The Gladiator and the Guard by Annie Douglass Lima

By January 17, 2020
Young Llama Thoughts
  • Adventurous
  • Christian Friendly
  • Easy Reading
  • Humerous
  • Youth Appropriate
Overall
4 Llamas

Review

This series is sooooo beautiful! I love ALL of Annie Douglass Lima’s books, but this series is still amazing!!! (Even though its about slaves…)

This is the second book and is about Bensin, the slave from the first book, becoming a gladiator. This is an AWESOME book! Very clean, except for the violence, and a great book for teens. (But probably more boys than girls… There is a lot of violence and the glad’s do shower in the same room, which is GROSS!)

Over all, I HIGHLY suggest this series to teens, but there is lots of violence and people do die…. Soooo… You have been warned! -The Young Llama Reader.

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Pros

  • I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!
  • A must read series for teens!!!!
  • A great book for boys!

Cons

  • Can be hard to read
  • VERY violent

Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is just one victory away from freedom. But after he is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, he is condemned to the violent life and early death of a gladiator. While his loved ones seek desperately for a way to rescue him, Bensin struggles to stay alive and forge an identity in an environment designed to strip it from him. When he infuriates the authorities with his choices, he knows he is running out of time. Can he stand against the cruelty of the arena system and seize his freedom before that system crushes him?

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I’m Kelsey and I seriously like to read, a lot. I love God and drumming and my puppies and family too, but I really, really love to read. I am forever frustrated trying to find great, clean books with a good story that does not throw junk and weird ideas in my face that I would rather not see. So, I am reviewing books and making this online resource available to help others find great books that teenagers and kids can safely read. You might not agree with my views or preferences – and you almost certainly won’t agree with me on everything that I like in a book, but maybe you can find a great book to read because of this website. Or maybe you can avoid a book after finding out what strange stuff is hidden in there. If I helped you, then I have succeeded. Happy llama reading!

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