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| Final Rating: 4.2/5 |
Breathing life and putting flesh and bone on names/figures we vaguely remember from History lessons, is a challenge for any Historical fiction writer. Add to this challenge of generating raw interest and empathy from the reader and maintaining an even balance of fact versus creative fiction, if the author can accomplish these you have a real page turner. And that is exactly what the potential reader will experience with Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats by Christina Croft. This is the first in the series about the branches of royal families that ruled Europe after the mentioned death of "The Grandmother of Europe" Queen Victoria and the challenges of balancing sense of duty to their appointed and adopted countries/regions and distinguishing themselves from those who ruled before them opposed to their sometimes all consuming preservation of family. In the back round of the opulence and pageantry we witness the political and religious games of those who use the "Majesties" as figureheads and the "scapegoats" of histories tragedies, that may leave the reader wondering just who controlled the thrones of Europe.
Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats solidifies why I love Historical fiction- you close the pages and realize you learned something. Historical names are abound in this work and are sure to resurface memories of footnotes and long gone forced historical reports that we as adults sometimes wish we had not neglected. You may have missed the opportunity to appreciate history as a child but you can now reexamine those eras of history in a captivating novel that is a pleasure to experience. Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats is a fantastic example of that opportunity to learn and appreciate history for a second time.
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Next in this series:
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Shattered Crowns: The Sacrificeby Christina Croft |
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Shattered Crowns: The Betrayalby Christina Croft |
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