B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads17th-century / 18th-century / dual-timeline / First-Person / Historical / historical-Scotland / investigation / Jacobites / Scotland / second chance at love / Slains11 Comments
In the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Highlands to the Borders are finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union with England. At the same time, the French are preparing to launch an invasion to bring the young exiled Jacobite king back to Scotland to ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / English Historical / forced proximity / Great-Fire-of-London / Historical / plague / Restoration / Restoration England31 Comments
“Have you found that ideal man yet?” There was only one man at the court of King Charles II that Miss Mary Hook could contemplate marrying — Prince Rupert was undoubtedly the most interesting, most intelligent, most honorable, chivalrous and handsome man at Court. If only she could find a ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / Art / Artist / female artist / Getty Publications / Historical / non-fiction / sculpture / SpainComments Off on REVIEW: Luisa Roldan by Catherine Hall-van den Elsen
This initial book in the groundbreaking new series Illuminating Women Artists is the first English-language monograph on the extraordinary Spanish Baroque sculptor Luisa Roldán. Luisa Roldán (1652–1706), also known as La Roldana, was an accomplished Spanish Baroque artist, much admired during her lifetime for her exquisitely crafted and painted wood ... more >
Book Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists17th-century / Action/Adventure / Australia / chick-in-pants / Contemporary / cooking / enemies to lovers / England / family relationships / Georgia / HBCU / Historical / interracial-romance / Persia / plague / POC / POC author / Restoration England / Small Town Romance / texting10 Comments
Sadly, here are more books I wanted to enjoy which, for various reasons, did not work for me. The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney 1665. It is five years since King Charles II returned from exile, the scars of the English Civil Wars are yet to heal and ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / adaptation / Dwarf / English-Civil-War / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / Stuart-EnglandComments Off on REVIEW: The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn
‘I want you to remember something, Nat. You’re small on the outside. But inside you’re as big as everyone else. You show people that and you won’t go far wrong in life.’ A compelling story perfect for fans of The Doll Factory, The Illumination of Ursula Flight and The Familiars. ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / England / English-Civil-War / estranged family / family relationships / Historical / London / long separation / politics / printing / Stuart-England / War / Military7 Comments
The compelling sequel to the English Civil War novel London in Chains – It is 1648, and the Civil War has been resurrected by a king still determined to be an absolute ruler and a parliament unable to agree how to govern without him. Blacksmith Jamie Hudson, weary and disillusioned, ... more >