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July 10, 2024

REVIEW: Iron and Amber by Dinah Dean

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads11th century / Crusade / England / Historical fiction / Knights / marriage-of-convenience / medieval8 Comments

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A previously unpublished epic saga of love, loss, faith, and adventure from master storyteller Dinah Dean England, 1095 Roger FitzHugh is horrified to discover a lady being sold to pay her step-father’s debts. Moved by her plight, he pays what the man owes and offers the penniless young woman—Rohese—the option ... more >

August 16, 2023

REVIEW: Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschangeling / fairy tale retelling / Knights / monsters / Muslim / novella / plain heroine / Ugly heroine / unusual heroine10 Comments

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There’s a princess trapped in a tower. This isn’t her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor ... more >

February 3, 2018

REVIEW: King’s Company by Jessamy Taylor

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsCivil-War / England / Henry II / Historical / Knights / medieval / War / Military / Young-Adult4 Comments

William D’Amory dreams of battle and glory… But since his father died defending King Stephen, there is no money to train him for knighthood. Instead he must tend the pigs while his family prays England’s bitter civil war will pass them by. Them comes a stranger on a secret mission, ... more >

August 24, 2015

REVIEW: The Wolf Hunt by Gillian Bradshaw

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsFrance / Historical / Knights / medieval / Paranormal / Shapeshifter / wolf10 Comments

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Betrayal, love, and lycanthropy in the time of the Crusades When Marie Penthièvre of Chalendrey is abducted from her Norman priory and taken to Brittany’s court, she vows never to dishonor her family’s ties by marrying a Breton brute. There is only one man who might change her mind: Tiarnán ... more >

Shadows and Strongholds by Elizabeth Chadwick
March 12, 2013

REVIEW: Shadows and Strongholds by Elizabeth Chadwick

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / family relationships / Historical / Knights / medieval56 Comments

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  “Ten-year-old Brunin FitzWarin is an awkward misfit in his own family. As an act of encouragement, his father sends him to be fostered as a knight in the household of Joscelin, Lord of Ludlow. Here he meets the lord’s youngest daughter, Hawise, and a strong friendship is formed. When ... more >

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