Category: Historical

BLOG TOUR | DEVIL DARLING SPY by Matt Killeen

Posted March 5, 2020 by Emma in 2020 books, Blog Tour, Extract, Historical, Matt Kileen / 0 Comments

Hello my bookish friends and first off before I get on with the my blog tour piece… HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY!!!!!!! It’s my favourite day of the year being a school librarian. I’m dressing up today as Wonder Woman which is perfect for International Women’s Day on Sunday. As a blogger though its World Book Day every day for us. So have fun, share stories, read books – especially the sequel to Orphan Monster Spy, which is Devil Darling Spy which is out today! Did you like how I did that!!? Ha. Happy Release Day to it and to celebrate […]

Review – Under A Dancing Star by Laura Wood

Posted August 28, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, 5 Stars, Book Review, Historical / 1 Comment

Hello my Book Friends, I’m still catching up on those book reviews so here is one I read on holiday. It was a last minute addition to my suitcase and boy was that the best decision I made. It’s been a long time since I’ve read something like this, a YA historical novel and this has to be one of the best I’ve ever read. “The end of the Beginning…” Living in 20th Century, Beatrice is stuck with her future, destined to marry and take over her family’s home as her parents keep reminding her. But Bea (to my delight) isn’t […]

Review – Enchantée by Gita Trelease

Posted March 11, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, 5 Stars, Blog, Book Review, Fantasy, Gita Trelease, Historical, Magic, MyKindaBook / 0 Comments

Enchantée by Gita Trelease Publisher – Macmillan Children’s Books Release Date – 21 February 2019 Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries—and magicians… When smallpox kills her parents, Camille Durbonne must find a way to provide for her frail, naive sister while managing her volatile brother. Relying on petty magic—la magie ordinaire—Camille painstakingly transforms scraps of metal into money to buy the food and medicine they need. But when the coins won’t hold their shape and her brother disappears with the family’s savings, Camille must pursue a […]

EARLY REVIEW – ONE SHOT by Tanya Landman

Posted January 21, 2019 by Emma in 2019 Books, 5 Stars, Barrington Stoke, Blog, Book Review, Historical, Tanya Landman / 7 Comments

One Shot by Tanya Landman Publisher – Barrington Stoke Release Date – 15th March 2019 Buy – Amazon | Book Depository A powerful and deeply moving coming-of-age drama, inspired by the life of infamous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. After the death of her beloved father, Maggie and her family are thrown into a life of destitution. With little income and no way to live off their poor land, Maggie tries to provide for her family the way her father always had – with his hunting rifle and whatever animals the forest would provide. But when her mother is confronted with her […]

REVIEW – INVICTUS by Ryan Graudin

Posted September 25, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, Book Review, Favourites, Hatchette Children's Group, Historical, Romance, Ryan Graudin, Science Fiction, Time-Travel, YA / 1 Comment

Invictusby Ryan GraudinPublisher – Orion Children’s BooksRelease Date – September 21st 2017Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Time flies when you’re plundering history. Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in Rome in 95 AD, Far’s birth defies the laws of nature. Exploring history himself is all he’s ever wanted, and after failing his final time-traveling exam, Far takes a position commanding a ship with a crew of his friends as part of a black market operation to steal valuables from the past. But during a […]

ARC REVIEW – PASSING FOR WHITE by Tanya Landman

Posted May 3, 2017 by Emma in 2017 Books, ARC, Barrington Stoke, Book Review, Historical, New Author, Reality, Tanya Landman / 2 Comments

Passing for Whiteby Tanya LandmanPublisher – Barrington StokeRelease Date – May 15th 2017Buy – Amazon | Book Depository It’s 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can ‘pass for white’. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman – and Benjamin’s master. In this guise, the couple flee the South, explaining away their lack of literacy, avoiding those they have encountered before and holding their nerve over a thousand miles to freedom.Inspired by the amazing true story […]