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Queen B
Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen | Juno Dawson
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This next spellbinding installment of Junos irresistible fantasy series Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Lana Harper) takes us back to the reign of Henry VIII and the origins of Her Majestys Royal Coven under the beautiful, the bewitching, Anne Boleyn. Its 1536 and the Queen has been beheaded. Lady Grace Fairfax, witch, knows that something foul is at playthat someone had betrayed Anne Boleyn and her coven. Wild with the loss of their leaderand her lover, a secret that if spilled could spell Graces own end she will do anything in her power to track down the traitor. But theres more at stake than revenge: it was one of their own, a witch, that betrayed them, and Grace isnt the only one looking for her. King Henry VIII has sent witchfinders after them, and theyre organized like theyve never been before under his new advisor, the impassioned Sir Ambrose Fulke, a cold man blinded by his faith. His cruel reign could mean the end of witchkind itself. If Grace wants to find her revenge and live, she will have to do more than disappear. She will have to be reborn. In this gripping, propulsive, sultry short novel, Juno Dawson takes us back to the bloody beginnings of Her Majestys Royal Coven to show us the strength, steel and sacrifice it takes to make a sisterhood.
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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Panpan

I read / listen to this one for two reasons.
Firstly I needed a book that started with a Q for my alphabet challenge; and secondly I was intrigued by this series for quite a while, but wasn't sure if it was something I'd liked.

To be honest I don't feel this book was the best place to start, I didn't know any of the characters and felt quite lost at some points.

Overall I got the gist of the story and I don't think it's for me.

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BarkingMadRead
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BarkingMadRead
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Read a little during intermission of & Juliet

TheDaysGoBy How was the show? 2mo
BarkingMadRead @TheDaysGoBy we really enjoyed it, really funny and the music was 🔥 2mo
TheDaysGoBy @BarkingMadRead that‘s awesome! I‘d heard good things and wondered if it held up 2mo
BarkingMadRead @TheDaysGoBy it definitely did! 2mo
AllDebooks I really enjoyed this, HMRC is a great series 1mo
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BarkingMadRead
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Finally starting my #bookspin which looks like it will be a quick read! It sure started off with a bang! #offwithherhead

inthegreensandblues Great cover, funny how they incorporated the penguin 😆 2mo
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Twocougs
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Bailedbailed

I wanted to like this but I just couldn‘t.

LeeRHarry Oh no! 😢 that‘s disappointing. 3mo
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AnneCecilie
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Pickpick

A prequel to the two previous books in the Her Majesty‘s Royal Coven series

1536 and Anne Boleyn had just been beheaded accused of witchcraft. As we go on the hunt for who betrayed The Queen, we are also told of the history of the last 10 yrs

This didn‘t quite live up to my expectations. I loved the previous books in this series and have completely lost myself in the stories. This prequel was too short for me to lose myself in it.

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AnneCecilie
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#WeeklyForecast

Continue with the buddy reads; Trans Like Me #SheSaid, Dark Fire #ShardlakeBR and finish The Hound of the Baskervilles #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

I‘ve just started Cold Enough for Snow
Then I want to get to Hotel du Lac and Queen B
Hopefully I‘ll get a start on The Echoes

sarahbarnes I hope you like Hotel du Lac! 3mo
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Hooked_on_books
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Pickpick

This prequel to the HMRC series starts with the death of witch Anne Boleyn, then covers events before and after her death. The story adds layers to the other books in the series but doesn‘t require them to be read to enjoy this. I do think some story elements could have been fleshed out a bit more here, making this a lower pick.

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PirateJenny
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Pickpick

A standalone in the HMRC series, this goes back to the founding of HMRC through queen Anne Boleyn. It's every bit as good as the first two books in the series with the added bonus of being set in the Tudor era. A big yes!

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nitalibrarian
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August #BookSpin all set!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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julesG
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Mehso-so

#ARC #NetGalley #MountARC

A prequel novella to Dawson's HMRC series.

It's an alternate historical fantasy based on the historical figures of Anne Boleyn and her ladies-in-waiting.

The story didn't grip me like the other books in the series. It wasn't just the usual depiction of promiscuous Anne or Anne the witch that didn't sit well with me, what pulled me out of the story most often were the anachronisms used ⬇️

2.5/5 stars

julesG ... the anachronisms used (right now only "sharing a bevy" and "smog" come to mind, but there were more).

All in all an interesting prequel, but it didn't add depth or important information to the existing/contemporary storyline.
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