Ebook The Triumphant Valiant Book 3 Audible Audio Edition Lesley Livingston Fiona Hardingham Listening Library Books

Product details Audible Audiobook Listening Length 11 hours and 10 minutes Program Type Audiobook Version Unabridged Publisher Listening Library Audible.com Release Date February 12, 2019 Whispersync for Voice Ready Language English, English ASIN B07KB5NWKZ

The Triumphant Valiant Book 3 Audible Audio Edition Lesley Livingston Fiona Hardingham Listening Library Books Reviews

• The last book in the Valiant series wraps things up better than readers could have hoped for bringing the series full circle.
  
  Fallon and her band of gladiatrix sisters have won their battle and reclaimed the Ludus Achillea, but it came at a price. Cai, Fallon’s love has lost his Decurion rank and is now having to serve as one of Caesar’s Gladiators for helping in the uprising. Fallon is fighting for his freedom and learns that Caesar’s enemies are planning revenge. These enemies assassinate Caesar and leave Fallon and the others with no one to protect them and on a mission to save Cleopatra, who could very easily be their next target. They must work together to free Cai and get Cleopatra out of the city before the bloodshed spreads.
  
  I have loved this series since the first book came out. The female gladiators are strong, resilient and determined in every challenge they face. This is the perfect series for young girls looking for strong female leads that face the odds and learn from their mistakes and adversaries to come out on top. Fallon has always felt behind her sister and trying to prove herself. In this final book in the series, readers see her come into her own and find a strength she didn’t know she had deep within herself. I love the way she is shown strong but also flawed and afraid at times. She relies on those around her to help her make the hard decisions and face the toughest of enemies. It took me a while to get through this because I had to make sure I didn’t miss anything. I needed soak in every word and detail to really get a connection with the characters and what is about to happen in the story. These stories really are the better stories that I take with me and remember long after I have turned the last page instead of looking back a year later and questioning if I actually read it or not. I would recommend that readers start with the first two in the series before reading this one, there is just too much back story that will keep this moving forward instead of seeming confusing. For readers that enjoy a great historical fiction with lots of action and strong female leads, I highly recommend The Triumphant, they won’t be disappointed.
• Loved it. Lesley has an amazing gift of writing so very well. The way she can balance romance and action with a plot twist at places you don't expect
• I was super excited about this finale and it was pretty much everything I wanted! I'd greatly missed Fallon, Cai, and the Ludus ladies, and was thrilled to see them all again. The story was fast-paced, action-packed, and full of heart.
  
  The story picked up fairly quickly from where the previous books left off, leading to a series of events that saw the girls of Fallon's ludus on the run to new places and fighting for the people they love. Old and new characters emerge, and while I found the ending to be a little to short, in comparison to the other action scenes filling the story, it was no less what I wanted.
  
  The characters continued to grow, with Fallon, Cai, and Elka each battle for top spot in my heart. Fallon did the most growing of course, as she needed to come to terms with letting others help her and not being responsible for every bad thing that happens. Cai was a swooning romantic, as always, and Elka is the gladiator bestie we all wish we had in our groups.
  
  I would have liked a little more time with the villains so I could understand their motivations, but there was one that was a bit of a surprise to me. I also think the book could have been longer, but it clearly wanted to wow the readers with its great action scenes, and in that aspect, it certainly succeeded!
  
  I'm truly going to miss these gladiator girls and their adventures. These are some of my favourite types of books and I really want to see more of them on shelves. But until then, I'll have epic memories of some of my favourite warrior ladies!
• This series is so much fun, and I wish it received a lot more buzz in general. All three books feature such a strong ensemble and are rooted so specifically in their time and place while always feeling active. But, neither do I get too burnt out on action. It's fun to see how Fallon's adventure dovetails with history. While I do appreciate that all the novels feel complete in and of themselves, many plot lines come full circle in this installment. It didn't always feel as neat as its predecessors, but it was satisfying.
• "I was excited to find this series thru my library in audible form so I can read it as I work. I expected it to be good...but it was utterly fantastic!! From the Valiant, to the Defiant ending with the Triumphant this series was edge of your seat action and adventure. The weapons and ward are and fighting was realistic and authentic. I’m buying this series to add to my ancient history genre library I read again every year with Alaric Longward and Bernard Cornwall...
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• Great book in an already amazing series.
  I loved Fallon from the first page and she grew in strength and spirit throughout the series.
  I loved seeing her become a strong, smart leader, who believed in herself.
  After Caesar is assassinated, Fallon rallies her war band and Cai's friends to get Cleopatra out of Rome.
  Fallon had a lot of self doubts , but when action was required, she leaped without hesitating.
  She finally saw herself as others see her. She became Caesar's greatest female Gladiatrix for a reason.
  The Triumphant was an action packed emotional read. I loved every minute of it and didn't want the book to end, even as I rushed to read it!
  We saw who Fallon and her gladiatrix sisters really were in Alexandria, Egypt. They could have led a life of carefree luxury but they choose to follow her, fight beside her and start a new chapter in their lives.
  I loved being a part of Fallon's journey.
  She made friends and enemies, lost loved ones, learned to be suspicious but always supportive and true to her sisters in arms.
  The respect she earned, in and out of the arena, showed what a great leader she would become.
  I enjoyed this series and would recommend it to all who love great story telling, action, adventure, friendship with a dash of romance.