The Defiant, Lesley Livingston
The Defiant, Lesley Livingston
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The Defiant

Author: Lesley Livingston

Narrator: Fiona Hardingham

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/23/2018

Synopsis

"As with the first book, there are rousing battle scenes and plenty of action, a few more romantic moments, and a strong feminist message. Give this to fans of the 2017 Wonder Woman movie and those looking for intelligent and powerful women who glory in their strength and abilities."
-Booklist

About Lesley Livingston

Lesley Livingston is an award-winning author of teen fiction best known for her Wondrous Strange trilogy. Captivated at a young age by stories of the distant past and legendary heroes and warriors, Lesley developed into a full-fledged history buff and mythology geek. Her fascination with ancient Celtic and classical civilizations—spurred on by recently discovered archaeological evidence supporting the existence of female gladiators—inspired Fallon’s story in The Valiant. Lesley holds a master’s degree in English from the University of Toronto and was a principal performer in a Shakespearean theatre company, specializing in performances for teen audiences, for more than a decade. www.lesleylivingston.com. Twitter: @LesLivingston

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura

The Valiant was one of my favorite new YA books of 2017. The concept was fascinating imagining the existence of a training school devoted to making women into gladiatrices. It felt fresh with high stakes. Any predictable moments didn't bother me because the story held its own. I'm beginning to thin......more

Goodreads review by Suzzie

4.5* This series is so good! I was hooked from book one with a female gladiator on the cover. As soon as I started reading the first book I wanted a trilogy right away! The sequel was very good but I did like the first book better but that seems to be normal in a lot of trilogies. I however CANNOT w......more

Goodreads review by ✨ Helena ✨

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!! Even better than the first!!! It was so action-packed from start to finish!!! We saw the bonds between characters deepen - as well as get to know new ones - and got to see cutthroat Roman politics!!! I especially loved seeing actual historical figures like Caesar and Cleopatra!!!......more

Goodreads review by Jaime
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