A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark DawidziakNonfiction, Historical, Mystery Add to Goodreads Synopsis A Mystery of Mysteries is a brilliant biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his mysterious death and its many possible causes. It is a moment shrouded… Continue reading Review: A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak
Tag: Historical
Review: The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond by Amanda Glaze
The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond by Amanda GlazeYoung Adult, Historical Fiction Add to Goodreads Synopsis Sacramento, 1885 Edie and Violet Bond know the truth about death. The seventeen-year-old twins are powerful mediums, just like their mother—Violet can open the veil between life and death, and Edie can cross into the spirit world.… Continue reading Review: The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond by Amanda Glaze
Review: Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong(These Violent Delights #2)Young Adult, Fantasy, Retelling, Historical Add to Goodreads SynopsisShanghai is under siege in this captivating and searingly romantic sequel to These Violent Delights, which New York Times bestselling author Natasha Ngan calls “deliciously dark.”The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution.After sacrificing her relationship with… Continue reading Review: Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong(These Violent Delights #1)Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical, Retelling Add to Goodreads SynopsisThe year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it, all is eighteen-year-old… Continue reading Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Waiting On Wednesday: Queen of Oak: A Novel of Boudica by Melanie Karsak
Waiting On Wednesday was a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Each Wednesday you got to highlight a book that you were really looking forward to. Unfortunately, the original creator is no longer able to host the meme and it has now linked up with Can’t Wait Wednesday over at Wishful Endings. This week I’ve chosen: Queen of Oak:… Continue reading Waiting On Wednesday: Queen of Oak: A Novel of Boudica by Melanie Karsak
October 2021 Books I’m Excited About
Hey Everyone! A new month a new set of releases. There are 4 books that are coming out this month that I am excited about. October 1, 2021 Ambush or Adore by Gail Carriger(Delightfully Deadly #3)Steampunk, Fantasy, Romance, Historical Add to Goodreads London’s best and most covert spy tries to escape the man who has… Continue reading October 2021 Books I’m Excited About
Review: Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World by Amy Stanley
Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World by Amy StanleyNonfiction, Historical, Japan Add to Goodreads SynopsisA work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman during the first half of the 19th century in Edo—the city that would become Tokyo—and a portrait of a great city on the brink… Continue reading Review: Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World by Amy Stanley
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