Tag: historical
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Never Again
A hot mess of a book I deeply regret finishing. Featuring inconsistent characters, an encyclopedia’s worth of forgotten setups, and a positively offensive ending. Read at your peril.
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The Flying Temeraire
Basically the best dragon-fantasy ever written. Imagine a dragon with a crew of airmen fighting in the Napoleoic wars. And if that doesn’t interest you I don’t know what will.
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Pirates and Female Autonomy
So much more than a swashbuckling tale of Mary Read, pirate. This book explores identity, gender and female autonomy with a detailed and compassionate eye.
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Taking Period Romance Seriously
The historical intensity of a Georgette Heyer, a complex plot which feels more serious than it is, and brilliantly lived characters. Takes gay period romance to the next level.
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An Enjoyable Classic
Book Review of Circles in a Forest by Dalene Matthee. A modern classic that is eminently readable, with complex relationships and human hubris.
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Enemies to Lovers should not feel inevitable
Now this is what an enemies-to-lovers should be. It wasnt until the send that I was convinced they would ever get together. Just marvellous