Book Review, Fantasy, Historical

Book Review: Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk

Hi Cara, One of my favourite type of books is retellings. That's why I was intrigued by Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk. As it's a retelling of the Robin Hood. The legend who stole from the rich and gave it to the poor.  No king. No rules. And a strange story begins to spread. In England 1191 King Richard is another country fighting for God and ambition. Leave England for fend for themselves. As the people… Continue reading Book Review: Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk

Book Review, Fantasy, Historical, NetGalley Review, Romance, YA

Book Review: The Beautiful (The Beautiful #1) by Renée Ahdieh

Hi Cara, Today review is a book that brings the reader to 19th century New Orleans. The Beautiful is the first in Renée Ahdieh new series. Seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau has left her life as a dressmaker in Paris to start a new life in New Orleans in 1872. She is one of six girls taken into the Ursuline convent to help raise money before finding a suitable husband. Celine quickly becomes enamoured with New Orleans,… Continue reading Book Review: The Beautiful (The Beautiful #1) by Renée Ahdieh

Book Review, Fantasy, Historical, YA

Book Review: Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicoles Davis

Hi Cara, Today review is The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicoles Davis. The Good Luck Girls is Charlotte debut Novel. In Arketta Clementine, Aster, Violet, Tansy and Mallow are called Good Luck Girls. Sold as children to "welcome house" and branded with magical markings that identify them as such. Trapped in a life they never have chosen. On Clementine lucky night she accidentally murders a man. When Aster her older sister finds out what… Continue reading Book Review: Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicoles Davis

Book Review, Historical, NetGalley Review

Book Review: The Sword of Silence (Book 1: The Swords of Fire Trilogy) by Shaun Curry

Hi Cara, It's another debut novel that being reviewed today. This time its Shaun Curry book The Sword of Silence. The Sword of Silence is the first book in The Swords of Fire Trilogy. Father Joaquim Martinez left Portugal to spread Gods Words to the people of Japan and made his home in the Hizen Province. As the country is under the control of the Shogun the military dictator, who believes Christian views are destroying… Continue reading Book Review: The Sword of Silence (Book 1: The Swords of Fire Trilogy) by Shaun Curry