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First of all I was drawn to the book by the beautiful cover. The explosive way the book started,...
I really liked that the author started with the note on the historical time period - always...
I really enjoyed this First Impression im a big fan of history and different time periods...
This looks great- everything I love about a book! A fascinating period in history and a story...
I don't normally go for historical fiction but this had me gripped from the start. It was...
This book sounds like a great piece of historial fiction with so much more on offer. The setting...
I am not the biggest fan of historical fiction. I'm not sure if that's because I'm sadly not as...
A descriptive start to an historical drama set in the time period of the country in the grip of...
I really like reading historical novels and this one sounds like an interesting read. I like...
The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters sounds like an interesting read. I have read some of...
Whilst this is a perfectly reasonable extract, it wasn't enough to hold my interest for a whole...
I’m not a big fan of historical books ESPECIALLY about war. For some reason i just hate them, so...
I enjoy reading about the civil war, as I'm deeply interested in historical events, however, I...
From the start of the book Minette Walters paints a very clear picture of the times and...
I am especially interested in this English civil war novel, as Charles I keeps on coming up...
Set during the English Civil War this book starts out at an execution of priests and very quickly...
This historical fiction book sounds different to the typical tropes you tend to find in this...
The author sets the scene with a note on the historical context of the English Civil War and then...
I wouldn't normally choose a book set during the civil war as it is not something that would...
The title itself did not intrigue me but after reading the short sample provided, I'm definitely...
I’m very excited to see the release of this book simply due to the fact that it seems like such...
it’s not the genre i usually go for when picking a book but the introduction really captivated me...
I really enjoy historical stories and I spent a long time studying this period, so I think I...
I like the striking cover and title, which the blurb matches perfectly. The blurb set out the...
I love a romance, and this seems like an enemies to lovers situation which might be my favorite...
I do not think this is my kind of book. Set in the 1600s I’m not keen on the premise of the...
So far, from the little, short sample I read, I think the story is great. The storytelling is...
I have only recently got into historical fiction so I believe that may have made the book extract...
This novel started by setting the scene of which period the novel was set in this quickly turned...
The Swift and the Harrier seems to be great representation for how people are sometimes forced to...
Super intriguing and characters seem so interesting and I cannot wait to read more about them!!...
I really enjoyed the start of this novel, it drew me in wanting to learn more about the...
I really love historical fiction and this sounds great. the first impression really drew me in -...
On first reading this is definetly not for me, i am not into historical fiction think they sound...
It sounds brilliant, really! I have actually been getting into historical fictions lately, so I...
I didn't realise Minette Walters was writing historian fiction. I have read a lot of her present...
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