Posted inHistorical fiction
The Kapellen of Malta – Nicholas Monsarrat
When I picked up The Kappillan of Malta by Nicholas Monsarrat, I expected a sweeping story of our islands in wartime, and in many ways that is what I got.…
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The Azure Window – Nicola Kearns
I’ve read plenty of historical novels, but there was something special about 'The Azure Window'. Too often, our islands are just footnotes in bigger European stories. Here, they’re front and…
Posted inHistorical fiction Romance
Sword and scimitar – Simon Scarrow
The descriptions of St. Elmo, the tensions as the Ottoman fleet presses in, the inner workings of the Knights—those parts felt real. But the dialogue on occasion felt a bit…