Arrows of Fire, Marlen Suyapa Bodden
Arrows of Fire, Marlen Suyapa Bodden
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Arrows of Fire

Author: Marlen Suyapa Bodden

Narrator: Jae Delane, Nicholas Tecosky, Fleet Cooper

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lantern Audio

Published: 10/14/2019

Synopsis

It is October 1519 — and the Mexican empire is on the brink. Hernán Cortés leads an army of Spaniards and their native allies to Moctezoma's capital. Moctezoma believes the only way to save his empire is to heed the God of War and sacrifice Flower, a beautiful woman warrior, in exchange for protection from the invaders. But a different faction — the resistance — wants to overthrow Moctezoma and go to war against the invaders. The resistance has other plans for Flower — if they can only help her escape before Moctezoma offers her as a sacrifice. Will Flower make it out in time to join the resistance? Or will Moctezoma carry out a centuries-old practice of human sacrifice?

About Marlen Suyapa Bodden

MARLEN SUYAPA BODDEN is a lawyer at The Legal Aid Society in New York City, the nation’s oldest and largest law firm for the poor. She drew on her knowledge of modern and historical slavery, human trafficking, and human rights abuses to write The Wedding Gift, her first novel. Marlen is a graduate of New York University School of Law and Tufts University. In 2012, the University of Rhode Island awarded Marlen an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Leelynn on January 16, 2020

Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to Netgalley for this free copy. All quotes in this review are taken from the Advanced Reader Copy and may change in final publication. Honestly this one was a hard one for me to......more

Goodreads review by abdulia on November 13, 2019

I received this free book from the publisher for honest review. 4 stars ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐ This is the first time reading from this author. What a beautiful wonderful amazing read. What a great read! This had me hooked from the beginning. The sitting, theme, and the Characters had me pulled so in. Everything was......more

Goodreads review by Polly on December 17, 2019

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Extremely brutal and gory, this was a difficult read for me. The realization that this was a brutal time in history helped me to finish. As historical fiction goes, there are not so many books set in the time of Moctezoma and Cortes, an......more

Goodreads review by Virginia on November 20, 2019

If you love to read about the downfall of Montezuma by Cortez you will really enjoy this book. The battle descriptions are well done. This is told in the first person by Montezuma, Cortez and a female Mexican named Flower. I loved how this told about Flower and what she was going through in her life......more

Goodreads review by Joyce on October 17, 2019

Extremely raw and gritty descriptions of rites. This book is based on the Spanish conquest of Mexico which was ruled by the Aztecs.There are three story lines.The author did a great job with showing the other side of history. Solid book.Extensive research. Thankyou Netgalley for this ARC......more

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