History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

     I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the FEATHER AND FLAME by Livia Blackburne Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   About The Book: Title:  FEATHER AND FLAME (The Queen's Council #2) Author:  Livia Blackburne Pub. Date:   June 14, 2022 Publisher:  Disney-Hyperion Formats:  Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook Pages:  336 Find it:   Goodreads ,  Amazon , Kindle , Audible , B&N , iBooks , Kobo , TBD ,  Bookshop.org Source: This book is given to me by Rockstar Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:  She brought honor on the battlefield. Now comes a new kind of war...      The war is over. Now a renowned hero, Mulan spends her days in her home village, training a militia of female warriors. The peace is a welcome one, and she knows it must be protected.      When Shang arrives with an in...

The Duke and I: The Princess of Blackmare (Liji Chronicles #1) Author: Veronica Skye Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Publisher: Veronica Skye Release Date: 2019 Pages: 122 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review/ Synopsis: The Duke wants me. I must fulfill the duty to my country. But there is more to me than meets the eye.       It was 672 BC and the Central Kingdom had been divided into over a hundred of warring fiefdoms. The army of my country, Lirong, perched high on top of the secluded Mount Blackmare had been miserably defeated by the invading army from the State of Jin, one of the biggest states of all with a Duke that was ready to crown himself King.       The Duke demanded not only compensation in foodstuff and livestock from my father, the Baron of Lirong, he also wanted beauties from Lirong to decorate his court. When his eyes landed on my younger sister and I, I knew my opportunity for rev...

The Empress in the Pepper Chamber: Zhao Feiyan in History and Fiction Author: Olivia Milburn Genre: Nonfiction, History, Biography Publisher: University of Washington Press Release Date: May 24, 2021 Pages: 233 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: Zhao Feiyan (45–1 BCE), the second empress appointed by Emperor Cheng of the Han dynasty (207 BCE–220 CE), was born in slavery and trained in the performing arts, a background that made her appointment as empress highly controversial. Subsequent persecution by her political enemies eventually led to her being forced to commit suicide. After her death, her reputation was marred by accusations of vicious scheming, murder of other consorts and their offspring, and relentless promiscuity, punctuated by bouts of extravagant shopping.      This first book-length study of Zhao Feiyan and her literary legacy includes a complete translation of The Scandalous Tale of Zhao Feiyan (Zhao Feiyan waizhuan) , a Tang dynasty (618–907...