An Assassins Guide to Love and Treason

Posted on 12 February 2018 by Virginia Boecker

When Lady Katherine s father is killed for being an illegally practicing Catholic, she discovers treason wasn t the only secret he s been hiding he was also involved in a murder plot against the reigning Queen Elizabeth I With nothing left to lose, Katherine disguises herself as a boy and travels to London to fulfill her father s mission, and to take it one step further kill the queen herself.Katherine s opportunity comes in the form of William Shakespeare s newest play, which is to be performed in front of Her Majesty But what she doesn t know is that the play is not just a play it s a plot to root out insurrectionists and destroy the rebellion once and for all.The mastermind behind this ruse is Toby Ellis, a young spy for the queen with secrets of his own When Toby and Katherine are cast opposite each other as the play s leads, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another But the closer they grow, the precarious their positions become And soon they learn that star crossed love, mistaken identity, and betrayal are far dangerous off the stage than on. Read An Assassins Guide to Love and Treason – kino-fada.fr Yo this book is capital R Rad.This is such a fun unique take on historical fiction Shakespeare, romance, disguised gender and, you know, plotting murder, made for one excellent story This is a great standalone I highly recommend.i desperately need this and no i will not calm down cause i literally can tAn Assassin s Guide to Love and Treason is the Shakespeare book I ve been waiting for Not only does it feature the Bard himself, it features opposing protagonists who aren t aware they are in opposition Boecker cleverly intertwines classic Shakespearean tropes ...Short, stunned take Absolutely brilliant Actual blurb A tour de force blending wrenchingly complicated romance, vibrant theatre history, and deadly Elizabethan politics, AN ASSASSIN S GUIDE TO LOVE AND TREASON seduced me completely.Unofficial blurb OMG I AM SO OBSESSED WI...HOLY SHIT THIS QUEEN IS BACK AND WITH WHAT KIND OF BOOK MAN SHE IS TRYING TO KILL ME AND I COULDN T BE HAPPIER ABOUT IT I loved the The Witch Hunter duology so much and this one sounds evenperfect I AM GONNA PEE MYSELFUgh, I want this nowVirginia Boecker has the most splendid YA fantasies that I ve read Heart eyes at this boooookHmm. that title and that cover remind me greatly of A Gentleman s Guide to Vice and Virtue. but since Mackenzi Lee herself enjoyed it, I ll give it a go.An arc of this book was sent to me by Little Brown Young Readers The NOVL in exchange for an honest review All thoughts and opinions are my own.Recently, I have been reading and loving a lot of historical fiction, especially after reading Shakespeare during freshman English class I loved the Shakespearean aspect to this story, and Boecker twisted this tale magnificently It is definitely very unique, and quite different from the other historical fiction books I have read With the setting bein An arc of this book w...

12 February 2018

Virginia Boecker