Category: Review

Review: They Were Here Before Us by Ran Barkai & Eyal Halfon

Review: They Were Here Before Us by Ran Barkai & Eyal Halfon

Posted January 25, 2024 by Stephanie in 4 Stars, Nonfiction, prehistory, Review / 5 Comments

Title: They Were Here Before Us: Stories from the First Million Years Authors: Ran Barkai & Eyal Halfon Publication: March 12, 2024 by Watkins Publishing Genre: Nonfiction, Prehistory Rating: 4/5★ An epic and highly readable investigation into our very earliest ancestors, focusing on the land corridor thorough which humans passed from Africa to Europe and the […]


Review: The Stone Age by Hourly History

Review: The Stone Age by Hourly History

Posted January 18, 2024 by Stephanie in 3 Stars, History, Nonfiction, Review / 4 Comments

Title: The Stone Age: A History from Beginning to End Author: Hourly History Publication: January 2, 2024 by Hourly History Genre: Nonfiction, History, Prehistory Find it on:Amazon Rating: 3/5★ The cave dwellers of the Stone Age were brutish and primitive compared to the human civilizations that would follow. Their technological developments were limited, and their […]


Review: The Temple of Persephone by Isabella Kamal

Review: The Temple of Persephone by Isabella Kamal

Posted January 11, 2024 by Stephanie in 4 Stars, Historical Romance, Review / 5 Comments

Title: The Temple of Persephone Author: Isabella Kamal Publication: February 20, 2024 by Blackstone Publishing Genre: Historical Romance Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell’s | Google Play | Kobo Rating: 4/5★ Bridgerton meets Greek mythology in Isabella Kamal’s delightful historical romance debut, The Temple of Persephone. Persephone Honeyfield is witty, intelligent, and very […]


Review: The Cleopatras by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Review: The Cleopatras by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Title: The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Publication: May 21, 2024 by Basic Books Genre: Nonfiction, History, Ancient History Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell’s | Google Play | Kobo | Waterstones Rating: 3/5★ The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt   […]


Review: The Death of Caesar by Barry Strauss

Review: The Death of Caesar by Barry Strauss

Title: The Death of Caesar Author: Barry Strauss Publication: March 22, 2016 by Simon & Schuster Genre: Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Ancient Rome Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell’s | Google Play | Kobo | Waterstones Rating: 4/5★ Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate on 3/15/44 BC—the […]


Lecture Review: Rome and the Barbarians by Kenneth W. Harl

Lecture Review: Rome and the Barbarians by Kenneth W. Harl

Title: Rome and the Barbarians Author: Kenneth W. Harl Publication: July 8, 2013 by The Teaching Company / The Great Courses Genre: Nonfiction, History, Ancient History Find it on: Audible Rating: 3/5★ The history of the Romans and the “barbarians” they encountered as their mighty legions advanced the frontiers of Classical civilization has in large […]


Review: Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong

Review: Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong

Posted October 30, 2023 by Stephanie in 1 Star, Horror, Review / 6 Comments

Title: Hemlock Island Author: Kelley Armstrong Publication:September 12, 2023 by St. Martin’s Press Genre: Horror Find it on: Amazon | Apple Books | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell’s | Google Play | Kobo | Waterstones Rating: 1/5★ Laney Kilpatrick has been renting her vacation home to strangers. The invasion of privacy gives her panic attacks, […]