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Le marchand d'esclaves by Caroline Lawrence

kitkatslibrary's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

jmariedewitt's review against another edition

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4.0

For some reason, this is the first book in which I realized that Lawrence employs the "dead mom trope," made famous by Disney," heavily in this series. All of the main children have lost both or one parent, and all have lost their mothers (though Jonathan has been reunited with his). I don't have much to say about this theme other than to say it really stood out to me in this installment. I liked the plot twists in this one, even though I saw a few coming. Again, Lawrence tackles dark material, this time child enslavement, for children adeptly. I like that Lawrence takes trauma seriously and shares with the reader how the various traumas that these children have experience affect their behaviour.

colinandersbrodd's review against another edition

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5.0

The 9th book in the Roman Mysteries series; in this one Flavia Gemina and her friends are traveling on the ship Delphina. They head to Rhodes in search of an illegal slavery ring that is kidnapping and enslaving freeborn Roman children; meanwhile, Lupus (or Lukos) is on a quest to find his mother . . .

sarahbc93_'s review against another edition

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4.0

Book 9 of 17 down! Not many more to go now! This is definitely one of the ones where my memory of any previous reads starts to fail me, because I didn’t remember loads of this book which actually didn’t detract from my enjoyment of it because I was able instead to approach it as a brand new story which was fun.

I really appreciated being able to learn more about Lupus and his background and it was interesting seeing the journey from Italy across to Greece and how that could potentially have looked at the time. It was also interesting to see how exactly that fell alongside the journey of the Argonauts which is mentioned quite heavily in the story as well.

I think I’ve said before that I can’t remember exactly where I was in this series when I stopped reading them so I’m not sure at what point it will go from a reread to a “reading for the first time” but I feel like it’s coming up soon.

plutoz's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.25

13delathauwere's review against another edition

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adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

deborahrosegreen's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Really enjoyable read, filled with Latin and Greek and a complicated discussion about slavery. Lawrence conducts it well, explaining everything in a way that’s suitable for children. There are references to violence (death and fighting) that are, again, handled well. Although it is thoroughly researched and historically accurate, it is also relatable to a modern audience through ancient takes on modern things such as chewing gum. All in all, I recommend this!

gravesandyearning's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

sophiekmiller's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25