Summary: Dark myths, medieval secrets, intrigue, and romance populate the pages of the first-ever teen series from #1 bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl.Italy, 1453. Seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is brilliant, gorgeous—and accused of heresy. Cast out of his religious order for using the new ...
Why does ever YA novel/series require at least one romantic entanglement? It's tiring. I liked the setting, and some of the plot points, but most of the characters were grating (or should I say all the characters were grating most of the time), and the attempts at humor were painful. Still, I wi...
You can read more of my reviews at Queen of ContemporaryI really wanted to love this novel, but sadly didn’t. As a major fan of all things historical fiction, I had very high hopes because Gregory is a bestselling author here in the UK and her books have even been made into TV programmes and films. ...
This was a very fast paced story. Once Philippa Gregory had the scenery set, she turned her characters loose to entertain the reader. Even though this novel is not particularly in depth with historical facts, I still found myself looking forward to the story every night. I had an instant, if not clo...
The Basics It’s 1453 in Italy, the height of religious zeal, and a young man named Luca is sworn into a secret sect of the church commissioned to solve religious mysteries. His first is to investigate a nunnery where witchcraft might be at play. My Thoughts I was taking a huge chance on this b...
Guys, I love Philippa Gregory. I have never read a book by her that I didn't enjoy very much. Until now. I cannot help but feel that this novel was just sort of... boring. Philippa Gregory always makes history come to life for me and manages to make me be on the edge of my seat, rooting for things I...
DID NOT FINISH. I am so upset! I wanted to loooooove this one, considering Phillipa Gregory's adult novels are so wonderful! This one was so slow, I just could not connect to any of the characters, and it just did not hold my attention, unfortunately.
Did people have handguns in 1453? Would a teenage monk know what one sounded like?Unfortunately, I was put off by the very first sentence of this book:"The hammering on the door shot him into wakefulness like a hand-gun going off in his face."I'm not convinced. Is this just bad imagery or is it awfu...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
