The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary SutcliffMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. When I started reading it, it didn't really catch my attention, but by the end I couldn't put it down. The unexpected attachment I felt for the main character impacted far more than I had realized when I began to cry at the end. Rosemary Sutcliff had cleverly crafted such a tale that I couldn't help but feel some emotional attachment--and what a great emotional triumph for Aquila. If you like reading well-research historical fiction about Britain during its Roman era, this book is perfect for you. It was written in the 1950s, so the vocabulary may seem a bit old-fashioned at first, but it all works perfectly by the end.
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