History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

The Only Woman in the Room Author: Marie Benedict Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Release Date: January 8, 2019 Pages: 272 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: She possessed a stunning beauty. She also possessed a stunning mind. Could the world handle both?     Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star.      But she kept a secret more shocking than her heritage or her marriage: she was a scientist. And she knew a few secrets about the enemy. She had an idea that might help the country fight the Nazis...if anyone would listen to her. ...

Anna the Prophetess Author: H.B. Moore Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian, Biblical Fiction Publisher: Covenant Communications Release Date: 2018 Pages: 232 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Anna the Prophetess is the dramatic chronicle of the only woman to be called a prophetess in the Gospels. When Anna's great-niece Julia is exiled to Jerusalem as punishment for her refusal to marry a man old enough to be her father, Anna shares the story of her early days of courtship with her husband. Although Julia's parents admonished her to observe firsthand how lonely Anna's life is, Julia instead discovers that her great-aunt's life is far from lonely--it is full of love, peace, and incredible faith. As Anna shares her unwavering testimony of the coming Messiah with her great-niece, these two faithful women are changed forever as they seek the Lord's will in their lives and joyfully witness the long-awaited miracles of Chri...

Changeling (Sorcery and Society #1) Author: Molly Harper Genre: YA, Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: NYLA  Release Date: 2018 Pages: 264 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: If 14-year-old Cassandra Reed makes it through her first day at Miss Castwell’s Institute for the Magical Instruction of Young Ladies without anyone discovering her secret, maybe, just maybe, she’ll let herself believe that she really does belong at Miss Castwell’s.     Except Cassandra Reed’s real name is Sarah Smith and up until now, she lived her whole life in the Warren, serving a magical family, the Winters, as all non-magical “Snipes” are bound by magical Guardian law to do. That is, until one day, Sarah accidentally levitates Mrs. Winter’s favorite vase in the parlor...      But Snipes aren’t supposed to have magical powers…and the existence of a magical Snipe threatens the world order dictated during the Guardians’ Restorati...

Girl at the Grave  Author: Teri Bailey Black Genre: YA, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense Publisher: Tor Teen  Release Date: 2018 Pages: 336 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In Girl at the Grave , debut author Teri Bailey Black unearths the long-buried secrets of a small 1850s New England town in this richly atmospheric Gothic tale of murder, guilt, redemption, and finding love where least expected.     A mother hanged for murder.     A daughter left to pick up the pieces of their crumbling estate.     Can she clear her family’s name if it means facing her own dark past?     Valentine has spent years trying to outrun her mother's legacy. But small towns have long memories, and when a new string of murders occurs, all signs point to the daughter of a murderer.      Only one person believes Valentine is innocent—Rowan Blackshaw, the son of the man her mother ki...

The Lost Queen Author: Signe Pike Genre:  Historical Fiction Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: 2018 Pages: 545 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Compared to Outlander and The Mists of Avalon , this thrilling first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story of Languoreth—a forgotten queen of sixth-century Scotland—twin sister of the man who inspired the legend of Merlin.      I write because I have seen the darkness that will come. Already there are those who seek to tell a new history...     In a land of mountains and mist, tradition and superstition, Languoreth and her brother Lailoken are raised in the Old Way of their ancestors. But in Scotland, a new religion is rising, one that brings disruption, bloodshed, and riot. And even as her family faces the burgeoning forces of Christianity, the Anglo-Saxons, bent on colonization, are encroaching from the east. When conflict brings the hero Emrys Pen...

The Deadliest Fever (Miriam bat Isaac Mystery #4) Author: June Trop Genre:  Historical Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Black Opal Books Release Date: 2018 Pages: 248 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Miriam bat Isaac, a budding alchemist and amateur sleuth in first-century CE Alexandria, is concerned when she learns that the Torah mantle in Alexandria’s Great Synagogue has been damaged. She takes the mantle to Judah, a renowned jeweler and the unrequited love of her life. He repairs the mantle but assures her that the gems are genuine. Like Miriam, he is astonished that someone would damage the mantle but leave the gems behind. But Miriam suspects that something is not right. She is even more convinced that something is amiss, a few days later, when an anonymous note arrives, warning that the security at the Synagogue needs to be increased. As she digs for answers, she learns that some of the people she trusts are not what they seem, and sh...

I, Guinevere (Mythic Maidens #2) Author: C. K. Brooke Genre:  YA, Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: C.K. Brooke Release Date: 2018 Pages: 214 Source: This book was given to me by a book review site in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Your legends have it wrong. Arthur never pulled that sword out of the stone. I did. I, Guinevere.     On the winter solstice, a mysterious sword in a stone appears in the churchyard. Not even the mightiest of the village men can remove it, until fifteen-year-old Guinevere gives a try. The sword heeds the unsuspecting maiden, proclaiming the unthinkable: she is the blood of Pendrakon, heir to the vacant throne of Camylot.     Guinevere never dreamed she was born royalty. Now, between apprenticing the eccentric wizard, Merlyn; swordplay lessons with an abrasive—albeit, attractive—boy named Lance; and clandestine, magical meetings with the formidable High Priestess of Avalon, Guinevere is swept up in a whirlwind...