My review of The Black Feathers by Rebecca Netley, a Gothic, atmospheric ghost story with a house full of mysterious characters and secrets.
Book Review – The Black Feathers by Rebecca Netley
Tag: Historical Fiction
Book Review – The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman
My review of The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman, a compelling historical fiction set in Wales which oozes atmosphere and Gothic vibes!
Book Review – The Birdcage Library by Freya Berry
Pages: 378Published: 22nd June 2023Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Misogyny, domestic abuse, fascism The answers to a puzzle lie hidden within an old book. Open The Birdcage Library and let the treasure hunt begin... The year is 1882, and the most important thing, unknown reader, is this: The man I love is trying to kill me. It's 1932 and adventuress … Continue reading Book Review – The Birdcage Library by Freya Berry
Book Review – The House With The Golden Door by Elodie Harper
Pages: 486Published: 12th May 2022Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Sexual content, domestic abuse, misogyny Amara has escaped her life as a slave in the town's most notorious brothel, but now her existence depends on the affections of her a man she might not know as well as she once thought. At night she dreams of the wolf den, still haunted … Continue reading Book Review – The House With The Golden Door by Elodie Harper
Book Review – The Forest Of Stolen Girls by June Hur
Pages: 365Published: 20th April 2021Genre: Historical MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline/abduction 1426, Joseon (Korea). Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene. Years later, Detective Min - Hwani's father - learns that 13 girls have recently disappeared from the same … Continue reading Book Review – The Forest Of Stolen Girls by June Hur
Book Review – The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell
Pages: 293Published: 2nd February 2023Genre: Historical/Gothic FictionContent warnings: Gore, injury detail At The Mercury Theatre in London's West End, rumours are circulating of a curse. It is said that the lead actress Lilith has made a pact with Melpomene, the tragic muse of Greek mythology, to become the greatest actress to ever grace the stage. Suspicious of Lilith, the … Continue reading Book Review – The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell
Book Review – The Mermaid And Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
Pages: 484Published: 25th January 2018Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Racism, sexual content One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstep. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock’s … Continue reading Book Review – The Mermaid And Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
Book Review – The Maiden by Kate Foster
Pages: 384Published: 27th April 2023Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Misogyny, sexual content, allusions to rape "In the end, it did not matter what I said at my trial. No one believed me." Edinburgh, October 1679. Lady Christian Nimmo is arrested and charged with the murder of her lover, James Forrester. News of her imprisonment and subsequent trial is splashed across … Continue reading Book Review – The Maiden by Kate Foster
Book Review – The Household by Stacey Halls
Pages: 374Published: 11th April 2024Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Misogyny, sexual references In a quiet house in the countryside outside London, the finishing touches are being made to welcome a group of young women. The house and its location are top secret, its residents unknown to one another, but the girls have one thing in they are fallen. Offering refuge … Continue reading Book Review – The Household by Stacey Halls
Book Review – That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn
Pages: 429Published: 21st July 2022Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Sexism Meet Endurance Proudfoot - England’s strongest woman, boldest adventurer and first female bonesetter. Endurance Proudfoot only wants one thing in life - to follow her father and grandfather into the family business of bone setting. It’s a physically demanding job, requiring strength, nerves of steel and discretion - and not … Continue reading Book Review – That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn
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