Bog Queen Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. The story of an anthropologist’s monumental discovery and the clash of civilizations it sets off over the fate of the land that holds us. When a […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “The twisted branches flash past, swift as shadows, […]
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues A sweeping look at how the major transformations in history–from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism–have been shaped not by humans but by germs According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their […]
The Temple of Fortuna Thank you to Jenny Lu & Union Square & Co. for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The gripping final installment in Elodie Harper’s bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy. Amara’s journey has taken her far—from enslavement in Pompeii’s […]
This week’s prompt is a genre-related freebie, where we get to pick a specific genre and then build a freebie around it. And while I read and post about fantasy a lot, I want to take it in a different direction this time. My sister-in-law was visiting me […]
Caesar’s Soldier Thank you to Alex Gough for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: suicide, violence, death of a parent, murder, death, grief, blood, gore When his stepfather is executed for his involvement in the Catilinarian conspiracy, Mark […]
I’ve always enjoyed reading historical fiction. It’s a way to make history more understandable and relatable on a personal level, in a manner that history books can’t, almost like speaking to someone who has lived through an experience. Here are some of my favorite historical fiction books: What […]
Emperor’s Fate Thank you to NetGalley and Canelo for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, murder, blood, suicide, profanity, gore, massacre, mention of rape, harm to animals Massacres, invasions, plots. An Emperor on the edge. An Empire […]
The House with the Golden Door Author: Elodie Harper Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 6, 2022 Publisher: Union Square and Co. Series: Wolf Den Trilogy #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Union Square and Co. for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for […]
The Dovekeepers Author: Alice Hoffman Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: October 4, 2011 Publisher: Simon & Schuster CONTENT WARNING: blood, torture, murder, self-harm, slavery, death, religious intolerance, rape, violence, grief, trauma, death of a child, harm to animals The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffman’s most ambitious and mesmerizing novel, […]
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