Library Loot: Quests, Ghosts and Swimming I love my library, don’t you? Every week I get to discover both anticipated and unexpected new books to read and it’s all completely free! This week I have picked up a selection of reservations that I made based on books other people have recommended and a general…
Category: Historical fiction
Book Review: Romanov (+Giveaway!)
Book Review: Romanov Romanov Written by Nadine Brandes 352 pages Published by Thomas Nelson/ Harper Collins Publication date: 7th May 2019 Summary (from Goodreads): From the author of Fawkes comes a magical take on the story of Anastasia Romanov. The history books say I died. They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov…
Waiting on Wednesday: Romanov
Waiting on Wednesday: Romanov Romanov Written by Nadine Brandes 352 pages Published by Thomas Nelson/ Harper Collins Publication date: 7th May 2019 Summary (from Goodreads): From the author of Fawkes comes a magical take on the story of Anastasia Romanov. The history books say I died. They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya”…
Waiting on Wednesday: Once Upon A River
Waiting on Wednesday: Once Upon A River Once Upon a River Written by Diane Setterfield 480 pages Published by Doubleday Publication date: 17th January 2019 Summary (from Goodreads): A dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames. The regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open on an injured…
Book Review: White Feather
White Feather Written by Catherine and David Mac Phail 87 pages Published by Barrington Stoke Publication date: 15th October 2018 Summary (from Goodreads): The war is won but for Tony there is little to celebrate. His brother never returned from no man’s land and has died not as a hero but executed as a coward….
Six for Sunday: Favourite series/trilogies
Six for Sunday: Favourite series/ trilogies This is a cruel prompt this week – only choose six series or trilogies that are favourites?! Six?! This is tough! Could you narrow down your favourites to just six? I have gone for a few which are longstanding favourites, as well as several that you will have heard…
Waiting on Wednesday: The Familiars
The Familiars Written by Stacey Halls 432 pages Published by Bonnier Zaffre Publication date: 7th February 2019 Summary (from Goodreads): The most spellbinding debut novel of 2019 Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17 years old, married, and pregnant for the fourth time. But as the mistress at Gawthorpe Hall, she still has no living child, and her…
Book Review: Fawkes (+ Giveaway!)
Fawkes Written by Nadine Brandes 448 pages Published by Thomas Nelson (Harper Collins) Publication date: 10th July 2018 Summary (from Goodreads): Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to join his father’s plot to assassinate the king of England. Silent wars leave the most carnage. The wars…
Author Interview: Nadine Brandes (+Giveaway!)
Author Interview: Nadine Brandes Today I am lucky enough to be joined on the blog by the lovely Nadine Brandes, author of the historical fantasy novel inspired by the Gunpowder Plot, Fawkes. Find out more about the book below: Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to…
Library Loot: Feminism, Folklore and Body Positivity
Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time…
Book Review: Spinning Silver
Spinning Silver Written by Naomi Novik 480 pages Published by Macmillan Publication date: 12th July 2018 Summary (from Goodreads): Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders… but her father isn’t a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has loaned out most of his wife’s dowry and left the family…
Book Review: Time School
Time School Written by Nikki Young 112 pages Published by Troubadour Publishing Publication date: 28th June 2018 Summary (from Goodreads): A power cut and a series of mini disasters means friends, Jess, Nadia, Tomma and Ash barely make it to the station to catch their train to school. What they find is a far cry…
