**This thread contains spoilers for the entire series.**
I’m about to get my life back after having my nose in this world for the last three days, and I wanted to share some thoughts and hear yours in return. I know that the book has been discussed here before so I hope it’s alright. I just want to reach more people to talk about the series with.
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– The destruction of Pompeii and surrounding areas still hit me way more than I would’ve expected, even though I obviously knew it was coming. This part was written really well.
– I wish that we could get more background story on some of the characters. I thought Paris was very interesting cause he’d grown up in the Lupenara, and I thought it was pretty heartbreaking how the story ended with him and Fabia both. I would totally read a book just about Fabia raising Paris in that place.
– I honestly thought the quality of the writing was a bit inconsistent. Sometimes I thought it was good and nicely paced but other times it was bland and it felt like the author held back a lot. I wish that the book series “boomed” a little more at times, and not just by people raising their voices in the dialogue.
– I stumbled upon [this link](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/sqd3zr/a_roman_gold_snake_bracelet_found_on_the_arm_of_a/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=books&utm_content=t1_keee5ws). This is the same bracelet that Drusilla’s character wore. I was sad when I found this, cause it must mean that she died :(.
– Some of the characters were really well done, for instance Rufus. I came to despise this character so much. He was written with just enough depth, and very believable for a rich prick who is used to stepping on poor people all his life. I like how through him, we see that a brothel slave is always powerless against a client, even ome who first appears like a kid in love.
– I liked Brittanica a lot! She was a bit of a cartoon barbarian at times but I liked it and was relieved that she survived. Every time she appeared in books 2 and 3, I felt a sense of safety just like Amara did with her, because I could really feel the strength and loyalty of that character.
– The ending is pretty fulfilling. I wonder about what actually happened to the enslaved people that lived in Pompeii. Did they break free? I was sad that pretty much no one seems to have survived that we got to know in the book.
– At times the book was a little anachronistic, and I prefer it when writer of Roman fiction use more Latin for the sake of immersion. Dominus instead of master, insulae instead of flat or apartments. But that’s just personal preference and can be a bit annoying if overdone.
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What are your thoughts on the series?
by _RegularPlumbus_