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That’s A Lotta Kings!

The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones

January 21, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Yes, my find-Game-of-Thrones-in-history fetish is well known. You don’t need me to rehash it. But one thing I’m not clear on: what is the fascination people have with the Tudors? Is it because of Henry VIII? Elizabeth I? The tv shows? Because I find the Plantagenets far more fascinating. This is the story of how the English empire began to extend its greasy tentacles. Packed with enough court intrigue to suffocate a horse. And Dan Jones is an excellent chronicler of it all. Yes, there […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Dan Jones, England, english history, France, kings, queens, royalty, The Plantagenets

Jake's CBR16 Review No:4 · Genres: History · Tags: Dan Jones, England, english history, France, kings, queens, royalty, The Plantagenets ·
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“When love buds between great princes”

Queens of the Age of Chivalry by Alison Weir

December 20, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

England’s Age of Chivalry was a surprisingly turbulent period marked by coups, civil unrest, and outright war on multiple fronts. We meet five queens in this book, including one of the most reviled and one of the most beloved in all of English history. This is the third book in Alison Weir’s England’s Medieval Queens, in which she profiles the queens of medieval England from the Conquest to (I believe) the end of the War of the Roses. In this book, we meet the queens […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Alison Weir, ARC, England, medieval england, NetGalley, queens, royalty

Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Alison Weir, ARC, England, medieval england, NetGalley, queens, royalty ·
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A magical love letter to NYC

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

June 3, 2022 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

New York City has been born as a great city of the world and she has chosen her avatar. This happens from time to time as enough people and ideas coalesce in one spot. It happened to Rio de Janerio, to Hong Kong, to London, and many more. And now it’s happening to New York. Except this time, one single person is not embodying the entire city like has always been the case. Instead there is an additional avatar for each of the five boroughs […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, n.k. jemisin, New York City, queens, Staten Island

Mobius_Walker's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, n.k. jemisin, New York City, queens, Staten Island ·
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Man of La Mafia

The Kiss Off by Jim Cirni

December 4, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

The downside to having an abundance of READ THIS listicles on the internet is that sometimes, books slip through the cracks. Rarely do I go into a library or bookstore without knowing exactly what I’m looking for. Sure, in the pre-Covid era, I could spend hours browsing but when it came time to check out, I’d usually go with what I know I wanted. There was a time when my shelves were just stacked with books I know I would never read and I’m seriously […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: crime, Jim Cirni, mafia, New York City, queens, The Kiss Off

Jake's CBR12 Review No:181 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: crime, Jim Cirni, mafia, New York City, queens, The Kiss Off ·
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Satisfying conclusion to trilogy with dangling threads about where the world can go next: cbr12bingo “Purple”

The Queen of Sorrow: Book Three in the Queens of Renthia Series by Sarah Beth Durst

September 29, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Somehow between 2017 and 2018 I forgot I was waiting for the next book in the “Queens of Renthia” series.  It was learning about a new book set in the Renthia world that reminded me I hadn’t finished the original trilogy, and it was added to my next book order.  In happy coincidence half the cover is purple so it qualifies for the purple bingo square! Sarah Beth Durst created a world where humanity is in constant, deadly struggle with the natural elemental spirits of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, queens, Sarah Beth Durst

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, queens, Sarah Beth Durst ·
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