On the heels of a devastating plague, Torvi’s sister Morgunn is stolen from the family farm by Uther, a flame-loving wolf-priest who leads a pack of ragged, starving girls. Torvi leaves the only home she’s ever known and joins a shaven-headed druid and a band of roaming Elsh artists known as the Butcher Bards. They… Continue reading Seven Endless Forests by April Genevieve Tucholke
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Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee
Every happy teenage girl is the same, while every unhappy teenage girl is miserable in her own special way. Meet Anna K. At seventeen, she is at the top of Manhattan and Greenwich society (even if she prefers the company of her horses and Newfoundland dogs); she has the perfect (if perfectly boring) boyfriend, Alexander… Continue reading Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee
Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
Will the princess save the beast? For Princess Jaya Rao, nothing is more important than family. When the loathsome Emerson clan steps up their centuries-old feud to target Jaya’s little sister, nothing will keep Jaya from exacting her revenge. Then Jaya finds out she’ll be attending the same elite boarding school as Grey Emerson, and… Continue reading Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them… In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved Troy engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of brutal conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over, and the Greeks are victorious. Over… Continue reading A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Circe by Madeline Miller
“When I was born, the word for what I was did not exist.” In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship,… Continue reading Circe by Madeline Miller
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
'I heard him before I saw him: his battle cry ringing round the walls...' When her city falls to the Greeks, led to victory by the god like warrior Achilles, Briseis's old life is shattered. Abducted and shipped to the Greek camp on the battleground at Troy, she goes from queen to captive, from free… Continue reading The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork
I was sent this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review - Thanks to them and the Wallworkshop for sending me a copy! Title: The Enchanted Sonata Author: Heather Dixon Wallwork Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Teens & Y/A Publisher: The Wallworkshop Publication Date: 23rd October 2018 Plot Overview: Clara Stahlbaum has her future… Continue reading The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork
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