Ceres had not once considered that there might be a nonconformist within the palace walls." - Ceres, about Thanos, only half a day after the previous conversation and she's forgotten all about both her initial assumption (because hormones) and also her magic powers of insight which helped her guess exactly how the prince felt about his family. And this was all over the fact that he refused a marriage to a princess.

40%:
"The combatlord fell to the ground lifeless" "Thanos panted and gazed up at the podium, awaiting the king’s decision, hoping he would not be commanded to murder his unconscious adversary." - This was about the same 'lifeless' guy.
The author used lifeless as a synonym for unconscious. The two could not be more different. Get a thesaurus.

So far the characters feel shapeless and undeveloped, they're all pretty one dimensional. The plot is a mess. The world building is non-existent, all I know from contextual clues is that it's a bastardised version of Rome.

Not even going to finish it. I tried. It had a promising premise. It just failed to deliver.

[Juli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro super atrapante.

Te lo lees en una sentada, en el momento que lo comienzas no puedes frenar de leer. Y el final es de infarto, te dan ganas de seguir con la saga.

Otro punto a su favor: MUCHO GIRL POWER en la historia, de mano de la protagonista principal !!

[El Olimpo Entre Libros · Rating 3 out of 5]

El libro nos narra la vida en “Delos”, un pueblo de un reino ficticio, donde la tiranía está a la orden del día, un reino donde los Reyes y su corte más cercano solo miran sus intereses, con un pueblo cansado de estar bajo el yugo de la desigualdad, que la salida más viable es la revolución, un pueblo en que las masas se están uniendo porque anhelan su libertad. Te nace la empatía respecto a estas personas y también quieres la libertad que ellos se merecen.





Ceres es la protagonista principal, una chica que al iniciar la historia cumple sus 18 años, la segunda de 3 hermanos. Su madre le tiene una tan fuerte y especial aversión a su persona, que ha llegado a tomar medidas drásticas sobre Ceres por unas monedas de oro. Ceres es una chica que quiere ver a su pueblo libre, que está cansada de la corona y su tiranía. Ella tiene el espíritu y voluntad necesaria para crear un cambio, pero le falta sentido común, lo que hace que la mayoría de sus decisiones se tornen un poco tontas.




Thanos, el Príncipe inconforme con cómo su tío dirige el reino. Él tiene empatía con el pueblo, cree que la responsabilidad de los líderes con éste es proteger su libertad y gobernar con justicia, lo que le crea algunos problemas con sus tíos. Es lo que hace que, de alguna forma, los caminos de Ceres y Thanos se encuentren. De alguna forma, en un poco tiempo y contra toda lógica, ellos dos se enamoran. Sí, él arriesga su vida por Ceres y lo daría todo por ella.





Pero como ha estado de moda en los últimos años, parece ser que no podía faltar el “triángulo amoroso”. Ceres ha estado enamorada toda su vida de su mejor amigo, pero ahora que Thanos ha entrado a su vida, ella no sabe qué camino seguir y por ello comente grandes estupideces.






Realmente, no puedo dejar pasar la oportunidad de hablar de los hermanos de Ceres, ¡diablos! Éstos chicos realmente están más al pendiente de la revolución y no de lo que su madre pueda hacerle a Ceres, literal la madre la vende como esclava (disculpen el spoiler) y los hermanos ni se enteran. Ellos brillan por su ausencia, y parece ser que tienen mejores cosas que hacer que evitar que a su hermana se la lleve un comerciante. Realmente me frustraron, creo que esperé más sobre ellos por el amor que Ceres les profesaba, pero parece que era solo de una vía.






La historia realmente tenía material para dejarte con la boca abierta, pero que lastimosamente no se ha llegado a concertar. Eso a causa de algunos detalles que son tan básicos, que no parecía que le hubiesen puesto mayor esfuerzo, lo que provoca que sea un libro que sólo lees una vez y cuando lo acabas dices: “wow, al fin”. Mis expectativas se fueron por el suelo por la falta de carácter y voluntad de sus protagonistas. Llegó un punto donde todo se volvió tedioso y lo único que quería saber era si al final al menos encontraba lógica al actuar de Ceres y Thanos.













Debo decir que me ha parecido bueno conocer el punto de vista de varios personajes durante la trama, eso te ayudaba a bajar el nivel de estrés. Si eres fan de historias con la temática de “La Reina Roja” creo que este libro podría ser una opción. Ojo, que no haya sido de mi completo agrado no significa que no lean el libro. Creo que todos tenemos derecho a formarnos nuestras propias opiniones y con los gustos los colores.


Y eso ha sido todo, chicos. No olviden dejarnos sus opiniones en los comentarios. Hasta pronto.

[Sarah B · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was another book I read to complete my popsugar challenge and I was lucky enough to come across it this morning...but I really didn't enjoy this story. Oh, it's written very well and it has wonderful descriptions of everything - but the story was just too gloomy and depressing! And I must admit that's one thing I don't like very much.

There is a lot of cruelty in this book, including a young starving child getting whipped to death because he tried to take an apple. Worse it was the law that did it. If you are ok with stuff like that then I say go ahead and read this. But the plot only got worse. And just when I thought things were turning around for Ceres a new twist came along and everything got way worse. It seemed that no matter what she did it all went wrong. And that's very depressing.

I also felt lots of the plot was very predictable.

The plot of this book is about a very selfish king who has the entire kingdom starving and he wants to make it even worse. There's a rebellion brewing too and later there are war scenes. The main story revolves around a young girl named Ceres and a royal family member named Thanos. Each of them have numerous problems with their families and they end up meeting. But their relationship is like a soap opera with many problems.

I think there may be more books in this series but I have no interest in them at all.

[Wonda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Won't lie, totally thought this was going to be a flop...BUT I ate this up, every last word! Loved Ceres, loved literally everything about her...if you ever wonder what a novel would be like if the heroine NEVER catches a break...Here it is! The ending...thank goodness the next one is already out!!!

[Dai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Esta bueno.

Aunque al principio y en muchas partes me recordó un poco Red Queen, pero creo que en este género es prácticamente inevitable que no haya coincidencias. pero me gustó, me mantuvo enganchada, y eso que no llegue a conectar del todo con los personajes.

Ceres es medio tonta y pase la mitad de la lectura queriendo golpearla, Thanos es adorable, Rexo es demasiado denso y Estefania y el resto de la realeza con unos malditos.

Pero esta bien, me gustó el final porque me dejó con ganas de saber más.

[Alejandra Ospina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cuando comencé a leer creí que sería una historia corta como las que venía leyendo , principalmente por lo rápido que sucedían las cosas . Me sentía leyendo una versión medieval de María la del barrio. Sin embargo tanto drama y misterio me terminó gustando, perfecta para un bloqueo de lector, como el que he tenido todo el año.

El final me dejo con bastante curiosidad y con muchas ganas de saber qué va a pasar con este culebron medieval.

¿ Lo recomiendo ? Si, para cuando no haya nada mejor en la lista eterna de lecturas pendientes .


XOXO, Aleri.

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book once I started. But I feel like the story was there yet the plot progression was not. Character development was too quick. I am almost done but disappointed with how quickly the story goes. I don't find myself feeling sympathetic or enthralled by it. It's an enjoyable read if you are looking for something quick and light.

[Tomer · Rating 3 out of 5]

{2.5 rounded up} Though this book has its faults, it is a gladiator themed like book, with fast paced action albeit in a familiar framework with some faults. If you are looking for quick, light read without delving too much into details, this should fit the mold just right.

[Betty · Rating 1 out of 5]

The first 2%, several pages were just adverts. The opening chapter was tortured and when someone has so many reviews and so many books, I kinda expected better. Nope. Not for me, sorry, but this really grated.

[J Jahir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dios. quedé tremendamente enganchado, por lo que decir que si me gustó es poco... este libro tiene un planteamiento no muy distinto de las otras dos sagas que leí de ella, pero sí me gusta un poco más porque la autora me parece que madura un poco el estilo (vamos que no recuerdo si fue la saga más nueva que el anillo del hechicero o de reyes y hechiceros, pero como punto fuerte le destaco que no se centre tanto en los poderes misteriosos de la protagonista, que es la elegida y que sin saber cómo, lo usa... o al menos no todavía. se vale del ingenio, de lo que es vivir en un mundo sumido en las intrigas políticas, oprmmidos en la esclavitud y de la porquería de madre que tiene... sí, tengo que admitir que Rice sabe cómo llevar estos temas, sin mencionar que sabe engancharte a muerte... y creo que a pesar del número de detractores que tiene, eso siempre juega a su favor. ¿que si quiero continuar? de sobra! sobre todo porque el final da pie, como es costumbre en Rice, a saber qué es lo que va a pasar y cómo va a salir del enredo o problema.

[Felisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ceres is everything I wanted a female lead to be. She is strong, brave and questions herself to no end, in a good way. The romance builds fast and all seems lost in the end. However, I find myself dying to know what she will do. He is really dead? He cant be..can he?

I find myself questioning my own thoughts about who I love and hate in this book and come to find that the twists and turns are exhilarating and page turning. Having taking my time over a week reading this book when I could of sat there and read in in a day as its only 179 pages long I Found myself dragging it out and laying awaking to thinking about how this could possibly end. I know there are more books to this story so the plot will thicken even more in the fast paced rise of a common, simple yet strong girl.

I look forward to read more of this story in hopes that an epic ending comes for Ceres, Thanoes and little Sartes.

[Tamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ein tolles Buch mit sehr viel Action. Es wurde auf keinen Fall langweilig. Das Ende war auch nicht vorhersehbar und ich muss mir umbedingt den zweiten Teil dert Reihe besorgen.

hatte schon lange kein Buch mehr, dass mir von Anfang bis Ende so gut gefallen hat und das ich so verschlungen habe.

[Monty · Rating 3 out of 5]

for a free download for nights when I couldn't sleep it wasn't to bad I wouldn't recommend the book it had alot of potential just didn't quite make the mark

[Sara Jesus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este é um livro que no início nos cativa com o seu ambiente místico da cidade de Delos, lembrando um pouco a época da Antiguidade. Mas a medida que a história se desenvolve a sua fascinação se perde com as demasiado intrigas e dramas.

Ceres é uma mulher destemida que sonho ser uma guerreira, participando nas matanças reais. Mas sendo mulher não pode lutar. Quando seu pai parte de viagem, Ceres é dada com escrava. Sua mãe que sempre a maltratou a vende. Ela consegue escapar, e se torna a guardiã de luta do príncipe Thanos. Alguém que ela devia odiar mas acaba por se apaixonar.

Thanos é o príncipe bondoso, que ao contrário dos seus tios não suporta a violência e não se aproveita dos mais desfavorecidos. Ao mesmo tempo é um peão nas mãos do rei, e deixa-se controlar pela realeza. Quer ajudar Ceres, mas luta contra a rebelião em que estão os irmãos desta. Rexus é o líder da rebelião e também ama a protagonista. Ceres vive em conflito a narrativa toda por amar os dois.

" Escrava, Guerreira e Rainha" seria um livro fascinante se foca-se mais no perigoso mundo de Delos e menos na relação de amor/ódio de Ceres com Thanos.

[Simon Brading · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting, but the execution leaves something to be desired and there are a few mistakes which pull you out of the story.
I'll be moving on to the second book, but if the writing doesn't improve then that'll be it, sorry.

[Franci · Rating 2 out of 5]

#60 of 2020

Not my cup of tea....

[Sara (A Gingerly Review) · Rating 2 out of 5]

MEH.

This was just okay. It didn't feel original therefore it didn't hold my attention.