Author: Laurel A. Rockefeller
Pages: 44
This is such a great story. So full of life, inspiration, will, and courage. Honestly, I may have never come across it on my own. It is truly motivational. A true heroic story. I love this story, mainly because it shows that women are just as strong if not stronger than a man. This story allows the eyes of all to be opened to see that not only did men have a huge impact in history, but so did women. Plus, the ending of the book is truly beautiful!
The Prologue reminds me a lot of all of the things I learned about the Romans in my Humanities class. Romans were so greedy and out to conquer anything they could. They were ready to start a war with anyone for land. This book starts off with the fact that the Dobunni people stood still to stay alive, especially since they didn’t like the act of war.
I love that this is a true story and it’s not just told by a narrator, it’s told by actual people but in story form. It blows my mind with all the facts that happened and what these people did to try to protect their people. It blows my mind more so on who decided to enslave their own people. True royalty would never sell out their people to protect theirselves or create a better life for just theirself. When someone with that much authority betrays their own people, they should be forced to pay a very high price.
The fate of Boudicca and how she comes into luck is truly wonderful. Spotted by the King of Iceni and later becoming his queen. The story shows how sometimes relying on your gut to determine your future is exactly what one must do. Though, the King’s determined allies are Boudicca’s enemies, the Romans. The King wants peace and so does Boudicca, but they have different visions on how peace should be made. The King’s decision on trying to make the Roman’s an ally doesn’t go as he had planned. Inevitably, his decisions end up causing him to lose his life. The fate of Iceni rests on its people, who need to find a way to undo what the King had done before his death.
So much honor. So much strength. Queen Boudicca has so much heart. She’s willing to risk everything to save her people, herself, and the future of Iceni. I wish the people of today all had the kind of strength Boudicca had. She goes in fighting and refuses to leave until her death has come or she has become victorious.
What stinks is that this fight would have never happened if women were treated equally. If women didn’t get treated like their life had lesser value than that of a slave, Queen Boudicca wouldn’t have needed to fight the way she did. It could have went differently. Roman’s believed to be superior to everyone else. They believed that everyone needed to be ruled by them and fall slave to their ways, especially women. Women shouldn’t have authority or a life outside of catering to a man. The roman’s believed women were not fully human, only man. This story proves that this is not true at all. It should have never been considered in the first place.
If you’ve never read about Boudicca, now is your chance to see a true warrior. Learn about all that she went through, all that she faced, and how she handled it. If you already know the story of Boudicca, this book shines light and beauty on such a bad situation. It’s definitely worth the read, no matter how much you may or may not know about Boudicca.
Star Rating: ★★★★★
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