I was very pleased with Blood and Sand.
So far I am enjoying Gods of the Arena too, but nowhere near as much because I dislike the characters on a moral level. I can't feel empathy for shitbags and it hampers my ability to give a shit about what happens to them.
Batiatus and his whore wife for example. Fuck them both, and it seems there's going to be a good deal of focus on them again.
Crixus is the man by the end of Blood and Sand, and steadily throughout the series they developed him into a likable character.
I do like Animaeus(spelling?) and did in Blood and Sand as well.
So while Gods of the Arena may not be as good as Blood and Sand so far, I doubt it will suck by any means.
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