Historical Fiction

The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon

A spoiler-free review of The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon: Grace O'Malley told in three braided strands, a sea god who warns her of storms, and forty years of war with one English governor.

Hawk & Sparrow by Ayana Gray

A spoiler-free review of Hawk & Sparrow by Ayana Gray: a nineteen-year-old reporter, a sorcerer who gets sick every time he casts, and a machine that turns anyone into a magician for the price of a button press.

Our Strange Duet by Erin A. Craig

A spoiler-free review of Our Strange Duet by Erin A. Craig: the officially authorised Phantom of the Opera novel, told from Christine's side of the mirror, and honest about what she stands to lose either way.

A Time of Witches by Madeline Martin

A spoiler-free review of A Time of Witches by Madeline Martin: a dual-timeline novel counting down to the real Bury St Edmunds executions of 1645, ferocious in the past and much gentler in the present.

Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour

A spoiler-free review of Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour: twenty-one years of a Creole painter's life from New Orleans to Watts, told in a present tense that refuses hindsight and counts what concealment costs.

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