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shannon_aHaving completed SPQR II, I see what Mary meant when she said that she got a bit bored by the sameness of the books.
Herein, our hero investigates a murder, learns that it's part of a larger conspiracy, is seduced by a girl who tries to lure him away from the investigation, meets numerous important historical figures, eventually is able to bring lower-prestige members of the conspiracy to justice, but has to watch the big fish get away, makes some powerful enemies in the process, and decides that he'd do well to leave Rome for a bit as a result.
Which could describe the plot to either I or II.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book. Kimberly & I are still watching Rome, so one of the great pleasures was seeing some of the historical elements in a slightly different context.
I was most surprised by how far the timeline jumped in this book, from year 684 of Rome in the last book to 691-692 of Rome in this one, which should be 63-62 BC or so.
I'll do my best to resist the next book for a while, rather than ruining the series by reading it too fast.
Herein, our hero investigates a murder, learns that it's part of a larger conspiracy, is seduced by a girl who tries to lure him away from the investigation, meets numerous important historical figures, eventually is able to bring lower-prestige members of the conspiracy to justice, but has to watch the big fish get away, makes some powerful enemies in the process, and decides that he'd do well to leave Rome for a bit as a result.
Which could describe the plot to either I or II.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book. Kimberly & I are still watching Rome, so one of the great pleasures was seeing some of the historical elements in a slightly different context.
I was most surprised by how far the timeline jumped in this book, from year 684 of Rome in the last book to 691-692 of Rome in this one, which should be 63-62 BC or so.
I'll do my best to resist the next book for a while, rather than ruining the series by reading it too fast.