Don't waste your time
936535
To sum up this book in one word, it would be "childish".  Dixon is very interested in his subject matter, but, with so much of the actual history of the Picts unknown to history he has decided to see it with rose-tinted goggles on.  The Pitcs are pretty much perfect; wise, fair, peace-loving folk who only wish to be left alone and only fight in self defense, whereas the Romans are a bunch of cowardly, inept fools blundering about merrily (but justifiably) kill them with ease.  And where most of the Picts are two dimensional bores, Calach is by far the most annoying.  Dixon constantly tells us that Calach is basically Super Jesus to the Picts, but he never really SHOWS us why.  There are a few, fleeting moments when you really might begin to see something happening, but they don't last, and Dixon lets these potential plot twists wither away instead of making the book interesting.  Th bullies that get banished because of him could have come back as aids to the Romans, but are simply forgotten.  The Pict general who tries to switch sides could have done something to help the Romans, but instead he is wasted on a poorly written trial.  The battle scenes are also worthless.  There is a bit of nonsensical jumping around and someone falls dead, then the battle is over, usually without the Picts taking any losses.
The whole thing reads like an unfinished draft, like it was waiting to be fleshed out and expanded upon until it became a real novel.  Instead we get a short, boring narrative that has one of the stupidest endings I have ever read.
In short, Dixon never really SHOWS you anything, he just tells it with the same degree of excitement one would get from reading a grocery list.  Worse than that is the complete mistreatment of history that everyone suffers from, and the battle sequences will probably remind you of the ewoks fighting stormtroopers in the end of Return of the Jedi.
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK
3344617
Wasted my time. Don't download this, don't read it, don't bother. It's boring, unrealistic, etc. etc. etc. There are way better ones out there.
3482338
Four words: don't waste your time.
I was not impressed with this movie.  The characters seemed rather bland and you could tell the actors just memorized their lines without putting any life into it at all.
The story was okay, but not very interesting. I was just waiting for it to end.
I'm not sure why it got good reviews on here, but that's what made me want to see it.  Now I want the 100 minutes back so I could do something more fun...like watch paint dry.
1934098
Don't waste your time, just don't. Despite good and bad reviews I decided to give this book a shock since it was free. There is little character insight or development. You have no clue how the characters are really feeling. The paranormal aspect is almost an after thought. The main character, Allison, has like no redaction to anything. The guy just comes off as a complete jerk to put it nicely.  I would say this writing would be of quality for a tween but the sexualized aspects make it for an older age group.
876238
don't waste your time.  I just couldn't find a theme to this book, maybe its just me, but I read a little bit and deleted it.
1025229
It wasn't what I expected, what i got looks different from the one on the picture. Don't waste your time.
1471747
A rude abrupt ending. Don't waste your time.
3274102
I really must take more time in choosing my free lending books. The story is trite, the characters are one-dimensional if that, and the writing juvenile. Do not waste your time.
3328278
Don't waste your time. It's a really cool idea, but this plastic product isn't the answer. The top is cheaply made and does not stay attached. We will be returning this to Amazon
1752642
Absolutely awful. Don't stay lit not even after soaking in oil or wax. Just burning a thin piece of wood. Read all the reviews and you'll see the same with everyone else. Don't waste your time.
789974
This was one of the worst books I've ever wasted my time on. There wasn't a single redeeming or interesting trait to any of the characters. Don't waste your time.
2838422
Too big. The holes were not where your nipples are. Don't waste your time.
3281655
It wouldn't let me rate less than one star or I would have. Don't waste your time on this. The writing is so bad we would walk away and go get snacks during the way-too-long exposition scenes. The timeline is so convoluted it's simply stupid.
1680103
I was hoping this book would get better. It never did. I read the whole book and felt like I wasted my time. It was very hard to get "into" the book. The characters were not well developed. It was very choppy because she kept switching from future to the past. Each chapter was written from a different perspective and never from the main character until the last chapter. Very predictable at the end. Terrible ending. Don't waste your time on this book. :(
2669187
Difficult to read, every page had a dark cloud over it. Depressing, confusing,  farfetched story. Kept reading hoping to get into the story. Two bright spots in the story was rescuing the almost dead kitten and her relationship with the young boy.  Don't waste your time, like I did.
2068680
One star was the lowest rating; else I would have gone with a lower one. Move on, and don't waste your time.
1756181
If you're taking time to read reviews, you obviously want the truth.  Here it is;  Don't waste your time with this book.

The plot and the characters were completely underdeveloped and unrealistic.  I didn't "feel the love."  There weren't any romantic scenes, and the love scenes were few and far between.

The only good thing about the book is that you can read it in one day.  Most likely you'll skip ahead peeking to see if it gets better and it doesn't!