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Original Title:	Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii
ISBN:	0545509939 (ISBN13: 9780545509930)
Edition Language:	English

Curses and Smoke

Vicky Alvear Shecter

Hardcover | Pages: 336 pages

Rating: 3.72 | 1123 Users | 260 Reviews

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Title	:	Curses and Smoke
Author	:	Vicky Alvear Shecter
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	May 27th 2014 by Arthur A. Levine Books (first published February 6th 2014)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Romance. Fiction

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When your world blows apart, what will you hold onto?

TAG is a medical slave, doomed to spend his life healing his master's injured gladiators. But his warrior's heart yearns to fight in the gladiator ring himself and earn enough money to win his freedom.

LUCIA is the daughter of Tag's owner, doomed by her father's greed to marry a much older Roman man. But she loves studying the natural world around her home in Pompeii, and lately she's been noticing some odd occurrences in the landscape: small lakes disappearing; a sulfurous smell in the air. . . .

When the two childhood friends reconnect, each with their own longings, they fall passionately in love. But as they plot their escape from the city, a patrician fighter reveals his own plans for them -- to Lucia's father, who imprisons Tag as punishment. Then an earthquake shakes Pompeii, in the first sign of the chaos to come. Will they be able to find each other again before the volcano destroys their whole world?

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"What we do in this life echoes into eternity."- Gladiator Setting:Pompeii, Italy; 79 ADCoverly Love?:Not particularly. Girl, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU WATCHING THE VOLCANO ERUPT? YOU SHOULD BE RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE!!! Plot:Lucia Titurius is a beautiful but funny girl. Not content with doing the traditional tasks a Roman lady should, she would much rather be outdoors exploring the natural phenomena's of the world. All of that is about to change for her when she finds out that her father has

For all its ridiculousness and similar plot elements, this book could have been the literary accompaniment to the 2014 Pompeii film starring Jack Bauer and Jon Snow. I was highly entertained by the film Pompeii, actually, and even though I was less so with this book it was still a light and fairly entertaining read.THE STORYThere's a highborn girl, a slave-turned-gladiator boy, a forbidden lurve between said highborn girl and gladiator boy, a pesky arranged marriage that gets in the way of said

I've unintentionally ended up on a bit of a YA historical kick lately. As far as YA historicals go, this one was pretty decent. For adolescent readers it introduces the Roman empire, the issue around exposure of female infants, arranged marriage, gladiators, slavery, and of course - the disaster of Pompeii.The author had completed her research, and I enjoyed the several pages of author's notes at the end that explained a little more of the historical context, and why she made particular

Pompeii. The name says it all. We think of volcanic eruptions, Pliny, and the heartbreaking scenes we've seen from history shows on television and movies. This book has much more to offer. We are introduced to Lucia. She is the daughter of Lucius, owner of a gladiator school in Pompeii. When we meet Lucia, she is becoming betrothed to a man 45 years older than herself. She will be the young trophy wife of an old man who can infuse money into her father's gladiator school. Sad but true, women

*I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*The second I looked at this book and realized it was about Pompeii, I just knew that I had to read it. I have a weird, morbid fascination with Pompeii--I can't even help it. I love the movies, the tv shows on the History Channel, and the songs (just a little Bastille shoutout because I can). So, I'm extremely glad that this book didn't disappoint and just continued to add on to my Pompeii obsession.What I liked: Oh gosh was there

I was just a little bit giddy when the publisher approved me for CURSES AND SMOKE through NetGalley even though it was a month beyond the publication date. I love ancient Rome, Im well-versed in the history of Pompeii, Ive even been there, so I was super excited about this one. And I was absolutely NOT disappointed.Probably the only down side to this book was that I just saw the movie, Pompeii, a couple weeks ago and I couldnt stop myself from comparing the two. The book ended up being

Author Guest Post + Giveaway @ Let Them Read Books!(US/UK/CAN)I am loving the increase in young adult historical fiction titles. I read a lot of YA, and I'm all for anything that gets kids interested in history. So when I saw Curses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear Shecter, whose debut novel, Cleopatra's Moon, has been on my wishlist forever, I had to read it. And I loved it--mostly.This is the story of Lucia, a privileged young woman living in Pompeii. The only surviving child of the owner of a