Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly themed post first created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010 and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme features books set in another time, whether that be past, future, an alternate world, or otherwise! I will be focusing on fantasy books that have a historically inspired... Continue Reading →
Romanov by Nadine Brandes – Review
Published: May 7, 2019 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Series: Stand alone Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fantasy Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The history books say I died. They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was... Continue Reading →
Congress of Secrets by Stephanie Burgis – Review
Published: November 1, 2016 Publisher: Pyr Genre: Fantasy- Historical Pages: 340 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: In 1814, the Congress of Vienna has just begun. Diplomats battle over a new map of Europe, actors vie for a chance at glory, and aristocrats and royals from across the continent come together to celebrate the... Continue Reading →
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay – Review
Published: April 2, 2013 Publisher: Roc Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Pages: 656 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: In his critically acclaimed novel Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay told a vivid and powerful story inspired by China’s Tang Dynasty. Now, the international bestselling and multiple award-winning author revisits that invented setting four centuries later with... Continue Reading →
Only the Stones Survive by Morgan Llywelyn – Review
Published: January 5, 2016 Publisher: Forge Books ISBN: 9780765337924 Pages: 304 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: For centuries the Túatha Dé Danann lived in peace on an island where time flowed more slowly and the seasons were gentle--until that peace was shattered by the arrival of invaders. The Gaels, the Children of Milesios, came looking... Continue Reading →
