Category Archives: historically-flavoured

The King of Attolia (The Queen’s Thief 03) by Megan Whalen Turner

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): By scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making. Then he drags a naive … Continue reading →

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The Queen of Attolia (the Queen’s Thief 02) by Megan Whalen Turner

Posted on June 20, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Revenge When Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes’s Gift, the Queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic. She lost face. Everyone knew that Eugenides had outwitted and escaped her. To restore her reputation and … Continue reading →

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Knight’s Shadow (Greatcoats 02) by Sebastien de Castell

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads):  A few days after the horrifying murder of a duke and his family, Falcio val Mond, swordsman and First Cantor of the Greatcoats, begins a deadly pursuit to capture the killer. But Falcio soon discovers his own … Continue reading →

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Promise of Blood (Powder Mages 01) by Brian McClellan

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): The Age of Kings is dead . . . and I have killed it It’s a bloody business overthrowing a king… Field Marshal Tamas’ coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread … Continue reading →

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . . Set during World War II in … Continue reading →

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And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily 01) by Tasha Alexander

Posted on March 28, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Emily agreed to wed Philip, the Viscount Ashton, primarily to escape her overbearing mother. Philip’s death while on safari soon after their wedding left Emily feeling little grief, for she barely knew the dashing stranger. But her … Continue reading →

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After Rome: A Novel of Celtic Britain by Morgan Llywelyn

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Anarchy rules in Britannia as the Roman Empire collapses, and two men fight to build stable lives among the chaos. After more than four hundred years of Roman rule, the island its conquerors called Britannia was abandoned—left to … Continue reading →

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Lord of Danger by Anne Stuart

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Half-sister to Richard the Fair, Alys has been schooled in the sheltered ways of the convent, far from the treachery and intrigue of castle life. Until she is taken from the cloister and brought to a place … Continue reading →

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The Highwayman (Victorian Rebels 01) by Kerrigan Byrne

Posted on October 18, 2016 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): STEALING BEAUTY Dorian Blackwell, the Blackheart of Ben More, is a ruthless villain. Scarred and hard-hearted, Dorian is one of London’s wealthiest, most influential men who will stop at nothing to wreak vengeance on those who’ve wronged … Continue reading →

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Faces Under Water (The Secret Books of Venus 01) by Tanith Lee

Posted on October 7, 2016 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): In the hedonistic atmosphere of an eighteenth-century Venice Carnival, gaiety turns deadly when Furian Furiano happens upon a beautiful mask of Apollo floating in the murky waters of the canals. The mask hides a sinister art, and … Continue reading →

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