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Saxon England as envisaged in 1695

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Historical Fiction Reviews

Book Review and New Release Alert – Bright Helm by Christine Hancock – historical fiction
Book Review – The Queen’s Rival by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
Book Review – Fortress of Fury by Matthew Harffy – Historical Fiction
Book Review: The Last Warrior: England: The First Viking Age (The Ninth Century Book 2) by M J Porter
Book Review – Camelot by Giles Kristian – historical fiction
Book Review – Camelot by Giles Kristian – historical fiction
Brunanburh – A novel of 937 (Chronicles of the English #1) by M.J. Porter
Book Review – Commodus by Simon Turney – historical fiction – highly recommended
Book Review – A Tapestry of Treason by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
Book Review – The Wolf of Wessex by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction – highly recommended
Book Review – Bright Blade: The Byrhtnoth Chronicles: Book 3 by Christine Hancock – historical fiction
Book Review – Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell – historical fiction
Book Review – The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick – historical fiction
Book Review – A Tapestry of Treason by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended
Book Review – Oathbreaker by Adam Lofthouse – historical fiction
Odin’s Game – by Tom Hodkinson – historical fiction
Book Review – Commodus by Simon Turney – historical fiction – highly recommended
Book Reviews from Netgalley – The First Queen of England by M J Porter – historical fiction
Storm of Steel by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction
Book Review – Queen of the North by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction
Book Review – The Autumn Throne – Elizabeth Chadwick – Highly Recommended
Book Review – The Last Hours – Minette Walters – historical fiction – highly recommended
Book Review – The Turn of Midnight – Minette Walters (Black Death Book 2)
Book Review – Lancelot by Giles Kristian – highly recommended (historical fiction)
Book Review – Warrior of Woden by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction
Book Review – Fools and Mortal by Bernard Cornwell – Recommended
Book Review – Viking Sword by M J Porter (historical fiction)
Book Review – Killer of Kings by Matthew Harffy – historical fiction
Book Review – Vindolanda by Adrian Goldsworthy – historical fiction
Book Review – The Shadow Queen by Anne O’Brien (historical fiction) Highly recommended
Book Review – Deposed by David Barbaree (historical fiction) Highly Recommended
Book Review – Betrayal: The Centurions I by Anthony Riches (historical fiction)
Book Review – Eagles in the Storm by Ben Kane (historical fiction)
Book Review – The Confessions of Young Nero (historical fiction)
Book Review – My Name is Victoria by Lucy Wolsey
Book Review: A Mighty Dawn by Theodore Brun (historical fantasy)
Book Review – Kin of Cain by Matthew Harffy
Book Review – Blood and Blade by Matthew Harffy
Book Review – Ravenspur by Conn Iggulden
Book Review – The Quickening by Rhiannon Ward – historical fiction
Book Review – Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver – historical fiction. Recommended.
Book Review – The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea – historical murder mystery
The Deception of Harriet Fleet by Helen Scarlett – Book Review – Historical Mystery
A Writing Year in Review – 2020
Welcome to the blog tour for Matthew Harffy’s new release, A Time for Swords
Lady Estrid is on ‘tour’ with the Coffee Pot Book Club – check out the posts so far
Book Review and New Release Alert – Bright Helm by Christine Hancock – historical fiction
Book Review – Shelley and the Unknown Lady by Lona Manning – highly recommended
Stuart Rudge, author of Rise of a Champion and Blood Feud, joins me for a look at building Islamic Zaragoza
Book Review – The Queen’s Rival by Anne O’Brien – historical fiction – highly recommended

Fantasy Book Reviews

Book Review – The Ruthless by Peter Newman – fantasy – highly recommended
Book Review – The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence – fantasy
Book Review – The Black Hawks by David Wragg – fantasy
Book Review – Priest of Lies by Peter McLean – fantasy
Book Review – The Ruthless by Peter Newman – fantasy – highly recommended
Book Review – Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence – fantasy – highly recommended
Book Review – Peter Newman – The Deathless – Fantasy
Book Review – A Time of Blood by John Gwynne – Fantasy – Highly Recommended
One Word Kill – Book Review – Mark Lawrence
New Release Alert – The Innkeeper – Fantasy #IndieApril
Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence – Book Review – released today in the UK 4th April 2019
The Wall – A Post Brexit Dystopian Fantasy – New Release Alert
Book Review – Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence – fantasy – 5/5 stars
Book Review – The Seven by Peter Newman – fantasy – recommended
Book Review – Darien-by C F Iggulden – fantasy
Book Review – The Malice by Peter Newman – fantasy
Book Review – Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman (YA Historical Fantasy)
Book Review – Skullsworn by Brian Staveley (fantasy)
Book Review – Red Sister by Mark Lawrence (Highly recommended ) fantasy
Book Review: A Mighty Dawn by Theodore Brun (historical fantasy)

Historical Murder Mystery Book Reviews

Book Review – A Pretty Deceit by Anna Lee Huber – historical murder mystery – recommended
Book Review – Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer – historical murder mystery
Book Review – The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman – historical fiction
Book Review – Silent Water by P K Adams – murder mystery – highly recommended
Book Review – Council (Helga Finnsdottir 2) by Snorri Kristjansson – historical fiction
Book Review – A Conspiracy of Wolves by Candace Robb – medieval murder mystery
A bit of 1920’s murder mystery – a bit of fun
Book Review – Murder on a Midsummer Night – Miss Fisher Book 17 – thoroughly enjoyable
Book Review – Devil’s Wolf (High Corbett) by Paul Doherty – historical murder mystery
Book Review – The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson – mystery/Icelandic Noir
Book Review – Kin by Snorri Kristjansson – An intriguing idea – Viking murder mystery
Book Review – Alice and the Assassin by R J Koreto
Book Review – The Earthly Gods by Nick Brown (historical fiction)
Book Review – Murder in the Dark by Kerry Greenwood
Book Review -The Riviera Express by T.P. Fielden
Book Review – The Dark Days Pacts by Alison Goodman (Book 2 in the Dark Days Club)
Book Review -Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood
Book Review – Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood
The Custard Corpses – cover reveal and First Chapter
The Mirror Dance by Catriona McPherson – Book Review – 1930s murder mystery
Murder at the Ritz by Jim Eldridge – Book Review – 1940s murder-mystery
The Windsor Knot by S J Bennett – Book Review – Contemporary Murder Mystery
The Deception of Harriet Fleet by Helen Scarlett – Book Review – Historical Mystery
Book Review – The Saltwater Murder (Posie Parker Mystery 7) by L B Hathaway – historical murder mystery
Book Review – The Canterbury Murders by E.M.Powell – historical murder mystery
Book Review – A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins – historical who-done-it
Book Review – A Pretty Deceit by Anna Lee Huber – historical murder mystery – recommended

Non-Fiction History Book Reviews

Book Review – Women of Power in Anglo-Saxon England by Annie Whitehead – non-fiction
Book Review – Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown by J F Andrews – historical non-fiction
Book Review – Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo-Saxon England by Edoardo Albert and Paul Gething – historical non-fiction/fiction
Book Review – The Tragic Daughters of Charles 1: Mary, Elizabeth and Henrietta Anne by Sarah-Beth Watkins – Historical Non-Fiction
Book Review – Ælfred’s Britain – Max Adams – Highly Recommended
Book Review – Catherine of Braganza by Sarah-Beth Watkins (history)
Book Review – Four Princes by John Julius Norwich (non-fiction)
The First Kingdom by Max Adams – New Release alert – historical non-fiction
Guest Post with Sarah-Beth Watkins

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