BOOKS REVIEWS

Blood, Fire & Gold Review: The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici

“One might well wonder what thoughts came into Elizabeth’s mind when she read the letter describing her mother’s death – Elizabeth never forgot her mother or the lessons her death taught her. Cast out of court after Anne’s demise, Elizabeth learned that her life would always be in danger…” Blood, Fire and Gold, written by Estelle Paranque, stands out as one of the most exciting and compelling reads of the past year. This book brims with tantalizing details of diplomacy and court life, delivered through an impactful and captivating narrative that kept me turning the pages. Estelle Paranque truly hits the…

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The Writer Behind The Chronicles of History: Answering Book Questions!

The Chronicles Of History is still a fairly small blog that has been growing quite nicely despite my sporadic posting schedule. I am extremely thankful for everyone’s support in my writing, short-stories, poetry, and literary reviews. It has been so wonderful. I love the history and book community. In today’s post I am going to take everyone a little behind the scenes and let readers get to know me a bit better by answering some book challenge questions about my favorite things. This will be the first of many getting to know Samantha blog pieces I plan to write. Leave…

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Spare | Part One | Out Of The Night That Covers Me by Prince Harry

“So what if their fun made me a laughingstock before my schoolmates, not to mention the wider world? So what if they were torturing a child? All was justified because I was royal, and in their minds royal was synonymous with non-person. Centuries ago royal men and women were considered divine; now they were insects. What fun…” I am going to begin this review by stating here and now that I am well aware that opinions are heated, varied, and strong on Prince Harry. These are my honest opinion of his autobiography. Anyone who knows me is aware I am…

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The Book Life | Five Hilarious Book Struggles Readers Know All Too Well

Happy Saturday everyone! I decided to get a little bit silly for a fun quick post that everyone can enjoy! Here are five hilarious struggles that many readers have experienced in one way or another. These are all moments that true book lovers can relate with and appreciate them for what they are. These are all meant to be light and funny commentary for readers to chuckle at. I hope everyone has been having a good week and are enjoying a relaxing weekend. Later next week I do have a couple more reviews coming out starting with the second installment…

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Book Review | The Duke With The Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne

Can true love really be found when a mysterious pirate kidnaps you after crashing into your wedding to steal you from the alter and murdering your brother right in front your eyes on the way out? Then marries you himself! In Kerrigan Byrne’s The Duke With The Dragon Tattoo anything is possible! I really enjoyed reading this book a whole ton and it is quite easy for me to say that this was a five out five star reading experience hands down. In general, I don’t normally gravitate towards the romance genre typically because I just prefer other types of…

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Exciting New Book Release: The Tasks of the Departed by Junaid Ashraf

I was luckily to get my hands on a pre-release copy of The Task Of The Departed from author Junaid Ashraf. This novel has so many compelling aspects and I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Ashraf does an immaculate job weaving a tale filled with interesting supernatural and historical elements. This is Ashraf’s debut novel and I couldn’t be more honored to have been one of the first book bloggers to have the pleasure of reading it. I will be keeping my eye out and looking for more of his novels going forward. Junaid Ashraf is a pharmacist from the city…

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Book Review | Salem Academy: A Magical Academy Anthology

I was given a free copy of Salem Academy: A Magical Academy Anthology by BBB Publishing to provide an honest review of my thoughts and I quite enjoyed this read. Now for those of you who don’t know what an Anthology is already, it is a collection of stories written by many different authors. Salem Academy was written by the following authors: Alexis Taylor, Beth Hendrix, Hannah Morse, Annee Jones, M Guida, Rae Tina, Natalie-Nicole Bates, Jennifer Allis Provost, & Mary Dean. Published August 10th, 2022. The book was a fun, lighthearted, and casual read that I really enjoyed from…

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Book Review: Symphony of the Moon I: Homecoming by Matthew Knight

When it comes to reading, I love most genres out there whether it is an epic fantasy novel, a captivating historical fiction, a scary horror thriller, or a heart-wrenching love story. In todays post I want to share my review of Matthew Knights first fantasy novel Symphony of the Moon I: Homecoming. The book was quite an enjoyable read and I was very pleased to have received a free copy in return for an honest review from the author. There was a lot of fascinating aspects and elements to Knight’s novel that aren’t easily found in most. The world he…

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Woman On Fire by Lisa Barr: A Book Review by Laura Kelly Robb

Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr is the dramatic story of a young journalist whose sole mission is to discover the whereabouts of a lost painting stolen by the Nazis during World War II. In today’s post, I am extremely pleased to welcome Laura Kelly Robb as a guest to discuss and review the novel. Laura Kelly Robb is an author herself who has written her own mystery novel titled The Laguna Shores Research Club. She has been kind enough to pass me along a copy, and I will be posting my thoughts of that in just a few weeks.…

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Tudor Book Tag: Two New Books From The All Things Tudor Book Club!

I am back with another Tudors Book Tag! All Things Tudor has a wonderful book club and in today’s post, I am going to be reviewing books from their reading list. The first is Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me by Matthew Lewis and the second is Henry VII and The Tudor Pretenders by Nathen Amin. It was very exciting to have been invited to review these novels and be part of the upcoming months reading because All Things Tudors is an absolute favorite of mine. They have a wonderful blog, magazine, group, and I absolutely adore their podcast produced by…

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