Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia and is now hosted on its own blog.
Here’s what I got in the last few weeks:
The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell (bought)
The Winter Mantle by Elizabeth Chadwick (bought)
Richard III’s ‘Beloved Cousyn’: John Howard and the House of York by John Ashdown-Hill (bought)
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Dick Winters (bookmooch)
Joan of Kent: The First Princess of Wales by Penny Lawne (bought)
Publication Date: July 14, 2015 (tentative)
Publisher: Clean Reads (formerly Astraea Press)
Format: eBook
Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance
The red-headed Karin is strong-willed and determined, something she inherited from her father. She tries to keep her true nature a secret to avoid being deemed a traitor by those loyal to the king. Karin and her father butt heads over her duty to her family and the Czech Crown. She is then sequestered to the Royal Viscountís hunting lodge.
Not aware of everything that is happening, she becomes the target of an individual with murderous intent. Her heart soon becomes entangled though her father intends to wed her to another. The turmoil inside Karin deepens and reflects the turmoil of her homeland, on the brink of the Hussite Wars.
Sara resides with her family in Middle TN. Though she has enjoyed her career as a Zoo Educator, Sara’s great love of the written word has always drawn her to write. An avid reader, she has been, for many years, what she terms a “closet writer”. Her travels and love of history have served to inspire her to write Historical Fiction. Sara has made several trips overseas to the Czech Republic for short stints in the summer over several years. Her time among the Czech people and the landscapes of the country inspired her and greatly influenced her work on her debut novel, The Lady Bornekova, set in the Czech town of Hradec Kralove.
For more information please visit Sara Turnquist’s website. You can also follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
Monday, July 6
Spotlight & Excerpt at What Is That Book About
Tuesday, July 7
Review at A Chick Who Reads
Spotlight at Svetlana’s Reads and Views
Wednesday, July 8
Guest Post at Historical Fiction Connection
Friday, July 10
Spotlight & Excerpt at The Never-Ending Book
Sunday, July 12
Review at Carole’s Ramblings
Monday, July 13
Review at Book Nerd
Excerpt at To Read, or Not to Read
Tuesday, July 14
Interview at Library Educated
Wednesday, July 15
Excerpt at Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus More
Thursday, July 16
Spotlight at The Lit Bitch
Monday, July 20
Guest Post at Unshelfish
Tuesday, July 21
Spotlight at Let Them Read Books
Wednesday, July 22
Character Interview at Boom Baby Reviews
Friday, July 24
Spotlight at CelticLady’s Reviews
Monday, July 27
Review at So Many Books, So Little Time
Tuesday, July 28
Review at Genre Queen
Wednesday, July 29
Interview & Excerpt at Jorie Loves a Story
Thursday, July 30
Review at Bookramblings
Friday, July 31
Spotlight at Just One More Chapter
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Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia and is now hosted on its own blog.
Here’s what I got this week:
Prince Lestat by Anne Rice (purchased)
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (bookmooch)
Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill (bookmooch)
The Queen Of The Tearling by Erika Johansen (purchased)
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley (bookmooch)
Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor by Anne Edwards (bookmooch)
Allegiant (Divergent 3) by Veronica RothThe faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.
But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.
Told from a riveting dual perspective, Allegiant, by #1 New York Times best-selling author Veronica Roth, brings the Divergent series to a powerful conclusion while revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent. (back cover)
Why I had to wait so long to read this because I don’t remember what happened in Insurgent any more! Or maybe it was a good thing because I can’t help but to feel disappointed… I loved Divergent and liked Insurgent so I’m just so sad that it ended like this.
In this book we have dual pov between Tris and Tobias/Four. And I can’t believe what I read. Where did this wimpy, whining, insecure mess come from? All Four’s chapters are basically one big whiny fest where he does one bad decision after another. That’s like a another person altogether from Four at Divergent. And apparently Tris can do no wrong in this book which was annoying as well.
We finally see the world outside and I wasn’t impressed. There are no factions but the life still isn’t that different and they still deal with pretty much same problems.
So yeah, disappointed is the word of the day… Maybe if I hadn’t loved Divergent so much this would have been better.
2,5/5
Published: Katherine Tegen Books (October 22, 2013)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 532
Source: library
Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia and is now hosted on its own blog.
Here’s what I got this week:
The Lost Tomb by Kent R. Weeks
The War at Troy by Lindsay Clarke
Philip II by Geoffrey Parker
1215: The Year of Magna Carta by Danny Danziger, John Gillingham
David I: The King Who Made Scotland by Richard Oram
Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield