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Growing up in the caverns underneath the colosseum is anything but ordinary for a Roman teenager like Noemi. Helping her father train wild beasts for the emperor’s extravagant shows and being feted with romantic gifts from her noble fiancé, hers is a life few girls could imagine. But despite her good fortune, Noemi is beginning to doubt her upcoming wedding, which could threaten what she desires most—to train as a gladiator.

While Noemi loves the lions beneath the colosseum and the bloody shows above, her sister, Livia, is a contrast in extremes. If Livia can’t be an enviable Vestal Virgin in a garden temple, she’ll do the next best thing and use her charms to climb the social ladder, as high as the emperor’s palace on Palatine Hill. While Livia will stop at nothing to improve her social life, Noemi can’t stop her secret desires, nor her stealth training with swords.

And then there’s Cato, a top-ranked gladiator who is keeping a risky secret of his own. Against Noemi’s better judgement, she finds herself drawn to this mysterious fighter, who has both a temper and an imperious reputation. Soon, Noemi, Livia and Cato find that keeping secrets is not just child’s play, but dangerous games with deadly consequences. Can they all fool the emperor long enough to avoid a date with the executioner?
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    November 10, 2021
  4. Reading age
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  6. ISBN-10
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  7. ISBN-13
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Katherine Bichler (November 10, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 292 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0578324482
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0578324487
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.66 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 246 ratings

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KATHERINE L. BICHLER is best known for her appearance on the CBS reality television show The Amazing Race. In her not so spare time, she continues to travel the world and watches a shameless amount of television. BENEATH THE SAND is her debut novel. She currently lives in Buffalo, NY with her husband and daughters.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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5 ⭐️✧ This book! Wow, where do I start? I honestly loved it. I love historical fiction but have never actually read a book that takes place in ancient Rome. And it was so intense and intriguing. What was even more unique is that the author's story takes you right to the heart of the Hypogeum.✧ You get to see the POV of 3 characters Noemi, her sister Livia, and Cato.❝Love is a powerful force. The fates have a plan for everyone, and the road there is not always easy. Have hope.❞✧ Noemi is a girl whose father works for the Emperor at the Hypogeum and trains and controls the animals for the emperor's shows and executions. She helps at her father's side with the events and to train the animals.✧ Livia is outwardly rebellious and wants more of the fancy side of life, and wants out of the Hypogeum. But what she wants most is to be one of the Vestal Virgins.✧ Cato is a gladiator in training at Ludus Magnus. He wants nothing more than to be the best of the best.✧ All three of them have their own secrets that they have to keep protected.✧ This story has violence, secrets, betrayal, romance, and so much intrigue. The romance is on the lighter side, but this story has so much going on and is so captivating that I didn't even care. I wanted more and hated putting it down to accomplish the things around my house. The details and the creativity the author put into this story are remarkable.✔️ multiple pov✔️ historical fiction✔️ gladiators✔️ finding love✔️ secrets✧ Thank you, Katherine L. Bichler, for letting me read this in advance. It was such an incredible story!
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Sydney Sidon
4.0 out of 5 stars Great story!
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024
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*** a few spoilers ***

I felt like the ending was a little rushed… I want to know the perspective of the Valerius family for Cato impersonating them. I want to know more about Livia and what all happened to her. I enjoyed this story so much though and would absolutely recommend!
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nancy
5.0 out of 5 stars Beneath the Sand
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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This is a very enjoy able read. There are twist and turns throughout. Some you see coming and others you do not. In this book the fates of two sisters and a gladiator become entwined in ways they could never imagine. Each is striving to claim a place in their world. Two of them want to move up in the world and change their status in life and the third wants to change the way things are done and push boundaries . which of them will come out on top?
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Ashlee E. Steinman
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun story, felt very YA
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2023
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I really enjoyed this story and the multiple facets it is told from. There were a few plot line misses for me and the writing style was a little too YA for me to really enjoy it. Worth the read for a quick burn.
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Jenna
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Ancient Rome Historical Fiction!
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2022
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From the very first page I was pulled in with the first colosseum execution. I was enthralled with all the details about Ancient Rome and loved Noemi’s story. She is such a strong female character and I liked how she worked with the animals. I wasn’t a fan of her sister, but once I got to the final chapters I realized why her point of view was needed. I couldn’t have predicted the twist at the end! Although, I did think the ending was wrapped up rather quickly. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would definitely read others by Bichler!
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Nicolette Laumatia
5.0 out of 5 stars great book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
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I loved this book so much! It was easy to follow and the love story made me not want to put this down. I read this in two days, I had to know what happened next. I loved the perspectives from each character, that made this book easy to follow. First book of 2024, I couldn’t be happier it was this!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Loved til the end
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024
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I really really enjoyed this book. Personally, the only thing keeping me from a 5 is the ending of the book. I think the last chapter was a little lacking. I thought there could be a little more suspense or drama, but the rest of the book was really good!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Gladiators!
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2022
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It's as if beast master xena and Hercules made a book together. Greek gods and emperor. Enjoyed it pretty good
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Amy R.
4.0 out of 5 stars Such a fun read.
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023
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I really enjoyed this book. It had action, adventure, romance and gladiators! I had gasping moments and laughing moments . Loved this so much.
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Paloma Osorio
5.0 out of 5 stars Una hermosa historia
Reviewed in Mexico on December 30, 2023
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Si buscas historias de gladiadores y coliseos con un toque de romance este libro es el indicado.

Las explicaciones que se daban sobre lo que se hacia debajo de la arena en el coliseo fue de la más envolvente, sientes la necesidad de salir a explorar más de lo que esta en el libro, por ejemplo cuando llegan los animales desde África en los barcos.

Una hermosa historia, se nota que la escritora le gusta viajar.
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Liana
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Ancient Rome gladiator piece
Reviewed in Australia on July 24, 2022
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Trigger warning - for those not wanting to read of animal harm, fights to the death, executions and sexual harassment/assault, then this may not be the book for you, as it’s set in Ancient Rome and these themes are part of the time period.

I don’t normally read historical pieces, though believe this was properly researched and well thought out for ancient Roman times. I really enjoyed all the characters and throughout the book was wondering how they all tied together. Wasn’t expecting that twist in the end for Cato and thought he might ride off in the sunset with Noemi as they made a secret getaway. How wrong I was!

The book was well paced with good character building. Through all the lies and deception, I wondered who out of Noemi, Cato and Livia would slip up first because they all had something to lose. I definitely liked Cato the best as he worked hard to build a life for himself, even if he was lying to practically everyone, and I felt like Noemi was given everything due to being a favourite daughter, whilst Livia’s naivety was her downfall.

It was a bit sad that Livia wasn’t noticed by her parents, which led to her carefree nature, that got her stuck at the palace. I’m glad she got a happy ending with her daughter, because I was afraid she might get trapped by the emperor, never having a way out. I don’t know how realistic it would have been for Noemi to hold a job typically done by men (for that time period), though it would be cool to be an animal handler and can see how empowering it was for the character. I loved that Cato through his fake, hard exterior was a caring, gentle person when it counted.

Overall, I liked the gladiator story mixed with deception, intrigue, romance and tradition. Would recommend to people that like reading pieces from this era
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Amy91z
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my Gosh
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2022
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Well worth staying up until 3 am to finish this book. It was absolutely amazing. The writer has written this so well and added in the historical facts it felt like I was truly there.
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shana
5.0 out of 5 stars Such an addictive book
Reviewed in Australia on May 26, 2022
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This book was absolutely amazing I 100% recommend everyone to read it.
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