Title: Fair Rosaline Author: Natasha Solomons Genre: Historical Fiction/Retelling Publisher: Manilla Press Publication Date: 3rd August 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: THE GREATEST EVER LOVE STORY WAS A LIE . . . The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love.Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but … Continue reading Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons – Blog Tour Review
Category: Historical Fiction
The Poison Machine by Robert J. Lloyd – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Poison Machine Author: Robert J. Lloyd Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Melville House Publication Date: 13th July 2023 (paperback) Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: 1679. A year has passed since the sensational attempt to murder King Charles II. Harry Hunt - estranged from his mentor Robert Hooke and no longer employed by the Royal Society … Continue reading The Poison Machine by Robert J. Lloyd – Blog Tour Review
The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris – Book Tour Review
Title: The Last Witch of Scotland Author: Philip Paris Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Black & White Publishing Publication Date: 13th April 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Being a woman was her only crime.Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the remote … Continue reading The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris – Book Tour Review
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer – Blog Tour Review
Title: River Sing Me Home Author: Eleanor Shearer Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Headline Publication Date: 19th January 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: We whisper the names of the ones we love like the words of a song. That was the taste of freedom to us, those names on our lips.Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry … Continue reading River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer – Blog Tour Review
The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman – Book Review
Title: The Witches of Vardø Author: Anya Bergman Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Manilla Press Publication Date: 5th January 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: They will have justice. They will show their power. They will not burn.Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing can lead to accusations of witchcraft. After recently … Continue reading The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman – Book Review
My Favourite Books of 2022!
I have read so many books that I loved this year and of the 133 that I have read, I have finally managed to narrow it down to a top 25! So, numbers 25-6 are in no particular order but I did manage to pick a top 5 after much deliberation! I wholeheartedly recommend every … Continue reading My Favourite Books of 2022!
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Witch and the Tsar Author: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Harper Voyager Publication Date: 8th December 2022 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Yaga lives deep in the Russian forest, tending to any that call upon her for her healing potions and vast wisdom. She has been alone for centuries, with only her … Continue reading The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore – Blog Tour Review
Death to the Emperor by Simon Scarrow – Blog Tour Review
Title: Death to the Emperor Author: Simon Scarrow Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Headline Publication Date: 10th November 2022 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: AD 60. Britannia. The Boudica Revolt begins . . .Macro and Cato - heroes of the Roman Empire - face a ruthless enemy set on revenge The Roman Empire's hold on the province … Continue reading Death to the Emperor by Simon Scarrow – Blog Tour Review
Blue Water by Leonora Nattrass – Blog Tour Review
Title: Blue Water Author: Leonora Nattrass Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Viper Publication Date: 20th October 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Death came aboard with the cormorant. It arrived on the seventh day of our voyage...This is the secret report of disgraced former Foreign Office clerk Laurence Jago, written on the mail ship Tankerville en route … Continue reading Blue Water by Leonora Nattrass – Blog Tour Review
Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson – Blog Tour Review
Title: Shrines of Gaiety Author: Kate Atkinson Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 27th September 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, … Continue reading Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson – Blog Tour Review
