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Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

October 25, 2024 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

My local library has us go around in a circle and sum up the book in one word (Or a few words, I mean, they aren’t strict about it and sometimes one word just won’t do!) and my word for this one was “unrelenting” because I found it to be one of the toughest reads I’ve gone through in a while. That’s not to say it isn’t a good book, it is but, it’s about being a woman in China in the 1400s so there […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 1400s, Asia, based on a real person, China, historical fiction, lady tan's circle of women, Lisa See

cheerbrarian's CBR16 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 1400s, Asia, based on a real person, China, historical fiction, lady tan's circle of women, Lisa See ·
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Politics and Poison, Oh My!

January 4, 2017 by Ale 2 Comments

A big shout-out to Aviva for sending this book my way during book exchange! This was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Francesca Giordano is a woman who needs a job after her father is brutally murdered in the street (don’t worry, you find this out in the first chapter), and she gets herself employed with the very prestigious, inherently corrupt Borgia family. Her employment soon has her on a wild ride through the world of Rome’s political and theological corruption as she follows Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1400s, Borgias, historical fiction, poison, Rome, sara poole, strong female protagonist

Ale's CBR9 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1400s, Borgias, historical fiction, poison, Rome, sara poole, strong female protagonist ·
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