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I don‘t usually like books about the Tudors or books that say they‘re witty. But hey-ho I loved this 🤷‍♀️ Not a series historical novel (some modern language and a lot of licence with the storytelling). But a good story, a great MC and it was very funny.

A somewhat flawed historical novel that presents us with the story of John Collins, who is manipulated into standing at the front of a failed Yorkist rebellion against Henry VII. The story is intriguing, and the characters well drawn, but the language put into their mouths is strange. In the first 1/3 of the book, it is too modern. In the remaining pages, it‘s like someone gave Harkin a glossary, and she uses it very heavily.

I loved this book so much… it was so well written and super entertaining! I haven‘t read a historical fiction book that I loved this much in a long time!!! Highly, highly recommend!!

Watching this with MisterInBlue tonight. I watched this obsessively when it came out. I was 12. It's not a surprise I turned out the way I did. 😅

The haiku is comprised of lines from different songs in the movie.

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#JulyJazz Stars and Stripes Written in 1896 by John Phillip Sousa. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I loved this historical fiction novel in verse, set to the backdrop of classical piano music. This is the story of Helena, her family, and her new romantic interest Lucas in the weeks and months proceeding the fall of the Berlin Wall. It's weird calling something I remember watching on the news historical fiction.

I didn‘t realize this book was loosely based on the life of an author who went into hiding after her books were burnt and banned by Nazis until I got to the author‘s note at the end. Very interesting story.

John is 10 when an aristocrat comes to his humble country home to sweep him off to Oxford. Bewildered, he then learns that he is actually royalty and had been hidden away for his safety. I found this a little hard to get into at first, but I‘m glad I stuck with it, as it is SO good! The writing is great and some of the humor stopped me in my tracks. I very enthusiastically recommend this!

Set in the early seventeenth century, Sir David Moray, who served as Prince Henry‘s Gentleman of the Robes since his infancy, has been accused with poisoning him. King‘s Messenger, Andrew Logan has been tasked with returning him to stand trial. Along the way he finds a moral man and must choose what path to me take; he also finds love. Unlike many, I didn‘t find it all that well researched, but it is entertaining.

Today‘s book haul