Written on the Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay, Book Review
Here’s my review of Guy Gavriel Kay’s latest historical fantasy, Written on the Dark. Kay is one of my favorite authors and this one, set in an alternate medieval France, is a treasure.
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The Versailles Formula Cover Reveal
Cover Reveal! My friend Nancy Bilyeau has a new historical thriller coming out this spring called THE VERSAILLES FORMULA. She’s written another delicious historical thriller. Have a fun peek at her cover and premise.
Rose of Jericho by Alex Grecian: Book Review
Set in nineteenth-century New England, Rose of Jericho combines gothic horror with historical fantasy. Among other thought-provoking strands, the novel asks what would happen to humankind without death.
I hope you enjoy my review.
Daughters of Olympus, Hannah Lynn: Book Review
Recently, I’ve been especially interested in the renaissance of novels retelling Greek mythology through a feminist lens. I hope you enjoy this review of a retelling of the Demeter/Persephone myth, Hannah Lynn’s Daughters of Olympus.
The Missing Thread, Filling in the Holey Fabric of History
Historical fiction often puts women at the center and fills in the parts left out of the record. Now a classicist has written a women’s history of the ancient world that does much the same thing only in the realm of nonfiction. Check out “The Missing Thread.”
Flights of Treason, Historical Novels Review
The August 2024 Historical Novels Review is out, and I am delighted with the review of my latest, Flights of Treason. Take a peek.
The Wolf’s Eye by Luanne G. Smith, Book Review
Here’s my review of Luanne Smith’s latest offering, The Wolf’s Eye, in her historical fantasy series set in WWI with witches turning soldiers into various kinds of monstrous weapons. It’s an engaging series that softens its horror with themes of friendship and found family. I hope you enjoy my review.
A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland, Book Review
My review of a masterful retelling of the Selkie Wife folktale, set in nineteenth century Nova Scotia. This novel earned an Editors’ Choice award in HNR. Find out why in my review.
The Mystery of Rufford Abbey, Book Review
Here’s my review of The Mystery of Rufford Abbey, a dual timeline thriller set in the modern day with a time traveling medieval woman. If you enjoy contemporary psychological crime fiction and historical fiction, this might be a good choice.
The Romanov Impostor by Jennifer Laam: Book Review
The Romanov Impostor portrays a “what if she’d survived” story of Anastasia Romanov. The novel is an entertaining dive into 1920’s Hollywood with the exciting twist of maintaining Anastasia’s secret in the face of a woman whom she alone knows has to be an impostor. Here’s my review of this fun historical read.