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Top Ten Tuesdays is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish and move to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. This week prompt is Character freebie or any topic about book characters. I decided to post about one of my all time favorite series after talking with Sue over @beautybookcorner about … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday | Characters I want to revisit
The Beloved Wild Author: Melissa Ostrom Published: April 27th, 2018 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Ratings: 3/5 Goodreads Synopsis: Harriet Winter is the eldest daughter in a farming family in New Hampshire, 1807. Her neighbor is Daniel Long, who runs his family's farm on his own after the death of his parents. Harriet's mother sees Daniel … Continue reading The Beloved Wild by Melissa Ostrom
At the Table of Wolves, Book 1 of Dark Talents - ARC Review Author: Kay Kenyon Published: July 11th, 2017 Publisher: Saga Press Ratings: 3/5 Book synopsis 1936 England. In the wake of the enormous psychic trauma of the Great War, paranormal abilities have begun to appear in ordinary people. Kim Tavistock, a mild-manner civilian … Continue reading At the Table of Wolves, by Kay Kenyon
The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency series is one that I loved and enjoy reading. Jordan Stratford takes two historical figures to create a new exciting, fast paced series that I truly enjoyed. The stories have Victorian, steampunk, supernatural vibes and the characters are all so much fun to follow. The illustrations give the stories a special … Continue reading The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency Series by Jordan Stratford
Title: The Noble Servant, (A Medieval Fairy Tale, Book#3) Author: Melanie Dickerson Published: May 9th, 2017 Purchase: in the US Overall rating: 4/5 Great for: Hystorical ficiton lovers, Fans of Melanie Dickerson and fans of the Medieval Fairy Tale Series Themes: Romance, Historical Fiction, Retellings, Christian Fiction Book Synopses: The Impossible was happening. She, Magdalen of Mallin, was to marry the Duke of Wolfberg. Magdalen … Continue reading The Noble Servant by Melanie Dickerson
The Silent Songbird (Arc Review) Author: Melanie Dickerson Published: November 28th, 2016 Publisher: Thomas Nelson / HarperCollins Christian Publishing Ratings: 3.5 - 4/5 Great for: Hystorical ficiton lovers, Fans of Melanie Dickerson and fans of the Hagenheim Series Themes: Romance, Historical Fiction, Retellings Book Synopses: Evangeline is gifted with a heavenly voice, but she is trapped in a sinister betrothal … Continue reading The Silent Songbird (Hagenheim Book #7) by Melanie Dickerson
The Dark Days Club Author: Alison Goodman Published: 1/26/2016 Publisher: Viking Books Ratings: 5/5 London, 1812. Eighteen year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall is on the eve of her debut presentation at the royal court of George III. Her life should revolve about gowns, dancing, and securing a suitable marriage. Instead, when one of her family’s maids … Continue reading The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth Author: Jennifer Chiaverini Published: 9/13/2016 Publisher: Dutton Ratings: 4/5 “The infamous John Wilkes Booth, the son of an acclaimed British stage actor and a Covent Garden flower girl, has been the subject of more than a century of scholarship, speculation, and even obsession. Booth is often … Continue reading Fates and Traitor: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth by Jennifer Chiaverini
So Fall/Autumn begins today and I have my list of 5 books I want to read this Fall. I never thought of myself as a season reader but during the Fall/Autumn months I start looking for historical fiction books. this list will be changing a little because of the new releases coming but these are … Continue reading 5 Books I want to read this Fall/Autumn (2016)
