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Skaia was only a child when his village was burned and his family killed by Julius Caesar's troops in their attempt to add all of Gaul to the Roman Empire. Sold as a slave in Rome, he adjusts to his life in the Suetonius family, with the help of other slaves and the friendship of his young master, Glaucus. When Glaucus leaves for his tour of Greece, marking his official entry into manhood, Skaia is left behind, to the doubtful mercies of Glaucus' father, Thaddeus. Again, he adjusts and his life turns out far differently than he ever imagined, as he befriends and loves multiple generations of the family that owns him.

Skaia eBook Ayden Sadari

I am an avid reader and have read thousands of stories in every form but my favorite to read are long novels. By now upon first reading any book or story, I am able to tell by the first few paragraphs and no more than the first two pages where the book will fall. It'll either be one that I am unable to set down and will buy in hard copy, one that I'll read bits of every few days when I'm bored, one that I will try again to read in a few months, or the one that I will immediately delete from my Kindle-and my brain, forever. Skaia was one of those reads I knew immediately within the first few paragraphs that I'd be unable to set down until completed. A good book is hard to describe bc all you know is that at its end, you just savor a certain residual feeling towards it and you immediately go online in search of another like it. This one gave me about 95% of that feeling after I read it. The dialect of the young, vulnerable, and oh so innocent Skaia reeled me in immediately and my heart strings yanked hard within my chest. I seriously wished I could have reached in the book and just held him. It was a pretty powerful start. The demographics were true to form for the time period as were the peoples of that era, right down to their attire. The descriptions made me feel as though I was actually there and were very emotionally written. There were some very graphic and disturbing situations which of course I didn't agree with, but again, it went with the territory because this is how the Romans and Barbarians and such really were. If you can't handle it, then do not read because the Roman era was a cruel period. There are no niceties in this one. Mostly, and I said that MOSTLY, everything flowed beautifully-the sentence structures, the dialect, the scenes, and the plot. What kept me from rating this book a 5 is that I didn't quite feel closure at the end. The internal conflicts driving the plot midway simply were not believable...or even reasonable. But because the overall book was so good, the wabbly characters and questionable actions seemed minute. Are they that way or are they this way? Do they feel this way or that way? I allowed myself to conclude that Skaia was just a victim of circumstance as were the others so that I could move on. More subtexts or whatever to explain these certain situations, would have given me more closure and perhaps 100% satisfaction. Regardless, I'll be reading it again and again.

Product details File Size 1122 KB Print Length 544 pages Publisher SL Publishing Group (February 14, 2011) Publication Date February 14, 2011 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B004YKZJEE

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Skaia eBook Ayden Sadari Reviews

Guess I should add a caveat. It's excellent IF you enjoy realistic portrayals of Roman society.

Romans could be cruel and downright malicious to slaves. Skaia embraces this aspect - as well as the kindness some masters showed.

The only thing that is possibly inaccurate (spoiler alert) is Skaia's more-or-less happy ending. Must admit I had become very fond of Skaia by the end and was very glad that his dreams were not all squashed

I found the writing style and the rich charaterization especially appealing.
Great historical fiction with the backdrop of the Roman Empire. I was bummed most of the book because Skaia did not end up with who I originally wanted him with, but I learned to love the his relationship with the person who he was "meant" to be with. Very good read.
Warning this story contains explicit nonconsensual sex, whippings, and other punishments as one would associate with slavery. It is a story about the life of a slave, and protrays the master-slave relationship with sensitivity and acuity. The book is over 11,000 kindle locations, and covers several decades of the lives of its characters, although of course focusing on particular interactions. I found it very well written - and emotional reading - it made me cry more than once. And while at times very dark, the narrative was always intensely gripping, and I lost almost a whole night of sleep because I couldn't put it down. Wish there were more books like this.
I have never written a book review before, but this book impressed me so much I felt I had to write this review. While Skaia was difficult to read at the beginning because of the cruelty he was shown, I kept reading and I am so glad I did. The characters were so believable and (spoiler alert) the transition Thadeus underwent from cruelty to love was so gradual it made the story so believable. I was sorry the book ended as I became so fond of both Skaia and Thadeus. I wish Ayden would write another similar book, because he/she is a very talented author. I highly recommend this sensitive, wonderful novel.
It's a long book (which I LOVE) and you get the chance to really get involved in all the characters' lives. The main character is called Skaia. He was bought, at age 9, by a Roman named Thaddeus to give to his 7 year old son, Glaucus. Glaucus is supposed to use Skaia as a friend but, primarily, as a slave. And, as he grows, he is allowed to use Skaia in any which way he chooses including as a sexual object. They grow up together and love each other and Glaucus insists on educating Skaia (which is unusual in slaves). Sadly for Skaia Thaddeus (and his father, Paulinus) realize that Glaucus is becoming too attached to Skaia and that he's treating him more like an equal than a slave.

When Glaucus reaches 17 he is supposed to leave to go and learn his way in the world and had been hoping to take Skaia with him (and had made Skaia think that this could actually happen so Skaia was excited). Unfortunately for Glaucus and Skaia this was not possible. Although using male slaves as sexual objects is acceptable in Roman society they aren't supposed to be friends with Roman nobility. Glaucus gave too much thought to Skaia's feelings and paid him too much attention and Thaddeus had to put a stop to this. So Glaucus leaves with his two friends and Skaia stays behind and is tortured. Thaddeus wants to break Skaia. He's exceptionally cruel to Skaia.

I really got immersed in the story and I laughed and cried (several times now) throughout the book. So many cruel moments and a few truly sad and emotional scenes. It's a lovely book and I feel so bad for the role that slaves played in society back in that time. I wish this book would never end. I know the author has not had anything else published and that's odd because she's a good writer and this book was published years ago.
I am an avid reader and have read thousands of stories in every form but my favorite to read are long novels. By now upon first reading any book or story, I am able to tell by the first few paragraphs and no more than the first two pages where the book will fall. It'll either be one that I am unable to set down and will buy in hard copy, one that I'll read bits of every few days when I'm bored, one that I will try again to read in a few months, or the one that I will immediately delete from my -and my brain, forever. Skaia was one of those reads I knew immediately within the first few paragraphs that I'd be unable to set down until completed. A good book is hard to describe bc all you know is that at its end, you just savor a certain residual feeling towards it and you immediately go online in search of another like it. This one gave me about 95% of that feeling after I read it. The dialect of the young, vulnerable, and oh so innocent Skaia reeled me in immediately and my heart strings yanked hard within my chest. I seriously wished I could have reached in the book and just held him. It was a pretty powerful start. The demographics were true to form for the time period as were the peoples of that era, right down to their attire. The descriptions made me feel as though I was actually there and were very emotionally written. There were some very graphic and disturbing situations which of course I didn't agree with, but again, it went with the territory because this is how the Romans and Barbarians and such really were. If you can't handle it, then do not read because the Roman era was a cruel period. There are no niceties in this one. Mostly, and I said that MOSTLY, everything flowed beautifully-the sentence structures, the dialect, the scenes, and the plot. What kept me from rating this book a 5 is that I didn't quite feel closure at the end. The internal conflicts driving the plot midway simply were not believable...or even reasonable. But because the overall book was so good, the wabbly characters and questionable actions seemed minute. Are they that way or are they this way? Do they feel this way or that way? I allowed myself to conclude that Skaia was just a victim of circumstance as were the others so that I could move on. More subtexts or whatever to explain these certain situations, would have given me more closure and perhaps 100% satisfaction. Regardless, I'll be reading it again and again.