Tag: alternate history

Review: Flower and Thorn by Rati Mehrotra

Review: Flower and Thorn by Rati Mehrotra

What an amazing read! Flower and Thorn by is a standalone YA historical fantasy that asks the question: “What if India had magic when the Portuguese invaded during the 16th century?” I am a sucker for books like this that are full of history but rewritten to include other things. For this one, it’s magical […]

Posted January 19, 2024 by Lillian in Reviews / 5 Comments
Review: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Review: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Such a fun and unique read! What the River Knows by is an immersive historical fantasy that takes the readers on an adventure from Buenos Ares to the Nile River. Inez Olivera is a young woman on the cusp of adulthood who has just received word that both of her parents have died, inheriting their […]

Posted January 12, 2024 by Lillian in Reviews / 2 Comments
Audio Review: Rivals by Katherine McGee

Audio Review: Rivals by Katherine McGee

The drama of the continues! Rivals by is the third installment of the series and picks up at the end of summer, a few months after the end of Majesty. Following the house of Washington, the series is told from the perspective of four women. Full of political intrigue, romance, and drama, Rivals exceeded all […]

Posted July 14, 2022 by Lillian in Reviews / 0 Comments
Audio Review: Majesty by Katharine McGee

Audio Review: Majesty by Katharine McGee

You know the saying “a train wreck you can’t look away from”? That is this book to a tee! I devoured it, unable to bring myself to put it down. Majesty by is the second installment of her series which reinvents American history by crowning George Washington instead of electing him president. Following the current […]

Posted May 26, 2022 by Lillian in Reviews / 0 Comments
The Weekend Binge: Viking Academy by S.T. Bende

The Weekend Binge: Viking Academy by S.T. Bende

Happy Saturday y’all! Our Weekend Reads feature will be getting an overhaul soon along with a new name: The Weekend Binge. Why the change? I enjoy posting on the weekends, and sometimes it’s just a review, sometimes it’s a series review, other times it’s about what I’m currently watching. Regardless, I wanted somewhere to feature […]

Posted January 22, 2022 by Lillian in Features, Reviews / 2 Comments
WoW #193 – Majesty

WoW #193 – Majesty

Happy Wednesday y’all! This week I’m eagerly waiting on Majesty by ….honestly, who am I kidding?! I’ve been waiting on this book since I turned the last page of American Royals last year. Y’all I cannot wait to dive into this one. The cliffhanger we were left on was brutal. Aside from that, I just […]

Posted July 8, 2020 by Lillian in Features / 6 Comments
Review: American Royals by Katherine McGee

Review: American Royals by Katherine McGee

What if at the end of America’s Revolutionary War, George Washington was offered a crown and what if he said yes? This is the entire premise of ‘s new novel American Royals. Hooked from the first words, I became deeply committed to the modern day lives of the House of Washington. While I was initially […]

Posted September 9, 2019 by Lillian in Reviews / 2 Comments
WoW #155 – Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine

WoW #155 – Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine

Happy Wednesday y’all! This week I’m anxiously waiting on Sword and Pen by the 5th book in series. Smoke and Iron left me hanging, not too badly but still I need answers. I need to know what will happen to Jess and his friends in the aftermath of their rebellion. So many questions….you understand why […]

Posted July 3, 2019 by Lillian in Features / 11 Comments