By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. A Rose by Any Other Name Author: Mary McMyne Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: July 18, 2024 Publisher: Hachette Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★ Plot Summary "A delightfully impish heroine... a tempestuous... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Across So Many Seas Author: Ruth Behar Genre: MG Historical Fiction Publication Date: February 6, 2024 Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books Originally posted on Leah’s Books. Thank you to Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Random House Books, and Sierra Pregosin for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★... Continue Reading →
By: Leah The Frozen River Author: Ariel Lawhon Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: December 5, 2023 Publisher: Random House Audio Originally posted on Leah’s Books. Thank you to libro.fm and Random House Audio for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. ★★★★★ Plot Summary A gripping historical... Continue Reading →
By: Stephanie Wyatt Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross tells the story of a young woman, Iris Winnow, whose brother Forrest gets recruited to fight in a War between two gods, Dacre and Enva. He promises to write and tells her to stay in school. She is left to care for her mother, who turns to... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. This week’s prompt is a genre-related freebie, where we get to pick a specific genre and then build a freebie around it. And while I read and post about fantasy a lot, I want to take it in a different direction this time. My sister-in-law was visiting me... Continue Reading →
Author: Lee SwansonGet it here! 1310, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England – Edward II knights Frederick Kohl for his bravery fighting the Scots. But Sir Frederick is not the man the king believes him to be; instead, it is his sister, Christina, who assumes her dead brother’s identity and receives his spurs. Still posing as Frederick, Christina escorts... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. The Invisible Hour Author: Alice Hoffman Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: August 15, 2023 Publisher: Atria Books Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★ CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, grief, abuse,... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Caesar’s Soldier Author: Alex Gough Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 22, 2023 Publisher: Canelo Adventure Series: Mark Antony #1 Thank you to Alex Gough for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★ CONTENT WARNING: suicide, violence, death of a... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares From the start, Hogg makes a lofty claim that he "created a book that was meant to be a page-turner and unputdownable." In a surprising turn of events, he wrote the truth. This is a page-turner and while it was a little slow to get into for me, it was one that... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. I haven’t been blogging for nearly as long as TTT has been going, so this rewind gives me the time to revisit previous topics that I never got the chance to do. This week I’m going to talk about gateway books. Have you ever read the kind of... Continue Reading →
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