2021-05-18 22:54
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin Published by Sourcebooks, June 2021eGalley provided via Netgalley in exchange for this review, thank you! The Summary:"One of the Most… Read More
Blog Directory > Books & Literature Blogs > Burton Book Review - Leafing through history books-and-literature Blog >
Burton Book Review - Leafing Through History Blog
burtonreview.blogspot.com
Book reviews from a casual reader featuring Historical Fiction, Tudors, Biblical and Christian fiction, Historical romance.
2021-03-18 01:20
Chain of Iron, book 2 of The Last Hours Available March 2021 (The silhouettes will appear randomly in the Kindle version) LitJoy Crate did a special edition with a… Read More
2021-03-10 05:21
When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin Revell Baker Publishing February 2021Synopsis:Munich, 1938. Evelyn Brand is an American foreign correspondent as determined to prove her worth… Read More
2021-02-21 01:55
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidRandom House Ballantine, June 2021Women's Fiction/Saga, 384 pageseGalley via publisher, thank youFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones… Read More
2021-02-13 19:11
Cosmic Health: Unlock Your Healing Magic with Astrology, Positive Psychology, and Integrative Wellnessby Jennifer Racioppi Little, Brown and CompanyReligion & Spirituality Pu… Read More
2020-10-04 01:43
The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten WhitePublished by Random House Delacorte Press, November 10, 2020The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White"The second book in a new fantasy trilogy from N… Read More
2020-09-07 10:00
A Golden Fury by Samantha CohoeOctober 2020, Wednesday Booksreview copy via netGalley, thank you! In her debut novel A Golden Fury, Samantha Cohoe weaves a story of magic and danger, where… Read More
2020-07-27 15:30
Into The Unbounded Night by Mitchell James KaplanSeptember 1 2020 from Regal House PublishingBiblical Historical FictionReview copy provided by the author in exchange for this review, thank… Read More
2020-07-11 22:19
Stories That Bind Us by Susie Finkbeiner Bethany House/Revell June 2020review copy provided by the publisher, thank you!Five Stars All Day LongBetty Sweet never expected to be a widow… Read More
2020-06-30 13:00
My year started with Ruthless Gods by Emily Duncan. Did that title signal the coming of the Covid-apocalypse of 2020? Maybe. Here we are at the last half of 2020 (hallelujah!) and I am aimin… Read More
2020-06-29 19:53
Chosen Ones by Veronica RothApril 2020 Houghton Mifflin* review copy via Netgalley, thank you!Four stars from me! Description:"Fifteen years ago, five ordinary teenagers wer… Read More
2020-05-04 13:00
Of Silver and Shadow by Jennifer GruenkeNorth Star Editions/FluxSci Fi & Fantasy | Teens & YAKindle Pub Date 26 May 2020 Full release February 2021EGalley via netgalley in exchange f… Read More
2020-04-18 17:49
The Family Upstairs by Lisa JewellSimon & Schusterpub November 2019library loanBe careful who you let in.Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find… Read More
2020-03-12 17:10
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas March 3, 2020 from Bloomsbury, 816 pages ****Not inserting a synopsis because it contains a huge spoiler **** (first clue this book… Read More
2020-03-03 02:56
And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie ThorntonBerkley Publishing Group, March 10 2020Hist-Fic, 480 pagesReview copy via Netgalley… Read More
2020-02-12 00:13
The Queen's Fortune A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty That Outlasted the Empire by Allison PatakiRandom House Publishing Group - Ballantine, February 11 2020Historical Fiction, 4… Read More
2020-02-11 13:30
Wicked Saints published April 2019Ruthless Gods published April 2020Something Dark and Holy series, books 1 & 2 by Emily Duncan.Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing the eGalley… Read More
2020-02-02 02:05
The Hazel Wood originally published January 2019The Night Country originally published January 2020Thank you to Flatiron Books for offering the eGalley of The Night Country in exchange for t… Read More
2020-01-21 19:08
The Painted Castle by Kristy CambronThomas Nelson October 2019Review copy via netgalley, thank you!When art historian Keira Foley is hired to authenticate a painting at a centuries-old East… Read More
2020-01-12 21:06
I have such a hard time wanting to actively review the books I have been reading, and I apologize for that to all of you who really don't/care.I am still on the crazy outdated platform of bl… Read More
2019-10-08 16:38
The Words Between Us: A Novel by Erin BartelsRevell Baker Publishing, September 3 2019Women's Fiction, Christian FictionReview copy from the publisher, thank you!Robin Windsor has spent most… Read More
2019-10-07 12:30
The Secrets We Kept by Lara PrescottKnopf Publishing, September 3 2019Historical Russian FictionPersonal purchaseA thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrif… Read More
2019-10-06 14:00
Gravemaidens by Kelly CoonOctober 29 2019 from Delacorte Press/Random House416 pageseGalley provided via NetGalley, thank you!The start of a fierce fantasy duology about three maidens who ar… Read More
2019-09-23 15:30
The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler YountsOctober 22 2019 by Thomas Nelson publisherseGalley via publisher, thank youTwo young friends embark upon an epic journey across 1940s middle Ameri… Read More
2019-07-30 23:59
Light from Distant Stars by Shawn SmuckerRevell/Baker Publishing July 16 2019Christian/Suspensereview copy provided by the publisher, thank you!When Cohen Marah steps over his father's body… Read More
2019-07-24 12:00
Living Lies (Harbored Secrets #1) by Natalie WaltersRevell/Baker Publishers May 21 2019338 pages, Christian Suspensereview copy from the publisher, thank you!In the little town of Walto… Read More
2019-07-22 02:26
All Manner of Things by Susie FinkbeinerRevell/Baker Publishing June 2019450 pages Christian Fictionreview copy via publisher, thank youBest of 2019When Annie Jacobson's brother Mike enlists… Read More
2019-07-09 01:36
Dragonfly by Leila MeachamJuly 9 2019 Grand Central publishing864 pages hardcover/577 pages kindleeGalley via publisher, thank you!Read my previous reviews of Leila Meacham's worksRosesTumbl… Read More
2019-06-30 16:56
The Guest Book by Sarah Blakepublished May 2019 Flatiron Booksborrowed from the libraryAn unforgettable love story, a novel about past mistakes and betrayals that ripple throughout generatio… Read More
2019-06-30 15:07
The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reaypublished May 14 2019 Thomas NelsoneGalley via publisher, thank you!Love, friendship, and family find a home at the Printed Letter BookshopOne of… Read More
2019-06-16 18:26
Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean KwokWilliam Morrow, June 6 2019eGalley provided by the publisher, thank you!My review of other Jean Kwok books:Girl In TranslationMambo In ChinatownA poignan… Read More
2019-06-10 12:00
Layover by David BellBerkley Publishing Group, July 2 2019Mystery & ThrillersReview Copy via NetGalley In this high concept psychological suspense novel from the USA Today bestselling au… Read More
2019-06-04 00:38
A Reluctant Bride by Jody HedlundBride Ships book #1Bethany House, June 4 2019352 pagesReview copy via netgalley, thank youPrevious posts regarding Jody Hedlund here at BBRBurton Book Review… Read More
2019-05-20 12:00
The Poison Thread: A Novel by Laura PurcellPenguin Books, June 18 2019 Historical Fictions, suspense/GothicReview copy via NetGalleyA thrilling Victorian gothic horror tale about a young sea… Read More
2019-05-13 12:00
Templar Silks by Elizabeth ChadwickSourcebooks Landmark, June 4 2019 USA editionHistorical Fiction, MedievalReview copy via NetGalley A new historical fiction masterpiece from highly acclai… Read More
2019-04-08 00:00
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonaldGallery Books February 5theBook library borrowIn the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an emotionally charged domestic suspen… Read More
2019-03-17 16:45
She Lies in Wait by Gytha LodgeRandom House Publishing Group, January 2019 General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & ThrillersReview copy via NetGalleySix friends. One killer. Who do you trust?… Read More
2019-02-27 01:00
A Dangerous Collaboration (A Veronica Speedwell Mystery Book 4) by Deanna RaybournBerkley Publishing Group, March 12 2019Review copy via NetGalley, thank you!A bride mysteriously disappears… Read More
2019-02-24 20:45
A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You by A.W. Tozer, edited by James L Snyder 176 pages; Bethany House Publishers, March 2019review copy via NetGalley… Read More
2019-01-13 22:50
Searching For You by Jody HedlundOrphan Train #3Bethany House, December 2018eGalley from NetGalley(Public Service Announcement: Please read book one and two before reading Book Three, this i… Read More
2018-12-20 14:00
Rise of the Mystics (Beyond the Circle Book #2) by Ted Dekkerread my earlier review of the first book The 49th Mystic by Ted DekkerRevell publication October 2018Some say the great mystery o… Read More
2018-12-19 13:30
What Blooms From Dust by James MarkertHarperCollins/Thomas Nelson June 2018borrowed from the libraryJust as Jeremiah Goodbye is set to meet his fate in the electric chair, a tornado tears do… Read More
2018-12-19 01:46
A Bound Heart by Laura FrantzRevell Publications January 2019review copy from the publisherThough Magnus MacLeish and Lark MacDougall grew up on the same castle grounds, Magnus is now laird… Read More
2018-11-03 12:30
Praying With Jane: 31 days through the prayers of Jane Austen by Rachel DodgeBethany House, a div. of Baker Publishing October 2018The charm of Jane Austen and her novels has been enjoyed fo… Read More
2018-10-22 11:00
Every Breath by Nicholas SparksUK Publisher: Sphere (16 Oct. 2018) £18.99US Publisher: Grand Central (October 16 2018)$28.00Review copy from the publisher, thank you!In the romant… Read More
2018-10-03 12:00
Sarah Koontz, Living By DesignBEFORE I GO is the name of an upcoming bible study presented by a very inspiring lady Sarah Koontz that I wanted to share with you. Some of you may or may not k… Read More
2018-10-02 13:15
Shelter of the Most High (Cities of Refuge #2) by Connilyn CossettePublished by Bethany House October 2 2018eGalley from NetGalley, thank you!The daughter of a pagan high priest, Sofea finds… Read More
2018-09-12 17:01
The Other Woman by Sandie JonesPublisher: Minotaur Books August 21, 2018Review copy from publisher, thank you!A deliciously disturbing, compulsively readable debut domestic suspense--prepare… Read More
2018-09-12 15:15
Her Pretty Face by Robyn Harding 352 pages Gallery/Scout Press (July 10, 2018)review copy via Goodreads giveawayThe author of the bestselling novel The Party—lauded as “tense an… Read More
2018-09-12 14:58
Lies by T M LoganPublished September 11 2018 St. Martin's Press MacMillanreview copy provided by the publisher, thank you!What if you have the perfect life, the perfect wife and the perfect… Read More
2018-09-03 18:27
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate MortonReview copy via netgalleyAtria Books, October 2018From the bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton brings us he… Read More
2018-08-20 08:00
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton: Wife, Widow, and Warrior in Alexander Hamilton’s Quest for a More Perfect Union by Stephanie Dray and Laura KamoieWilliam Morrow… Read More
2018-07-24 14:13
The Boy at the Door by Alex DahlBerkley Publishing Group, July 24 2018review copy via NetGalleySet against a stunning Scandinavian backdrop, a gritty novel of psychological suspense that ask… Read More
2018-07-09 12:00
A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan496 pages, Redhook/Hachette September 2017Personal kindle copy bought for a secret read alongDiscover a magical historical saga of mothers, daught… Read More
2018-07-08 23:30
August 07 2018 USA edition Bellewether by Susanna KearsleyAugust 07 2018 Sourcebook Landmark448 pages HistFic/Sci fi/Fantasyegalley provided via NetGalley from the publisher, thank you!… Read More
2018-06-23 14:00
Discovering reader preferences, habits and attitudes –by M.K. Tod, Heather Burch and Patricia SandsIt has been really fascinating to see what makes readers read. M.K. Tod is an author… Read More
2018-06-21 12:00
Somebody's Daughter by David BellBerkley Publishing Group/New American Library, July 10 2018Psychological suspense/ThrillerReview copy via NetGalley, thank you!My review of author's work Som… Read More
2018-06-16 19:26
The 49th Mystic (Beyond The Circle #1) by Ted DekkerMay 2018, Revell/Baker Publishing groupReview copy from publisher, thank you for your generosity!Some say the great mystery of how one can… Read More
2018-06-14 13:00
With You Always (Orphan Train #1) by Jody HedlundJune 2017, Bethany House(borrowed from library)Could following the opportunity of a lifetime cost them the love of their lives?One of the man… Read More
2018-06-09 18:27
These are all books that I have recently enjoyed and wanted to share here as they are worthy of summer binge reading. All of these books but one were personal copies or library loans.YEAR ON… Read More
2018-05-08 00:00
Shadow Child by Rahna Reiko RizzutoPublished May 8 2018, Grand Central PublishingeGalley provided in exchange for this review and giveawayA haunting and suspenseful literary tale set in 1970… Read More
2018-04-20 16:41
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Washington Square Press (June 13, 2017)borrowed from the library In this entrancing novel “that speaks to the Marilyn Monroe an… Read More
2018-03-20 13:30
Before We Were Yours by Lisa WingateHardcover, 342 pagesPublished June 6th 2017 by Ballantine Booksborrowed from local libraryTwo families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartb… Read More
2018-03-18 00:00
The Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonPublished February 16th 2010 by Washington Square Press (first published 2008)personal library purchaseReview of The Lake House by Kate Morton can be found… Read More
2018-03-16 12:30
The Sea Before Us (Sunrise at Normandy book one)by Sarah SundinPublished by Revell, February 2018review copy provided by the publisher, thank you!In 1944, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Pa… Read More
2018-03-12 20:20
Life After by Katie GanshertWaterBrook & Multnomah April 2017eGalley provided via NetGalley, thank you!It could have been me.Snow whirls around an elevated train platform in Chicago. A d… Read More
2018-02-26 14:15
The Silent Companions by Laura PurcellPenguin Books March 6 2018, 315 pages(first published in UK by Raven Books/Bloomsbury)Review copy provided via NetGalleyWhen newly widowed Elsie is sent… Read More
2018-02-19 13:00
Winter Sisters by Robin OliveiraViking/Penguin February 27 2018Hist Fic/Saga/Thriller 416 pageseBook galley provided by the publisherFrom the New York Times bestselling author of My Name Is… Read More
2018-02-12 17:18
America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura KamoieAmerica's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura KamoieWilliam Morrow Paperbacks (March 1, 2016) 624 pagesmy copy was a li… Read More
2018-01-12 20:20
Happy 2018 to all! Do you do resolutions? Have goals for 2018? Reading goals? Life goals?You know what they say about the best laid plans...2017 was a whirlwind for me. 2018 I hope I can rel… Read More
2017-08-04 21:00
Now that 2017 is halfway over I decided that I wanted to create a blog post to freak everyone out (all two of you!). I specifically wanted to point out how things change when you least expec… Read More
2017-01-03 20:37
2016 in General.2016 was full of ups and downs and I am definitely happy to say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017. I have no aspirations, no resolutions, no pressure on myself except to live… Read More
2016-08-16 14:33
I am honored to post the following article as submitted to me by Mary Tod to celebrate the release of her newest novel. Time and Regret releases August 16 2016Synopsis:When Grace Hansen fin… Read More
2016-07-15 15:00
From June 2016 onwards I picked up some great reads from the library, and we all know how annoying it is to feel forced to write a review. But I did want to highlight some of them because th… Read More
2016-05-17 15:06
The Lake House by Kate MortonAtria Books, October 2015606 pagesSource- Kindle Library LoanBurton Book Review Rating: 5 starsOne of People magazine's Best Books of Fall—"Morton's moody… Read More
2016-04-04 14:15
A well-known favorite for many..Redeeming Love by Francine RiversMultnomah Books, pub. 2004Personal copyCalifornia’s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a ba… Read More
2016-03-25 11:30
Doc: A Novel by Mary Doria RussellPublished May 3 2011, 389 pages eBook library loanBorn to the life of a Southern gentleman, Dr. John Henry Holliday arrives on the Texas frontier hoping tha… Read More
2016-03-23 18:30
Adored this novel!Mariana by Susanna KearsleySourcebooks re-issue 2012Source eBook plus own personal autographed copyMy previous Susanna Kearsley posts and reviews can be found here.The firs… Read More
2016-03-15 14:58
The Midwife's Revolt by Jodi DaynardPublished April 7, 2015426 pagesSource: fre… Read More
2016-02-26 15:00
Absolutely captivating novel on Wyatt Earp and his lifeEpitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral by Mary Doria RussellMarch 2015Borrowed from libraryBurton Book Review Rating:Mary Doria Russell, t… Read More
2016-02-24 13:30
Lady Maybe by Julie Klassen Berkley, July 2015Source- borrowed from my libraryBurton Book Review Rating:In the new novel by the three-time Christy Award-winning author of The Maid of Fairbou… Read More
2016-02-21 18:23
A look at the machine of media, politics, and cover-upsProphet by Frank E. Perettifirst published 1992, my edition published 2003 Living Books575 pagesPersonal copyBurton Book Review Rating:… Read More
2016-01-28 16:16
Lament for a Lost Lover by Philippa CarrVarious editions, circa 1977Daughters of England Series, book 5My previous reviews from this seriesI edited this synopsis myself to avoid spoilers:&nb&hell…Read More
2016-01-27 13:30
Sage's Eyes by V.C. AndrewsSimon and Schuster, January 26 2016Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you.Burton Book Review Rating:From V.C. Andrews, bestselling author of Flowers in t… Read More
2016-01-27 00:30
Mary Magdalene: A Novel by Diana Wallis Taylorpublished June 2012 by Revellpersonal kindle copyBurton Book Review Rating:Long maligned as a prostitute or a woman of questionable reputation… Read More
2015-12-30 15:18
Every year I post a favorites list of books that I had read that year.Best of 2009Best of 2010Best of 2011Best of 2012Best of 2013Best of 2014This is my seventh year of Best Of's! Which mean… Read More
2015-12-29 02:00
Saraband for Two Sisters by Philippa CarrPublished 1976The Miracle at St. Bruno's -read my reviewThe Lion Triumphant - read my reviewThe Witch From the Sea- read, but never reviewed here.Syn… Read More
2015-12-14 23:56
Book 1 fascinated me!A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessPaperback, 579 pagesPublished December 27th 2011 by Penguin Books (first published February 8th 2011)ISBN 0143119680 (ISBN13: 9… Read More
2015-11-26 02:13
Book one of The Gifting Trilogy by K.E. GanshertIf science is right, then I am crazy. And crazy is dangerous.Tess Eckhart has always felt things nobody else can feel. Then the Ouija board in… Read More
2015-11-23 00:26
I know it's early for New Years' Resolutions, but I just thought of something beneficial to my sanity that maybe if I put it down to words for the public to hold me to it, perhaps I will adh… Read More
2015-11-16 16:22
Conclusion of a fantastic biblical seriesOn This Foundation (Restoration Chronicles #3) by Lynn Austin -easily read as a stand-alone!Biblical fiction, paperback 466 pagesBethany House… Read More
2015-11-11 14:30
The Mistress of Tall Acre by Laura FrantzRevell, September 2015$14.99, pb, 400 pagesReview copy provided in exchange for review for Historical Novels ReviewBurton Book Review Rating:The Amer… Read More
2015-11-04 13:00
The Memory Weaver by Jane KirkpatrickRevell, September 2015Historical/Biographical/InspirationalReview copy provided in exchange for review for Historical Novels ReviewBurton Book Revie… Read More
2015-10-08 13:20
Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth FremantleSimon & Schuster paperback June 2015Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for this honest reviewBurton Book Review Rating:Synopsis:&n&hell…Read More
2015-09-24 02:00
Thank you Sourcebooks for another winner!Named of the Dragon by Susanna KearsleySourcebooks Landmark, reissue pub date of October 6, 2015eGalley provided by the publisher via NetGalley in ex… Read More
2015-09-09 00:31
The Passionate Enemies: Book 3 of the Norman Trilogy by Jean PlaidyFirst published about 1976Not even gonna try to rate this bad boyThis is the third and final book in The Norman Trilogy and… Read More
2015-08-17 23:13
To Whom It May Concern at Books Squared of Dallas TX.I could have easily gone directly to Thriftbooks to order my used book as I used to do before I got tired of their horrific stickers and… Read More
2015-08-15 15:30
A fantastic page turner!Evergreen Falls by Kimberley FreemanSimon & Schuster/Touchstone (reissue) August 2015HistFic/Dual Time PeriodReview copy provided by the publisher in exchange for… Read More
2015-08-11 12:00
Captivating storytellingMaggie Bright (A Novel of Dunkirk) by Tracy GrootTyndale, 2015, $24.99, 368 pagesReview copy provided in exchange for review at Historical Novels Review (Editors… Read More
2015-08-05 11:30
To Win Her Favor (A Belle Meade Plantation Novel #2) by Tamera AlexanderZondervan, May 12 2015352 pagesReview copy provided in exchange for review at Historical Novels ReviewBurton… Read More
Subscribe to Burton Book Review - Leafing Through History
Get updates delivered right to your inbox!