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I absolutely LOVE finding historical fiction based on people of history that I knew nothing about before. This was fascinating! It‘s a heartbreaking beginning for our heroine, however she fought to maintain her place in the strange world she was thrown into and did her best to live the life she wanted and deserved. The narrator was great and the story beautifully written. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Very very good book. Needs to be known it‘s for high high young adult readers. While there aren‘t any trigger warnings that need to be prefaced it‘s definitely on the cusp. Very heavy, very sad and then you celebrate the last 30 pages. Love the glimpse inside the palace also!

“My mother belongs to Africa. England was part of her story, but who she became was despite England. I want Africa to know her best.”
—Victoria Matilda Davies Randle, daughter of Princess Aina of the Egbado in Okeadon, aka: Princess Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies, Goddaughter of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. (I won this in a Goodreads Giveaway hence its “uncorrected proof” status. It‘s due to be published soon.)

#MayMontage #VictoriaDay I always say I don‘t really have books about Royals , yet I have books about Royals! 😁🤷‍♀️

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The #victoriadayreadathon hosted by @melissajayne is just what's needed to fill out the upcoming long weekend! For once, we're not travelling anywhere, so I'm looking forward to a relaxing few days with lots of reading.

The Aurora Award nominees (for Canadian sci-fi and fantasy) have just been announced and I'll be reading from that list: https://www.tor.com/2023/05/15/heres-the-2023-aurora-award-ballot/

I am hosting a Victoria Day Weekend readathon this Friday through Sunday. For those outside of Canada, some of may be wondering what is the Victoria Day weekend. To sum it up, its the unofficial start of summer here in Canada. For a more broad definition of Victoria Day, you can go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Day⤵️

I loved her book about Jane Austen - hoping this one is just as good!

It's taken me a really long time to finish this, but that is 100% about me and not the book. Which is Worsley's typically chatty and readable take on a really fascinating subject. I learned a ton about Victoria, her life, and the people in it.