Review: Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston
Long after the slave trade had ended, slavers and merchants would still travel to the West coast of Africa to illegally purchase new “property,” while at the same time avoiding […]
Review: The Tubman Command by Elizabeth Cobbs
The Tubman Command by Elizabeth Cobbs tells the true story of Harriet Tubman’s instrumental involvement in the Combahee River raid which resulted in freeing about 750 enslaved people from […]
Review: Queen’s Shadow by E.K. Johnston
As some of you may (or may not) know, I sometimes pepper my Historical Fiction reviews with Sci-Fi or Fantasy. This is one of those times. I did not want […]
Review: Blackberry and Wild Rose by Sonia Velton
Blackberry and Wild Rose by Sonia Velton is set in 18th Century London, specifically within the silk industry in Spitalfields. Set against this vibrant backdrop, Velton weaves together the stories […]
Review: My Lady Judge by Cora Harrison
My Lady Judge by Cora Harrison follows 15th century Mara, Brehon (Judge) of an area of western Ireland called the Burren. Brehon Law in Ireland was a civil code far […]
Review: The Turning of Anne Merrick by Christine Blevins
I need to preface this review by saying that about 80% into The Turning of Anne Merrick I found out this book was a sequel! First, this speaks to […]
Review: The Familiars by Stacey Halls
The Familiars by Stacey Halls is a fictional account leading up to the 1612 Pendle Witch Trials, featuring actual historical figures. Seventeen-year-old Fleetwood Shuttleworth becomes mistress of Gawthorpe Hall, near Pendle, […]
