Witchbane by Deborah Carr, set in 1640 on the Isle of Jersey, follows Rue Underwood - a suspected witch - and the man expected to hunt her for her alleged crimes, Theo le Cerf. Witchbane opens with Rue as a child witnessing her mother being put to death for witchcraft, having being hunted and convicted… Continue reading Review: Witchbane by Deborah Carr
Radiant as the Stars by Elaine Elinson follows young Ukrainian Jewish woman, Anna, just arrived back in her home country after living in America for a few years. It's 1911, and rumblings of what will become the Russian Revolution are spreading across the country. Elinson's debut novel opens with Anna on the train to her… Continue reading Review: Radiant as the Stars by Elaine Elinson
Following up her solid debut of Eleanor of Avignon, Elizabeth DeLozier is back with Victorian gothic tale The Whitechapel Full Moon Society. Opening in 1888, Caroline Foster journeys to London to discover the fate of her brother after his sudden disappearance. His last known whereabouts? The Whitechapel Full Moon Society boardinghouse. Unaccustomed to the grim… Continue reading Review: The Whitechapel Full Moon Society by Elizabeth DeLozier
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