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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. It's June A. Everyone is thinking about love at the lavish Villa Limona, where friends Flavia, Jonathan, Lupus, and Nubia have come to visit for the summer. But their host suspects that there's a poisoner among the houseguests, and the friends are asked to investigate. Faced with many distractions, including the arrival of Flavia's betrothed, can they set a trap to c It's June A. Faced with many distractions, including the arrival of Flavia's betrothed, can they set a trap to catch the culprit? Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. The Sirens of Surrentum May 1st by Roaring Brook Press first published More Details Original Title. The Roman Mysteries Other Editions 9. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Sirens of Surrentumplease sign up. Jjjjjjjoooooobbbb enfnefnefnenfnefnenfenfnefnenfnefnefnenfnefnenfenfnenfenfn …more enfnefnefnenfnefnenfenfnefnenfnefnefnenfnefnenfenfnenfenfn less. See 1 question about The Sirens of Surrentum…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort The Sirens of Surrentum. Mar 29, Erin rated it really liked it Shelves: classroom-librarymiddle- grademysteryhistorical-fiction. What a fun book! Historical fiction plus a mystery The Sirens of Surrentum also has enough intrigue and allusions to steamy romance a number of couples participate in offstage "very kissing" that my seventh graders are interested in reading it though the main characters are only 11 or 12, and my students' ages range between 12 and In ancient Greece, girls were marriageable at 12, and their fathers usually strategically a What a fun book! In ancient Greece, girls were marriageable at 12, and their fathers usually strategically arranged The Sirens of Surrentum match for monetary reasons or influential gain, with no consideration of their daughters' love lives. The history lessons The Sirens of Surrentum are woven into this tale provide a great first introduction to the social norms and customs of this time period, and I think it is important for students in grades to envision what it might have been like to be growing up in ancient Greece. I especially loved the descriptions of the different lifestyle philosophies the beliefs of The Sirens of Surrentum Stoics and the Epicureans and the hints at what was going on in the Middle East, with the rise of Christianity out of Judaism. While I would consider Lawrence's writing a little heavy-handed on the visual descriptions for example, you will always know The Sirens of Surrentum color robe everyone is wearingI still look forward to reading more of The Roman Mysteries, and sharing them with my students. View 1 comment. Shelves: childrens. I found this one a bit too ridiculous. The whole romance part was childish, making me dislike Flavia's character again. Plus all the suicide attempts were stupid, with people over-reacting. Overall, it just felt too dramatic. I loved the pre-tense of the children finding out the murderer who was trying to poison Pulchra's mother, and the mystery surrounding that was indeed exciting. Yet, the whole thing was a bit childish. Her The Sirens of Surrentum trying to poison herself for not feeling loved by her husband, I found this one a bit too The Sirens of Surrentum. Her mother trying to poison herself for not feeling loved by her husband, their daughter trying to rown herself because of her parents relationship and Flavia running away from the romantic moment she's been dreaming about, because she's nervous. The whole romance stuff was childish, and I know Flavia is meant to be younger, but the way he reacts is more like a child than a young teen who is fairly mature for her age. On to number May 25, Diana Sandberg rated it really liked it. Still holding up excellently. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I think this is my least favourite of the Roman Mysteries books so far. Before now the four heroes had been young children who had a tendency of getting caught up in mystery after mystery. But in this book it all changed. Suddenly they are grown up, talking about lovers and having children and getting married. They have lost their innocence and I found it quite uncomfortable. This theme continues throughout the book, with various people disappearing into the woods. One of the main characters, Feli I think this is my least favourite of the The Sirens of Surrentum Mysteries books so far. One of the main characters, Felix, has several lovers and sleeps with basically everyone we The Sirens of Surrentum in the book. Honestly he is a horrid man, and I'm The Sirens of Surrentum he got what was coming for him. Another main theme is suicide, which definitely brings the mood of the book down. We have to deal with a character trying to poison herself and telling Flavia stories of famous women who killed themselves. This book isn't like the light-hearted stories that came before it. Obviously Roman Mysteries has never been completely The Sirens of Surrentum, but this is the most mature book I've read. I would recommend being older to read this, maybe waiting until 12 or I'm reading this book and I hate it even more as I'm reading. First of all, Flavia, an 11 year old girl, who is assigned to marry a boy at her age loves her friend's father, Felix, who is 45 years old and is already married. Meanwhile, Felix is flirting with some guests and his wife's female slaves. At one point, Felix gives one of his female slaves a The Sirens of Surrentum. Also, th I'm reading this book and I hate it even more as I'm reading. Also, the book is referred to love more than mystery although the title of the series is "The Roman Mysteries". The Sirens of Surrentum is also one scene where The Sirens of Surrentum characters are discussing about The Sirens of Surrentum event in which Nero's mother wanted to marry Nero and there is another scene in which boys go to spy on naked The Sirens of Surrentum. Kids could be influenced by all these and grow up differently than they should. I say that because I'm a thirteen year old kid too. S: Parents and teachers, don't give this The Sirens of Surrentum kids. Feb 24, Dee Paisley rated it it was ok Shelves: ancients. I've enjoyed the series, but the subject matter in this book is for readers much older than This book clarified the difference between Epicureans and Stoics in a dramatic and memorable way. I felt a great deal of the content was much too adult for a middle grade book. Aug 09, Stephen rated it really liked it Shelves: childrenhistoryromanyoung-adult. Roman mysteries is a bit like the Famous Five with a Roman setting. Four children and a dog solving criminal conspiracies and unravelling some wonderful mysteries in a set of books that just keeps on going. This series deserves to be a classic, and is rich with well researched historical detail that is thoroughly educational as well as thoroughly entertaining. For this reason I would recommend the series to anyone. However the author has deliberately departed from any Enid Blyton model, and rathe Roman mysteries is a bit like the Famous Five with a Roman setting. However the author has deliberately departed from any Enid Blyton model, and rather like J K Rowling, she has written her books to age with their readers or their initial readers at least. From the start there are some gruesome storylines. Those storylines will appeal to young readers though, even if their parents shy away a little from having their 8 year old reading about Lupus having his tongue cut out! In this book though the story takes a leap into The Sirens of Surrentum fiction. This is a story of sexual intrigue. The Sirens of Surrentum by Caroline Lawrence

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I tried to post a comment earlier but it wouldn't work. Hopefully it goes through this time. First of all, I'd like to say I've enjoyed your reviews. Secondly, if I might make a suggestion, I would read any of the The Sirens of Surrentum Mysteries books you've skipped in published order, starting with Thieves, then Dolphins, and then Enemies. Finally, starting with Slavegirl, the books enter their concluding story arcs, and it is especially important that you don't skip any of the last several books so that you know what is going on and you avoid spoilers. I've picked up most of Dolphins and Enemies from the TV, though there are significant differences, especially to Enemies. I think Thieves is probably the biggest gap in my knowledge so far as I've never actually read how they all got together! I want to read Secrets at some point too, can't get enough Pliny the Elder! I'll probably come back to those later, though, as I've got all the rest and am keen to read them through. The TV Dolphins is probably the closest in plot to the book, but the book goes into a lot more background and characterization for Lupus and his uncle. Secrets has an entire subplot that the TV cut out, and follows the historical account of Pliny the Elder's final actions and death a bit more closely. Enemies of Jupitar The Sirens of Surrentum very different. This is such a juicy review, Juliettebrilliant digressions all over the place that enrich the reader and fill in backstory without spoiling things. Caroline's writing is so clever and spot-on for her target audience and you have The Sirens of Surrentum its appeal. Kudos to both of you Thanks Vicki! Am looking forward to the rest of the Roman Mysteries - and also enjoying How The Sirens of Surrentum Mellify a Corpse, which I'm working my way through at the moment! Post a comment. August 01, The moment when Buffy the Vampire the Slayer changed from a good show into a great one was 'Innocence' - the episode where, having slept with Buffy and experienced a moment of perfect happiness, Angel loses his soul, dons the Black Leather Pants of Evil and, well, becomes evil. There's a scene towards the end of the episode in which Buffy's The Sirens of Surrentum ignorent mother, Joyce, asks Buffy what she did for her birthday and Buffy replies sadly, 'I got older'. It's a beautiful, bittersweet moment that neatly sums up everything the viewer has just been through over the past two episodes. The Sirens of Surrentum is to the Roman Mysteries series as 'Innocence' is to Buffy - it is the moment where Flavia Gemina who, being a Roman girl, has to grow up rather faster than Buffy, learns some things she maybe didn't want to know about men and women and gets older. Minus the sex and evil vampires, obviously. Though I do love 'very kissing' as a child-proof description of sex. As you'll have gathered, this is definitely a book for older readers of the Roman Mysteries series. I understand from my teacher friends that kids 'do' the Romans at Key Stage 2 - which I think is year olds, or possibly year olds - in the UK at the moment, which would be the perfect age for them to pick up The Secrets of Vesuvius or The Pirates of Pompeii. By the time they work their way up to The Sirens of Surrentum they should be that wee bit older and starting to be interested in the opposite sex, rather than running away from them because they have nits. This is what we used to do in my primary school. This is probably also one for the girls, though there is plenty of poison and wild boar hunts to keep the boys occupied too - but really, what the book captures perfectly is what it feels like to be an eleven-year-old girl, and the minefield that is trying to understand adult relationships at that age. This is something which is much more complicated for Roman girls, of course, because at eleven they are nearly old enough to get married and The Sirens of Surrentum old enough to be engaged. Not so for boys, who marry much later, though Jonathan and, especially, The Sirens of Surrentum are clearly thinking about it already. But for Flavia, Pulchra and Nubia, the question of romantic relationships is not just something they can wonder about idly for fun, as it was for my generation, but an urgent problem. I think my favourite aspect of the book, though, was actually something that reminded me of my MA year rather than the last year or two of primary school. The Sirens of Surrentum an insight into the workings of my brain for you all: I have studied both Lucan and Suetonius at some length, and Lucan was the subject of my MA dissertation. It took me ages - I won't even admit to you how long - to realise that 'Tranquillus', Flavia's betrothed is, in fact, Suetonius Tranquillus, one of my favourite ancient authors. It was only when he said he wanted to be a biographer that the penny dropped. On the other hand, a very The Sirens of Surrentum mention of the Latin word 'nefas', which refers to a crime or sin of enormous proportions carrying with it an element of religious pollution, immediately had me primed for a reference to Lucan. I didn't remember his wife's name, so I didn't work out the exact connection, but you say 'nefas', I think 'Lucan'. I'm not sure I should send kids running off to read Lucan, The Sirens of Surrentum for anyone with a strong stomach, his Civil War is absolutely brilliant. I focussed on the necromancy scene, which features Erichtho, one of the nastiest witches in literature. My other favourite part how many is that now?! It's beautiful. It also reminded m e of an episode of Buffy the The Sirens of Surrentum Slayerbut I think that might be my obsession with Buffy talking. And I will make some attempt to redeem my powers of deduction by saying that, once I realised Polla actually was being The Sirens of Surrentum and not just suffering from a debilitating disease, I worked out the solution to the mystery myself. Odysseus and the Sirens. I love this vase. See also the blog's current background! Jason A 2 August at Juliette 2 August at Jason A 3 August at Vicki Leon 9 August at Juliette 22 August at