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The Gladiator's Master (2011)

by Fae Sutherland(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Carina Press

review 1: Beautiful love story! A Dom-sub/Master-slave story with a bit of a twist. Gaidres, a Roman gladiator is proud and stubborn, 100% Alpha Male, and his Master, Dominus Caelius, is a sub at heart. Their at-first confusing relationship blossoms (more like explodes) into an electrifying battle of wills. Gaidres ultimately must decide whether he will allow himself to succumb to his feelings or will avenge the death of his former lover by taking the life of his beloved Dominus.This story is a remarkable combination of tenderness, passion and intense physicality. The love scenes are sensual and laced with fierce (bordering on BDSM) vigor. Highly erotic story that weaves into gentle, feel-good mushy romance. Honestly, this is my favorite type of mix. Also, the historical research is... more quite impressive.
review 2: This book surprised me. I went into it with low expectations, but on the recommendation of many on this site who's opinions I trust. I have never read a M/M romance book from the Roman time period, but now I want to go find more. I felt the growth of the relationship between Caelius and Gaidres was totally believable. Even knowing that they would eventually end up together (this isn't a spoiler, it's now almost all M/M romance books work) there were moments that I thought it wouldn't happen, or I couldn't figure out how it was going to happen. The authors found a way for Gaidres's anger and bitterness to slowly and believably change into love. I was astounded by the end that they had managed it.On a slightly different note, several reviewers implied that this book was so full of sex that it bordered on too much. I don't know what book they were reading or if their tolerance for "too much sex" is extremely low (or mine is extremely high, lol), but I felt that the sex in this book was adequate. Certainly not too much, and I might have even preferred a bit more...because it was really hot! From the beginning Caelius and Gaidres were smokin', and as their relationship changed from simply bodies finding pleasure in one another to a more loving embrace, it only got hotter.My only quibble was that for most of the book I struggled to keep track of who's head I was inside. I often had to flip back a few pages to remind myself who's perspective I was reading from. There was not enough distinction in the voice of each character. Plus the phrasing the author's used and the overall writing style, it often was confusing.This book is not to be missed! If you've never read a Roman M/M romance book, this should be your first. less

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