Don’t know what we are reading? Click Here for more info. It is NEVER too late to participate! Marcus sees Hadassah with new eyes... A Voice in the Wind Chapter Eleven: Marcus Comes to Visit Julia...or Perhaps Hadassah?? During his journey to visit his sister, we gain insight into Marcus's desire for wealth, power and freedom from anything his father wants for him. He loves his father, but wants more trivial things for his life. We also learn his deep inner turmoil on matters of politics... Once he arrives and visits with Julia for a bit, we see that he has feelings for Hadassah and that he is struggling to articulate them. However, we see the are very raw and very strong. He is jealous, restless and confused by the deep emotions that he cannot define. I found it all quite amusing. LOL! I also thought it was very sweet the way innocent Hadassah's heart skips a beat whenever Marcus is near. It is amazing how innocent she is and that her innocence has been … [Read more...]

Don’t know what we are reading? Click Here for more info. It is NEVER too late to participate! 6 months into her marriage and Julia is more selfish than ever...but, let's start with Atretes... A Voice in the Wind Chapter Ten: Atretes Conditioning and Married Life with Julia The chapter begins with Atretes being trained for the Gladiator blood baths that are his future. His training is grueling and his life is lonely and demeaning. He is a prisoner who was once the son of a chief! He has a brief visual "encounter" with Julia and commits murder all in the span of a few well written pages! When Julia locks eyes with the handsome Atretes, she is instantly smitten...very sad for the poor sap she married. Claudius is his name and he is kind, patient, smart and lonely. Does Julia see any of this...no. She is a spoiled brat who only cares about the materialistic and fleetingly emotional excitements of life. She ignores her husband and refuses to even try to get to know … [Read more...]

Don’t know what we are reading? Click Here for more info. It is NEVER too late to participate! In this chapter, Julia finds out that she will immediately marry an older man she barely knows… A Voice in the Wind Chapter Nine: Julia's Wedding Even though I felt sympathy for Julia in this chapter, I understood her father's reasoning for the man he chose for her. He wants the best for her and understands her flaws. Sadly, however, I do not think anything can change Julia at this point in the story... In the beginning of this chapter, Julia finds out she will marry. She is VERY angry and speaks to her father with much disrespect. He slaps her in the face. A few minutes later, while her Mother is speaking to Marcus about it, she defends what her husband did... Phoebe Says to Marcus after he tells her father had no right to slap Julia: "He had the right of a father. Much of what is going wrong with the Empire has to do with fathers who have not disciplined their … [Read more...]