Review of The Eagle and the Dragon, a Novel of Rome and China

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Your review makes the book seem interesting for someone like me who is not a fan of historical novels, but I would like to read the thrilling suspense and the growth of the characters
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A historical novel with interesting characters and an intriguing plotline. I've added this book to my reading list. Thanks for the detailed review!
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This seems like a well written and edited book. I like that the book has great character development. Congratulations on making book of the day!
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What a deeply intriguing plot! I totally agree with you, the characters of a book truly carry the story. Historical fiction is not necessarily my cup of tea so I might pass on this one. Thank you anyways for your detailed and thorough review.
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The story is interesting, but I'm not too big on historical fiction. Nonetheless, congrats on BOTD!
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The plot of the book is engaging. I enjoy reading historical fiction filled with suspense, adventure, and abit of romance. I would love to this book. Thanks for the review.
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The Eagle and the Dragon, a Novel of Rome and China by Lewis F. McIntyre is a historical fiction with elements of romance, adventure and culture. In this novel, characters are lovable and very well developed. Beware, there's a gory content.
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The beauty of writing is that It exposes the cultural behavior of the world and the happening that contribute to the beauty of life. I love the review, the book was so concise and straight forward.
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I love how the author develops the characters in this novel. However, there is a lot of violence in this novel and this, unfortunately, makes me not want to finish reading the whole book. Anyways, thank you for this great review!!
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Thank you so much for the very enlightening and informative review.
I did find the pages that I read from the free sample pages, to be of mild interest. I’m sure if I had the entire book, it would all be just as interesting.
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Fans of historical fiction will really like this book. It’s commendable that the author employs picturesque writing style, suspense, and timing that keeps a reader hooked. Though not a fan, but congratulations on the BOTD.
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Thanks for your review. It seems the cast will travel all over the world, from Europa where the Aquila represents Rome to Asia where the Dragon is China's symbol.
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This is a historical fiction of adventure, culture and romance. A creatively written book and a good book review. Congratulations on the BOTD!
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The Eagle and the Dragon, a Novel from Rome and China: The book sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out myself. It seems the review was not enough to have a glimpse of the whole story.
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Roman culture is indeed very rich and interesting. I'm certain that this will be an interesting read but I'll pass because of the gory details Thanks for the detailed review.
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