I had seen the author, Tracy Borman, mention her book The House of Boleyn in a history video on YouTube and was immediately interested in reading it, so when I saw it available on NetGalley I requested it immediately, and I was excited when I was approved for an advance copy. I’m happy to sayContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The House of Boleyn by Tracy Borman”
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
Book Review: This House Will Feed by Maria Tureaud
This House Will Feed is a historical Gothic horror novel by Maria Tureaud, set in Ireland during the years of The Great Hunger. It is told from the point of view of a young woman, Maggie, who has lost her entire family after they were evicted from their home, and has been rescued from theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: This House Will Feed by Maria Tureaud”
Book Review: Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory
Boleyn Traitor, by Philippa Gregory, is the fictionalized story of Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, the sister-in-law to Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn. It is the 11th novel in her series The Pantagenet and Tudor Novels, although it is the first book I have personally read by Philippa Gregory. Boleyn Traitor begins in summer 1534.ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory”
Book Review: Victorian Psycho my Virginia Feito
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito is the story of a governess, Winifred Notty, in Victorian England. The story opens as she arrives at her new post, teaching the son and daughter of the Pounds family, but it’s immediately clear that something is not right with Winifred. Told in first person from Winifred’s point of view,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Victorian Psycho my Virginia Feito”
ARC Review: The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang
The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang is a Gothic style, historical fiction novel that takes place in China in the early 1900s. Lisan Liu is an orphan, raised in Shanghai as the ward of a rich man, she longs to find a place for herself, and finds a job as a secretary to an AmericanContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang”
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