Tag: Historical Fiction
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Books – Review of The Crusader’s Cross by Scott Mariani – 2021 – A Memorable Read
Book Review – The Crusader’s Cross by Scott Mariani – Delightful Read My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – The Crusader’s Cross This turned out to be a surprisingly delightful read since I started reading this with some amount of skepticism, but I am so glad to have been incorrect in…
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Books – Review of Iron Widow – 2021 – Awe-inspiring & Engaging
Book Review – Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao My Rating – 5 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao’s young adult novel awes the reader with a reimagined retelling of the only female emperor in Chinese History, Wu Zetian. Iron Widow brings to life a world that is paradoxically…
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Books – Review of The New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith – 2021 – Beautiful Series
Book Review – The New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith & David Churchill – A Beautiful Series continues… My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary – The New Kingdom Over the years, as the 88-year-old Wilbur Smith dug deeper into ancient history, particularly the Ancient Egypt series, a beautiful world opened up for his…
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Book Review – The Evening and the Morning – Ken Follett – 2020 -The Monumental Saga
My Rating – 5 out of 5 Plot Summary of the Book Review Going back about a 1000 years, Ken Follett sets about laying out the prequel to the Pillars of the Earth – The Kingsbridge Saga. A beautifully written novel which transports the reader to an era we are extremely unfamiliar with – in…