Loupas' historical novel bursts with murder, intrigue and conspiracy theories. Tudor enthusiasts take note.

This is a real bodice-ripping yarn with generous doses of love, honour, betrayal and tragedy. With Scotland’s shimmering light as its backdrop, this is a ‘must read’ for the summer holidays.

A beautifully written and intriguing story...I would not hesitate to recommend it to both individual readers and reading groups...Elizabeth Loupas is definitely an author to watch out for

An exquisite work of historical fiction

Evocative, dramatic and intense, this beautifully written - at times dark - tale brings a refreshing twist to this key historical time

I loved The Flower Reader. A magical and thrilling tale, set in the court of one of history's most beguiling queens, it has the pace and intrigue of a CJ Sansom mystery and the sensuous passon of Philippa Gregory's Tudor romances. A story of love and murder that has all the dark enchantment and dangerous beauty of deadly nightshade.

Loupas channels Philippa Gregory with this 16th-century historical romance.

[A] poised and commanding debut novel...Waldman skillfully presents the perspectives of a handful of major characters...This is a remarkably assured portrait of how a populace grows maddened and confused when ideology trumps empathy. A stellar debut. Waldman's book reflects a much-needed understanding of American paranoia in the post-9/11 world.

A wrenching panoramic novel about the politics of grief in the wake of 9/11.

Amy Waldman writes like a possessed angel. She also has the emotional smarts to write a story about Islam in America that fearlessly lasers through all our hallucinatory politics with elegant concision. This is no dull and worthy saga; it's a literary breakthrough that reads fast and breaks your heart.

Waldman imagines a toxic brew of bigotry in conflict with idealism in this frighteningly plausible and tightly wound account of what might happen if a Muslim architect had won a contest to design a memorial at the World Trade Center site...Waldman keenly focuses on political and social variables...As misguided outrage flows from all corners, Waldman addresses with a refreshing frankness thorny moral questions and ethical ironies without resorting to breathless hyperbole.

A wonderful novel which challenges your beliefs.

What I liked about The Reckoning: Pretty much everything. Katsu’s writing falls nicely somewhere in between fancy literary writing and popular fiction.

5 out of 5 stars: I can’t wait to see how the series will end.

I was really grabbed by the narrative voice and I was fasincated by the story ... what a story!

Bodice-ripping romp through the West

Missy by Strong and memorable female characters throughout this enjoyable novel