“Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.”The story takes place about a year after the events of the first book, focusing more on the characters Odysseus, Kalliades, and Banokles. It revolves around the events leading to the war between Agamemnon...
Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin
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Natasa Djordjevic
- 7:33 AM
“None of us deserves the things we have been given. We can only spend the rest of our days earning them.”During the journey to her arranged marriage ceremony, Ai Li learns shocking secrets about her betrothed, Li Tao, a powerful governor and war hero whom she has never seen. She discovers that he...
Lamentation by C.J. Sansom
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Natasa Djordjevic
- 3:43 PM
“This, I thought, was how the real power-play went: conversations in corners and gardens, nods, shrugs, inclinations of the head. But nothing in writing.”Another fantastic Shardlake novel that skillfully blends historical facts with a complex yet compelling plot and storyline. This book is one of C.J. Sansom's best works and brilliantly sets up...
Month of June: Best of Quotes
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Natasa Djordjevic
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