Hi everyone and hope you’re doing really well. Things are not great here in the house of migraine so I’ve chosen an easy haul post for tonight that I’ve managed to write when painkillers have kicked in. Firstly, the wonderful Alison Weir who I can’t speak highly enough of if you like historical fiction or nonfiction. One of her specialties is the Tudor era and this book is the real story of the six Tudor queens “by those who loved and served these women and those who lied and betrayed them.” Weird Woods is another addition to my #britishlibrarytalesoftheweird collection. “Lining the path through the realm of folklore and fear are twelve stories from across Britain, telling tales of whispering voices and maddening sights from deep in the Yorkshire Dales to the ancient hills of Gwent and the eerie quiet of the forests of Dartmoor.” 😱 Finally, a bit of a cult classic that I can’t believe I have yet to read! I actually own this on my Kindle but couldn’t resist this gorgeous paperback edition. Something Wicked This Way Comes follows “two boys trembling on the brink of manhood who set out to explore the mysteries of the dark carnival’s smoke, maze and mirrors, they will also discover the true price of innermost wishes…” As always, I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagramuk #scottishbookstagrammer #ohlookmorebooks #alisonweirbooks #intheshadowofthequeens #talesfromthetudorcourt #historicalfictionlove #weirdwoodstalesfromthehauntedforestsofbritain #johnmiller #raybradburybooks #somethingwickedthiswaycomes #booksimexcitedtoread #booksgloriousbooks📚 https://www.instagram.com/p/CovA1SeL1xI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Many thanks to Berkley for eARC. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Miss Aldridge Regrets is engaging historical crime mystery that revolves around Lena Aldridge, a showgirl in London Soho, finds herself amid murders and drama of upper class family when she has to leave London after the murder of her best friend’s husband and owner of the club she worked at. The plot is filled with glamor, mystery and drama that take place mostly on the ship, RMS Queen Mary while all the backstories of characters take place in London that mostly includes what happenes in Lena’s life a week ago and how that influences her to take role on Broadway and board the ship to NY. I loved layers in the story and the setting of Queen Mary. We see the class differences on the ship, how the floors was divided in classes, some people were allowed to explore certain levels while some were not, and how staff also behaved as per the class they dealt with was interesting to read. We also read the struggle of working class family, life in Soho through Lena’s past and prejudice of higher class through secondary characters and Abernathy family. Mystery is most interesting, well written filled with red herring. Climax is tense. I couldn’t guess the killer until this point. I’m also disappointed with the reasons motive of whole game. It didn’t make sense the way the killer changed thoughts and decisions which makes the end weird, implausible and questioning the morals and ethics that’s why it’s a 4 star from me. However, I could agree on one thing one has to put their own survival first when caught in situation like this so I don’t mind Lena’s decision in the end. Overall, this is intriguing, well written and fun historical murder mystery with many layers and perfect setting. * Swipe for check points * QOTD - which is your favorite historical mystery? . . . . . #MissAldridgeRegrets #LouiseHare #BerkleyBooks #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalFIctionlovers #Historicalfictionreader #20thcenturysetting #Historicalmystery #Crimemystery #murdermystery #historicalmurdermystery #bookreview #Bookreviewer #readersofig #bookblogging #bookbloggers #bookbloggersofig #BooksTeacupandReviews #indianbookstagram #bookishaesthetic https://www.instagram.com/p/CfrZ16ovc8n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tomorrow (March 14th) is Pi Day, the annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). In celebration here is some more pie and history for you to calculate. Sweeney Todd’s Barber Shop & Mrs. Lovett’s Pie Shop Mrs. Lovett is a fictional character appearing in many adaptations of the story Sweeney Todd, in every version of the story in which she appears, Mrs. Lovett is the business partner, accomplice and sometimes lover of the barber/serial killer Sweeney Todd. After Todd slits the throats of his unsuspecting customer and victim, their bodies are sent to the basement; where they eventually end up in the pies Mrs. Lovett makes and sells from her pie shop near to Todd’s barber shop at 186 Fleet Street, London, next to St. Dunstan's church. The story first appears in the Victorian penny dreadful (a cheap sensationalist fiction, with lurid images, costing a penny, a forerunner in some ways to the modern day graphic novel or comic), ‘The String of Pearls’ from 1846–47. The story of Sweeney Todd was quite possibly based on an older London urban legend; claims that Sweeney Todd was a real person were first made in 1850, and persist to this day. All art shown is original and is inspired by the story, whether it is actual history, or historical fantasy. The illustration is also for sale. See www.ofgraveconcern.com/crimeandpunishment Where you can also find more dark illustrations, inspired by history, Like the post? Comment, like and follow, if you would be so kind. @ofgrave.concern #piday #nationalpieday #sweeneytoddthedemonbarberoffleetstreet #sweeneytoddandmrslovett #gothicliterature #mrslovett #pennydreadfulart #pennydreadful #victoriangothicstyle #pieshoppe #pieshop #historicalfictionlover #macabreillustration #strangehistory #steampunkillustration #historicalillustration #historymystery #darkillustration #illustrationartwork #historymystery #historymysteries #weirdhistory #macabrehistory #historicalmystery #historicalmysteries #darkhistory #oddhistory #historicalstories #historicalstory #gothicstyle https://www.instagram.com/p/CMXekArnoJ3/?igshid=1sp8am57pkiou

182. The Devil Takes A Bride

Julia London Julia London

I wonder how you know the fashion of Paris seeing as how Britain is at war with France.”

“Men are at war, Augustine. Women are not,”

A well written historical fiction with researched characters. A simple but hooking story.

Recommended for- #historicalfictionlovers #obsessorsofnumbereight #JuliaLondonfans

Tomorrow is National Pie Day. In celebration, grab a slice of history! (Or historical fiction) Sweeney Todd’s Barber Shop & Mrs. Lovett’s Pie Shop Mrs. Lovett is a fictional character appearing in many adaptations of the story Sweeney Todd, in every version of the story in which she appears, Mrs. Lovett is the business partner, accomplice and sometimes lover of the barber/serial killer Sweeney Todd. After Todd slits the throats of his unsuspecting customer and victim, their bodies are sent to the basement; where they eventually end up in the pies Mrs. Lovett makes and sells from her pie shop near to Todd’s barber shop at 186 Fleet Street, London, next to St. Dunstan's church. The story first appears in the Victorian penny dreadful (a cheap sensationalist fiction, with lurid images, costing a penny, a forerunner in some ways to the modern day graphic novel or comic), ‘The String of Pearls’ from 1846–47. The story of Sweeney Todd was quite possibly based on an older London urban legend; claims that Sweeney Todd was a real person were first made in 1850, and persist to this day. All art shown is original and is inspired by the story, whether it is actual history, or historical fantasy. The illustration are also for sale on www.ofgraveconcern.com Like the post? Comment, like and follow, if you would be so kind. @ofgrave.concern #nationalpieweek #nationalpieday #sweeneytoddthedemonbarberoffleetstreet #sweeneytoddandmrslovett #gothicliterature #mrslovett #pennydreadfulart #pennydreadful #victoriangothicstyle #pieshoppe #pieshop #historicalfictionlover #macabreillustration #strangehistory #steampunkillustration #historicalillustration #historymystery #darkillustration #illustrationartwork #historymystery #historymysteries #weirdhistory #macabrehistory #historicalmystery #historicalmysteries #darkhistory #oddhistory #historicalstories #historicalstory #gothicstyle https://www.instagram.com/p/CKXC1LwHzrB/?igshid=1pv4m885e2klh