Girl In The Arena, by Lise Haines
Young Adult, 2009
Lyn is the daughter of seven neo-gladiators, with a mother whose sole purpose is to be a gladiator's wife; over and over again. Surrounded by the violence, death, and limelight of the "Glad" life, Lyn finds her opinions differ quite strongly from those that are closest to her. When she becomes bound by the by-laws to marry her father's murderer, she challenges everything she's known about this life, even if it means losing her own.
This was not what I expected at all. It is very tame on the violence side despite the topic, and instead pursues a more philosophical approach to gladiators. I felt the ending was rushed and I personally wanted more closure, but it was a fascinating idea. I think there might be a sequel in the future based on the ending, but I'm not sure.
Graded a B.
1 comments:
I agree, it was different then what I expected but it was interesting. I also am curious how Lyn's life goes in the future.
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