Cleopatra broke me. Not in a casual “oh that was sad” way. In a full emotional devastation, stare-at-the-wall-for-a-minute way. I picked up Cleopatra because Waterstones recommended it. I will forever thank whoever made and sent that email my way. Some books transport you. This one grabbed my hand and dragged me straight into ancient Egypt. What Is Cleopatra About?…
I don’t think this has been my year for historical fiction, first the nightmare that was Nineteen Steps and now A View Across the Rooftops. It’s a little unfair of me to compare the two, because this was inherently bad, I just think it missed the mark. There was so much that could have been…
I am a sucker for historical fiction and although I’m always a little dubious about celebrity written books but thought I would take a risk. It did not pay off. Nineteen Steps is an awfully written book, and deals with a real life trauma trivially and as a mere plot point. This was possibly the…
This was a reread for me and I’m so glad I did. I had read All The Light We Cannot See a long time ago, and I knew that it had become an instant favourite, but I was at the time well into my historical fiction fad. It was my concern that out of that…
I have had this book on my list for such a long time and it took me a little while to get into. I’m still not convinced that it was worth the time. I have such mixed feelings about The Nightingale as a whole, part of me really appreciates the story and the characters. However…
The Enigma Game has been on my NetGalley list for a long time. I thought it was the perfect time to pick it up and get it off. I did read Code Name Verity a long time ago and I never got around to reading Rose Under Fire or any of the others. Whether it…
I am a huge fan of historical fiction and anything WWII related is a win for me. The Paris Library seemed like the perfect book, combining books and WWII couldn’t get any better. For the most part, it was, I think I enjoyed learning about this library that I had never heard of and the…