Rounded up from about 3.5 stars ⭐️
The Heretic’s Mark follows Nicholas and his wife as they flee England after Nicholas is accused of conspiring to poison the Queen. During their journey in Europe they meet a strange young woman who joins them on their travels.
This is the first book I have read in this series but I found it thoroughly enjoyable. Perry’s storytelling flew me straight back to the late 1500’s. I felt like I was living the story alongside the characters. I loved the feeling of traveling through time with such vivid and intriguing characters.
The only downside for me was at times I felt myself loosing focus whilst I was reading. A lot of the language is focused on the time, which helped add to the sensory experience of this novel, but it made it more difficult to read and get in to. As I have only read this book in the series, I can attest that it does work as a standalone. However, I feel like reading the prior books would help add depth and understanding to the characters and their stories.
I’m definitely going to seek out more of this series, so I can learn more about the characters’ histories. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves historical fiction, especially if you like a murder mystery thrown in! I want to thank Readers First, the publishers and authors for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.
The Heretic’s Mark follows Nicholas and his wife as they flee England after Nicholas is accused of conspiring to poison the Queen. During their journey in Europe they meet a strange young woman who joins them on their travels.
This is the first book I have read in this series but I found it thoroughly enjoyable. Perry’s storytelling flew me straight back to the late 1500’s. I felt like I was living the story alongside the characters. I loved the feeling of traveling through time with such vivid and intriguing characters.
The only downside for me was at times I felt myself loosing focus whilst I was reading. A lot of the language is focused on the time, which helped add to the sensory experience of this novel, but it made it more difficult to read and get in to. As I have only read this book in the series, I can attest that it does work as a standalone. However, I feel like reading the prior books would help add depth and understanding to the characters and their stories.
I’m definitely going to seek out more of this series, so I can learn more about the characters’ histories. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves historical fiction, especially if you like a murder mystery thrown in! I want to thank Readers First, the publishers and authors for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.