Brazen

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Mary Howard has always lived in the shadow of her powerful family But when she s married off to Henry Fitzroy, King Henry VIII s illegitimate son, she rockets into the Tudor court s inner circle Mary and Fitz join a tight clique of rebels who test the boundaries of court s strict rules with their games, dares, and flirtations The Mary gets to know Fitz, the harder she falls for him, but is forbidden from seeing him alone The rules of court were made to be pushed but pushing them too far means certain death Is true love worth dying for New Download [ Brazen ] Author [ Katherine Longshore ] – kino-fada.fr This month, I kept picking up books that I couldn t get into, so my solution Pick up the biggest book on my shelf And which book was that Brazen by Katherine Longshore, the third book in a companion series set during Henry VIII s reign as king Tudor Times I read Tarnish a while back for book club, so when I was flipping through Penguin s catalog for upcoming releases, I knew I needed to request this beast of a book Both Tarnish and Brazen sucked me in with the world, the cast of characters This month, I kept picking up books that I couldn t get into, so my solution Pick up the biggest book on my shelf And which book was that Brazen by Katherine Longshore, the third book in a companion series set during Henry VIII s reign as king Tudor Times I read Tarnish a while back for book club, so when I was flipping through Penguin s catalog for upcoming releases, I knew I needed to request this...T W Death, GriefI was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading Brazen A YA Historical fiction novel set during my favourite time period in History Tudor England Mary Howard, a cousin to Anne Boleyn, is married off to the King s illegitimate son Henry Fitzroy Due to their ages, they are not allowed to spend any ti...If you only do as others say, be who they want you to be, you will lose yourself And that will be the greatest loss of allDue to my extreme book hangover, I ve dedicated the past couple of days to befriending Google and stalking Mary and Henry ...I am a FitzRoy I am a duchess I do not need a man to give me my identity, Father I have my own History fascinates me, especially anything with the Boleyns, but I ve never been one to read much of it in fiction As much as history itself interests me, historical fiction has always been something I ve steered clear of But, with that having been said, I am so glad I gave Brazen a chance, because Katherine Longshore has the perfect voice for this type of story she embodies each of the charact I am a FitzRoy I am a duchess I do not need a man to give me my identity, Father I have my own History fascinates me, especially anything with the Boleyns, but I ve never been one to read much of it in fiction As much as history itself interests me, historical fiction has always been something I ve steered clear of But, with that having been said, I am so glad I gave Brazen a chance, because Katherine Longshore has the perfect voice for this type of story she embodies each of the characters and gives them all depth past what we know from a historical standpoint, and provides compelling perspectives of life in England during Henry VIII s reign Brazen is a daunting novel, spanning at over 500 pages with multiple relationships and lots of similar names and confusing family trees However, in all its 500 paged glory, Brazen did not bore me once it s co...I am so happy to be alive today By today I mean in the 21st century where women have a right to vote, a chance at making something out of ourselves, a chance at freedom, a chance at love Mary never stood a chance, and all she had was luck at her side At least in this book she did Katherine Longshore paints us an honest yet hopeful picture of 16th century England To me it sounds like a horrible place to be at but it does give us a great setting for an enthralling tale.Mary Howard is only a d I am so happy to be alive today By today I mean in the 21st century where women have a right to vote, a chance at making something out of ourselves, a chance at freedom, a chance at love Mary never stood a chance, and all she had was luck at her side At least in this book she did Katherine Longshore paints us an honest yet hopeful picture of 16th century England To me it sounds like a horrible place to be at but it does give us a great setting for an enthralling tale.Mary Howard is only a daughter until she marries a Duke, and not only just a Duke but the bastard son of the King of England Suddenly she is thrown head on unto the King and Queen s court where secrets, lies, and treachery lie abundant Mary faces it all at first with the heart and mind of a child She is not ready to be a wife to a boy she barely knows, nor is she ready to be a Duchess However Mary is just a pawn in a very elaborate game which ...I don t know I just have so many feelings right now and I can t get over any of them and I m just going to go curl up in a ball and cry forever because WHY WHY IS HISTORY SO CRUEL Just read this it s amazing and you ll get all the feels I swear.I was so excited to find an ARC of BRAZEN Penguin Viking by Katherine Longshore in my mailbox last week I ve read and absolutely loved her other two books, GILT and TARNISH, and I ve been looking forward to BRAZEN, which isn t due out until 6 12 14 I had a busy week planned, but I was intrigued by the taglineThere s only one man Mary Howard wants the one she s forbidden from having her husbandso I figured I d read Just A Few Pages That was it my busy week was shelved and I fl I was so excited to find an ARC of BRAZEN Penguin Viking by Katherine Longshore in my mailbox last week I ve read and absolutely loved her other two books, GILT and TARNISH, and I ve been looking forward to BRAZEN, which isn t due out until 6 12 14 I had a busy week planned, but I was intrigued by the taglineThere s only one man Mary Howard wants the one she s forbidden from having her husbandso I figured I d read Just A Few Pages That was it my busy week was shelved and I flew through 528 pages in three days BRAZEN is the story of Anne Boleyn s cousin, Mary Howard, who married King Henry VIII s illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy by arr...Actual rating 4.5I m normally wary of historical fiction It doesn t make any sense, really, because a I always seem to stumble upon great historical fiction when I do dip into the genre, and b I adore history except for certain parts of American history, because they ve been bashed into my skull with those poorly written bricks the school system calls textbooks eyes YA historical fiction books with interest This was no exception, and it was, to be blunt and rather un sixteenth century l Actual rating 4.5I m normally wary of historical fiction It doesn t make any sense, really, because a I always seem to stumble upon great historical fiction when I do dip into the genre, and b I adore history except for certain parts of American history, because they ve been bashed into my skull with those poorly written bricks the school system calls textbooks eyes YA historical fiction books with interest This was no exception, and it was, to be blunt and rather un sixteenth century like, freaking amazing.I ve always been drawn to Henry VIII and his court what kinds of mental and spiritual mess ups made Henry VIII treat his wives so ruthlessly How did the wives themselves feel about this What about the several chi...This review contains spoilers for anyone who doesn t know basic Tudor historyReading about history can be dull I don t mean dull in a this textbook is literally putting me to sleep, I am having a fabulous dream about dinosaurs right now kind of way, not for me I love history in every way, shape, and form, whether that s a textbook or a documentary or actually visiting h...I ve never been one to lean in the direction of historical fiction until I started reading Katherine Longshore s books and BRAZEN is my favorite to date Her writing just keeps getting better and better It s so rare to find a book that is historically educational while also as tantalizing and swoon worthy as a very popular romance An amazing read.Mary Howard and Henry FitzRoy are chess pieces in the very real and dangerous games being played in King Henry VIII s court But love has a power all I ve never been one to lean in the direction of historical fiction until I started reading Katherine Longshore s books and BRAZEN is my favorite to date Her writing just keeps getting better and better It s so rare to find a book that is historically educational while also as tantalizing and swoon worthy as a very popular romance An amazing read.Mary Howard and Henry FitzRoy are chess pie...

Brazen
  • English
  • 09 March 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 524 pages
  • 067001401X
  • Katherine Longshore
  • Brazen