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‘The Habsburgs were the first rulers whose power encompassed the world, and they achieved greatness by luck and by force.’

The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power by Martyn Rady

In The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World by Edward Shawcross

January 18, 2023 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

For all the royal watching going on right now, its the British Royal Family that’s hugging the spotlight. And, really, how could they not? Liz the Second—who we all thought was destined to live forever—shockingly popped her clogs last year. And now her grandson seems to be taking his turn airing out the dirty laundry, much to people’s delight. But the lives of royals are always ripe for high drama, if you are into that kind of thing. So I’m going to ring in the […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History Tagged With: #history, audiobook, austria, boobs indulging in incompetent boobery, CBR15, CBR15Passport, Edward Shawcross, everyone is bastards, Habsbergs, Holy Roman Emperor, incest, Martyn Rady, mess, mexico, royalty, shave dickhead, world history

LittlePlat's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Audiobooks, History · Tags: #history, audiobook, austria, boobs indulging in incompetent boobery, CBR15, CBR15Passport, Edward Shawcross, everyone is bastards, Habsbergs, Holy Roman Emperor, incest, Martyn Rady, mess, mexico, royalty, shave dickhead, world history ·
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A secret Japanese princess

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

December 30, 2022 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

Tokyo Ever After is a YA romance about a teenager discovering she’s a Japanese princess. Izumi has lived in a small NorCal town her whole life. She isn’t the best student, especially since she doesn’t finish her homework. She’s been raised by her devoted single mom. Her mom has a close friendship with the weird hippy neighbor but has not dated anyone. Izumi’s been living a relatively carefree existence. Most of the year has been focused on applying to college. Her world is turned upside down […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: bodyguard romance, Emiko Jean, royalty, tokyo ever after, YA Romance, Young Adult Romance

teresaelectro's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: bodyguard romance, Emiko Jean, royalty, tokyo ever after, YA Romance, Young Adult Romance ·
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A New York lit professor and a playboy European aristocrat fall in love in a romance with not one, but two Christmases

Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday

November 7, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: Holiday (a Christmas romance written by an author called Holiday – boom!) Maximillian “Max” von Hansburg, popularly known in the tabloids worldwide as “the Depraved Duke”, is in fact, merely a baron. He is the eldest son and heir to the Duke of Aquilla, however, and he doesn’t really mind his playboy reputation very much. While in New York to fulfill family obligations and meet a prospective bride that his parents might approve of, he decides to have some fun instead and contacts […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Princess for Christmas, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Contemporary Romance, Duke Actually, fictional Europe, Holiday, holidays, Jenny Holiday, Malin, new york, royalty

Malin's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Princess for Christmas, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Contemporary Romance, Duke Actually, fictional Europe, Holiday, holidays, Jenny Holiday, Malin, new york, royalty ·
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“Fighting a one-man war against the twentieth century:” Jane Ridley’s Attempt to Make George V Interesting

George V: Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley

February 10, 2022 by GentleRain 2 Comments

For the general reader who’s curious about Royal history and will only read one book about George V, this is the best pick. Jane Ridley is a great writer and puts lots of interesting details in here. She has a real gift for summarizing complicated topics and synthesizing them into very readable prose. One of my most intense special interests is Edward VII, so I’ve read a lot of books about him and his family. I have a collection of coronation memorabilia and a pretty […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History Tagged With: english history, European history, family drama, family dynamics, Jane Ridley, royalty

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History · Tags: english history, European history, family drama, family dynamics, Jane Ridley, royalty ·
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I read the first book in this series back in 2012

A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner

Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner

Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

October 30, 2021 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR13 Bingo: Old Series (the first book in the series came out in 1996. The first book in this review came out in 2010 – it’s taken a long time for Whalen Turner to complete it) A Conspiracy of Kings Rating: 3.5 stars Sophos, the heir to Sounis, is rusticating with his mother and sisters, having been sent away from his uncle’s court for generally being considered a disappointment. He keeps ignoring his tutors and weapons training, which turns out to be a problem when […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: A Conspiracy of Kings, CBR13, cbr13bingo, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, Megan Whalen Turner, old series, politics, Return of the Thief, royalty, Steve West, The Queen's Thief, Thick as Thieves, Young Adult

Malin's CBR13 Review No:50 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: A Conspiracy of Kings, CBR13, cbr13bingo, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, Megan Whalen Turner, old series, politics, Return of the Thief, royalty, Steve West, The Queen's Thief, Thick as Thieves, Young Adult ·
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Another delectable romance from Lucy Parker

Battle Royal by Lucy Parker

October 24, 2021 by Malin 1 Comment

CBR13 Bingo: Self Care Sylvie Fairchild rose to moderate fame four years ago as a popular contestant on the hit baking show, Operation Cake. The moment she both ended her time on the show and immortalised herself on the internet forever was when her sparkly unicorn cake went horribly wrong and hit icy and arrogant baking judge Dominic De Vere got a sparkly hoof straight in the forehead. Now Sylvie has fulfilled her dream of running a bakery, Sugar Fair, in one of the hottest […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Baking, Billie Fulford-Brown, CBR13, cbr13bingo, Contemporary Romance, Lucy Parker, Malin, Palace insiders, royalty, self-care

Malin's CBR13 Review No:45 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Baking, Billie Fulford-Brown, CBR13, cbr13bingo, Contemporary Romance, Lucy Parker, Malin, Palace insiders, royalty, self-care ·
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