Poetry of Reading

 Two months have slipped away since the thunderous echoes of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, yet a suffocating chaos hangs heavy in the air of France. The restored Ultra-Royalists have unleashed a reign of terror, purging anyone suspected of ties to the fallen Emperor. Ironically, the cunning Talleyrand, once Napoleon's Foreign Minister and now...

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"Midnight Blue" is an enthralling and plot-driven historical novel by the acclaimed Dutch author Simone van der Vlugt. Although she is a fresh face to English-speaking audiences, her literary prowess has garnered her a formidable reputation across multiple genres. In this riveting tale, van der Vlugt skillfully channels her experience in crafting crime...

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 Ignorant people will believe anything if they’re scared enough."Blood Song" opens with a historian determined to capture the life story of the enigmatic Vaelin Al Sorna, infamously known as the Hope Killer, now languishing as an imperial prisoner. From the moment Vaelin’s journey begins, I found myself utterly spellbound. Following the tragic death...

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