Previše koincidencija i neuverljivih dešavanja za moj ukus. Odustajem. Mislim da je Kejt upravo izmislila novi žanr: istorijski sitkom, i to je u redu (očigledno se super zabavlja praveći urnebesnu satiru od starog Rima), ali jednostavno nije tip istorijske fikcije koji ja želim da čitam. Ukoliko ovog leta ne budem imao ništa pametnije za čitanje, poslužiću se ovime. A i možda pružim šansu "Kćerima Rima" negde u budućnosti

Find this and other reviews at: flashlightcommentary.I'm harder on historic fiction writers than I have any right to be. Honestly, I hold them to a higher standard than authors of any other genre. Those who have impressed me in the past have it even worse. Sorry guys, but if you want to be a top dog you gotta earn it. Quinn has earned it. Her debut piece, The Mistress of Rome, blew me away. Her follow-up, Daughters of Rome, proved the achievement was no fluke and confirmed her place as one of my [...]

Okay, I've waited a year for the release of this book. Two years really, considering it's a kind of sequel to Quinn's début 2010 novel, Mistress of Rome (which I loved). I've been hoping and praying since I'd heard about Empress being written that it would match up to it's predecessors high standard. My God. This book is all kinds of awesome and gimme the next book now, please. Quinn is amazing - she has this genuine talent for writing historical fiction and the amazing ability to transport rea [...]

Kate Quinn knows how to serve up a full-flavored Rome with plenty of spice. Empress of the Seven Hills is the third of her books (Mistress of Rome and Daughters of Rome), although you can get by without reading them in order. They are all page-turners, lots of fun.As usual with Kate Quinn’s books, Empress is driven along by fully-developed characters. Her main heroine, Sabina, starts out interesting and keeps developing and growing. Quinn has a way of granting her central female characters the [...]

I deliberately skipped book 2 of Kate Quinn’s astounding saga about ancient Rome (although I flagged it for future reading) and dived straight for book 3, because looking at the blurb, this apparently follows the events from the first book (Mistress of Rome) when a vicious emperor is murdered and Rome has found relative order under the new imperial regime.This time, though, it is the son’s story to tell. Vercingoterix or Vix, son of the gladiator and freed slave woman from book 1, comes back [...]

You all know that I enjoy Kate Quinn's books, but this is my favorite by far. Quinn specializes in irreverent, fast-paced romps through antiquity. In a literary world where historical fiction often takes itself too seriously, Quinn tends to underplay her more serious themes by thumbing her nose at reader expectation. Her smart-alec tone is perfectly suited to the story--that of a hellion-turned-legionary commander and the spirited but unconventional patrician girl he loves.We expect these star-c [...]

4.5 Stars! This is my third and favorite Quinn novel so far. This one is the follow up to Mistress of Rome and Quinn leaves us hanging at the end for the next installmentdang her :)This one was not as dark as it's predecessor. This takes up where Vix, the son of Mistress of Rome's hero and heroine Arius and Thea, sets his sites on Rome. The evil place his parents ran from. He was a child gladiator and now a rough, loveable barbarian. He wants adventure and he sure finds it. Sabina, who's mother [...]

Kate Quinn is a formidable talent. I’ll never forget the evening I first opened Mistress of Rome, in a seaside hotel in San Diego. I was sucked in and swept away by Thea’s story, and Kate (full disclosure: we are friends as well as historical-fiction-writing colleagues) immediately won a place on my shortish “buy everything she writes, now and forever” list.I admired Thea, the strong, intelligent, deeply damaged slave girl at the heart of Mistress of Rome, and I generally find storytelli [...]

No one does Ancient Rome quite like author Kate Quinn and her third novel, Empress of the Seven Hills, is yet another shining example of historical fiction done right! Vix is the son of Thea from Quinn’s first novel, Mistress of Rome, and the feisty boy we met previously has grown into a headstrong, obstinate man with a loyal heart…I fell in love with him instantly! Sabina is equally headstrong. She’s a woman who knows what she wants out of life and goes after it, but not in a conniving, s [...]

The reason I keep giving five star ratings to the books in the Rome series by Kate Quinn, apart from the fact that they are excellent piece of literature, is that it makes me forget everything which is a rare thing to do. Have you ever had the urge to keep on reading without a stop knowing that you had too many important things to do that can't be postponed. Threw caution to the wind and just let your self enjoy the magic of the written words. That's how I felt when I read the Mistress of Rome, [...]

Après La Maîtresse de Rome dont il est la suite, L'Impératrice des sept Collines est le deuxième roman de Kate Quinn publié aux éditions Presses de la Cité. Toujours aussi érudite, l'auteure explore à nouveau l'Histoire et plonge le lecteur dans une nouvelle fresque romaine vertigineuse !Alors que le premier volet de sa saga antique proposait une histoire d'amour sur fond d'orgies et de jeux du cirque, Kate Quinn s'intéresse cette fois aux légions et à la politique expansionniste de [...]

LOVE IT! Can't wait to see what adventures await Sabina and Vix in the next one. I must say though, I'm very annoyed at Vix for the final scene. This may be a bit of a spoiler for some, so stop reading if you're not finished yet!He has such a good wife in Mirah! And his two little girls! I know monogamy wasn't exactly the order of the day back then, but still, to go back to Sabina?! As much as I thought she was a great heroine, I feel like he just fed her arrogance by straying with her. Having s [...]

Another winner by Kate Quinn! She continues to explore and expand the characters of Sabina and Vix, as well as giving me the villains I love to hate so much. A few times, I thought "oh no"which for me, is the sign of a good book. Can't wait to find out what's next as the continues, and it will. Thanks Kate, for another page turner.

I can't wait =D I hope it will be translated in Croatian fast Good luck with writing Kate Quinn =) (and write many more books)

Ok this is more of a rant than a review. For starters, the book was AMAZZZZZING I love the development of the secondary characters from "Mistress of Rome" (aka MOR), Vix and Sabina and I love the fresh plot (it wasn't a regurgitation of the aforementioned novel but a new story in and of itself). However, for me, as a reader, the ending is EVERYTHING. If I don't like the ending, I usually don't like the book. For "Empress of the Seven Hills" (aka EOSH), I'll have to make an exception, because I h [...]

The difficult thing about Empress of the Seven Hills is that I can't decide whether or not I like it more than Mistress of Rome. I definitely like it just as much; I may like it more, which I can't say about the prequel to Mistress, the immensely enjoyable but slightly frustrating Daughters of Rome.Empress is exactly the kind of book that I've always wanted. It has everything I like: flawed main characters; Women Who Do Not Please; multi-dimensional villains; and long, drawn-out drama. Long live [...]

I love Vix!! He is crude, abrasive and yet completely irresistible. Your heart goes out to him in Mistress of Rome and everything he went through, but you truly fall in love with him in Empress of the Seven Hills. The young man at the beginning is very different than the seasoned solider at the end, but both are strong and courageous, though only one truly understands love and how to love. Sabina is a different story. I loved and hated her at the same time, but she is a major improvement from he [...]

In his tattered lion skin and his spotless battered armor he looked broad and powerful, sunburned and deadly. They should carve you in granite and put you on display in front of every legion recruiter in Rome, Sabina thought. They’ll fill the ranks in a heartbeat, just by telling envious boys that someday, maybe, they could be you.Book hangover.We all love it and hate it. While it means we have read an amazing and inspiring novel, it also leaves us ruined for other books (at least for a few da [...]

So far Kate Quinn is 3 for 3 in writing amazingly entertaining, easy-to-read books. Mistress of Rome was awesome, Daughters of Rome was fascinating and now Empress of the Seven Hills takes the cake.Despite all of her books being somewhat interrelated, this one has the feel of Book One in a series. For the most part it has a self-contained story, but the story lines are not 100% wrapped up when you close the covers and one of our narrators as much as promises a direct sequel. A sequel, I might ad [...]

Not one of Kate Quinn's books have disappointed me yet. This was another page turner, yet extremely well written and well researched. I don't know a whole heck of a lot about ancient Rome, but it's clear that Quinn definitely does her homework. The time period is evoked very vividly and in good attention to detail that lesser historical fiction authors would miss or neglect. Her seamless integration of actual historical figures with fictional characters is also to be commended.Also impressive is [...]

Here is yet another historical novel set in Ancient Rome, but Kate Quinn’s Empress of the Seven Hills stands in a class all its own. I was already a fan of Quinn’s from her previous two Rome centered novels, Daughters of Rome and Mistress of Rome, and while this new novel doesn’t focus on the same characters as her previous book, I found it equally captivating. Her research on Ancient Rome is meticulous, and what I appreciated as someone writing a book about that era myself is that where s [...]

One of my favourite authors and she didn't disappoint me. I like the different points of views. The characters are very realistically painted, can't wait for the sequel.And I just love-love-love how Quinn references her own books in her other books! (Like the slight reminders of the original four Cornelias in Mistress of Rome.)Great book, easy read, interesting plot. 5/5

And again with this book,Kate Quinn proves that she is excellent writer! All three books form this series are unique on its own way,connected among themselves in one skilled and great way :)The ending was,wellry unexpected :DThank you Ms.Quinn for another great story! :)

Book three: Kate Quinn's excellent stories move fast and engage the reader completely. She writes in an irreverent and humorous way that some reviewers seem to dislike; I love it!

Talk about a punch to the gut! Of course if I knew my Roman history better it wouldn't have been. And just so I'm not leaving you completely in the dark, I am referring to the ending of this book. And that's all I'm saying on that matter.It's been a few years since "The Mistress of Rome" and Vercingetorix (Vix) is now an ornery boy of eighteen. He leaves the safety of his parents home for Rome where he wants to join the army and make something of himself. He quickly learns that a role there is a [...]

Gorgeous book! Thick in action and detail, crowded with rounded characters, who change with time and yet remain true to their nature. The Empress is full of love-and-hate relationships and this is the relationship it invokes in the reader, too. The characters are all both lovable and despicable, maybe with the exception of Titus and of course the honorable Marcus Norbanus. (view spoiler)[ I loved Vix for his bravado and courage, so closed my eyes to his shortcomings; loved Sabina and vouched for [...]

How do you know when you have found a really fantastic book? Like this: picture that you are on an airplane. It's a red eye and everyone is sleeping. You aren't sleeping because you are so into this book that you must finish it. You know you are going to be exhausted when you land. You finish the book finally and the ending is both so good and such a cliffhanger that you can't decide what you should do first. Should you throw the book across the plane because you can't believe that you have to w [...]

I wish I could give more than five stars for Empress of the Seven Hills! Once again Kate Quinn has enthralled me with her historical novel of Rome. The novel is so engrossing that time passes very quickly. The book chronicals the years of Trajan's rule and goes into Hadrian's rule both are considered rather "good Caesars". The political ramifications and the intricate plot leave you breathless for what might possibly happen. Even thought you could simply 'google' the information, you want the dr [...]

I found myself having strong feelings for so many of the characters in this book. Sabina, I couldn't stand, thought she was so selfish, that as long as she got what she wanted, wellen things were ok. I hate to think it, but in the end I almost think she got what she deserved. With Vix I had a hard time not liking him. There were times where I didn't like his actions, but most of the time he reminded me of the kid we met in Mistress of Rome. I was surprised that he could love the Emperor as much [...]

When a cliffhanger like the one on the last page of this book causes you to screech "NOOOOOO" like I did after reading it, the author has earned the right to say she has written a great book. Kate Quinn has given us another excellent book in this, the third installment in her Rome series. It has just about every human emotion possible evoked from the colorful, dynamic characters. I loved every minute!Unlike this book's predecessors, EotSH did not tend toward language which was too modern for the [...]