Lady Morgan surveys her life at an unhappy marriage and a vengeful husband determined to keep their son from his queen’s clutches, a true love she can’t be with, a jealous rival in magician Merlin who has the ear of Morgan’s half-brother King Arthur, and strange but wonderful powers of her own she is still exploring. Continue reading Book Review: Le Fay
In 1830 a young novice called Catherine Labouré was granted a vision of the Virgin Mary. Nearly 200 years later, Sister Anne is also waiting for a sign. Continue reading Book Review: The Island of Mists and Miracles
Sometimes the greatest spectacle hides the darkest secrets… Continue reading Book Review: The Theatre of Glass and Shadows
Lilith is the story of the first woman, who was expelled from Paradise for disobedience. In this retelling, Lilith will have her revenge – however long it takes. Continue reading Audiobook Review: Lilith
Sworn enemies Gwen and Art are forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run up to their nuptials, and within 24 hours, Gwen has discovered Arthur kissing a boy and Arthur has found confessions about Gwen’s crush on the kingdom’s only lady knight, Bridget Leclair… Continue reading Book Review: Gwen and Art are Not in Love
When King Uther Pendragon murders her father and tricks her mother into marriage, Morgan refuses to be crushed. But fighting for her freedom, she risks losing everything… Continue reading Book Review: Morgan is My Name
Deina is trapped. As one of the Soul Severers serving the god Hades on earth, her future is tied to the task of shepherding the dying on from the mortal world – unless she can earn or steal enough to buy her way out.
Then the tyrant ruler Orpheus offers both fortune and freedom to whoever can retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice, from the Underworld… Continue reading Book Review: Daughter of Darkness
Fifty years ago, Nell’s father wrote The Golden Bones. Part picture book, part treasure hunt, Sir Frank Churcher created a fairy story about Elinore, a murdered woman whose skeleton was scattered all over England. Continue reading Book Review: The Skeleton Key
Taking as his starting point many of the famous tourist sites in the Peloponnese, where the stories are set, John Spurling freshly imagines key narratives from the Greek canon. Continue reading Book Review: Arcadian Nights
A magically trapped god. A stolen lover. And a mystical war on the verge of exploding. Continue reading Book Review: The Forgotten God
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