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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel — book review
To simply define Wolf Hall as being a historical narrative seems unfair. The word ‘historical’ conjures a sense of events that happened a long time ago. Wolf Hall, unlike most historical fiction, struck me for the immediacy and urgency of its narrative. While the events Hilary Mantel writes have occurred nearly half a millennium ago,…
1500s, 16th century, 3.5 STARS, anne boleyn, big books, BOOK REVIEWS, booker-prize, Booklr, British author, british history, court intrigue, england, female authors, Henry VIII, Hilary Mantel, HISTORICAL FICTION, LONDON, philosophical, political intrigue, politics, psychological, published in 2009, Putney, read in 2020, Religion, royals, Thomas Cromwell, tudor period, Wolf Hall -
Beautiful by Juliet Marillier — review
In Beautiful subverts fairy-tale storylines by making her heroine a troll princess. Hulde is in fact the sole daughter of a tyrannical queen who terrorises those around her. In spite of its title, the story is not concerned with beauty: Hulde knows that humans are afraid of her. Trolls are seen as hideous creatures and…
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The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal #2) : Book Review
The True Queen by Zen Cho★★★★✰ 4.5 stars Now, this is what I call a great companion novel. “Relations are a terrible burden to a girl with magical ability.” It’s not easy to describe this series. A mad fantasy romp? A fantasy of manners? A pastiche of 19th-century literature?I strongly recommend reading Sorcerer to the Crown before…
19TH CENTURY, 3rd pov, 4.5 STARS, academia, Adult, adventure, alternate history, bombastic style, DRAGONS, england, f/f, FAERIES, FAIRYLAND, FANTASY, FANTASY OF MANNERS, favourite authors, lgbtq+, MAGIC, magic school, Malaysia, Malaysian author, playful style, queer, re-reads, READ IN 2019, read in 2021, Regency era, ROMANCE, royals, sapphic, SISTERS, Sorcerer Royal, The True Queen, The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal #2), Zen Cho -
Red, White & Royal Blue: Book Review
disclaimer: I amended my original review which was low-key harsh. I know everyone and their grandma loved this book and I’m sorry that I don’t feel the same way. McQuiston is by no means a bad writer, it just so happens that her book did not work for me. Red, White & Royal Blue has…
1st pov, 2.5 STARS, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Casey McQuiston, Contemporary, ENEMIES TO LOVERS, england, female authors, gay, HUMOR, HYPED, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, light reads, m/m, NEW ADULT, published in 2019, queer, READ IN 2019, Red White & Royal Blue, REVIEW, rich people, rom-coms, ROMANCE, royals, Washington DC, why the hype, YOUNG ADULT -
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
First things first: I read both Tithe and Valiant, when I was about twelve or so, and I absolutely loved them. They influenced my later readings, for I had found myself desperately in want of more dark fairy tales.To say that I was looking forward to The Cruel Prince would be an understatement. I was…
1st pov, 5 STARS, adventure, AMERICAN AUTHOR, bad love, coming of age, ENEMIES TO LOVERS, f/f side, FAERIES, FAIRY TALES, FAIRYLAND, FANTASY, favourite authors, female authors, HOLLY BLACK, lgbtq+ side, MAGIC, political intrigue, queer side characters, read in 2018, ROMANCE, royals, SISTERS, THE CRUEL PRINCE, the folk of the air, unreliable narrators, YOUNG ADULT
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