Blood Rose Rebellion

from bell7

In a Victorian England where the elite Luminate class has magic, Anna has none - in fact, spells go awry when she's around. She suddenly draws the attention of the magic government, the Circle, when at her sister's debut she spectacularly ruins her sister's spells. Perhaps she is not just Barren ...

from Faith_Murri

I honestly don't understand why so many people hate this. The Writing and Worldbuilding I really liked the writing! It was very well done and worked both as a historical novel and a YA fantasy. I never really felt bored, even when little was happening. There were a few times when I was sort of co...

from BillieBook

It starts slow and feels like 90% of the other YA historical fantasy on the market, but Eves uses Hungary's fight to free itself from Hapsburg rule as its background, which sets it apart. I love when an historical novel uses a setting other than England, France, or the US (even Canada would feel ...

from muddyboy

Anna Arden is the protagonist who moves from London to Hungary based on the events occurring I would judge in the mid 1800's. This alternative European history has lots of magic and is ruled by a mysterious group known as The Circle. She does not believe she has any magical abilities but later sh...

from Faith_Murri

I honestly don't understand why so many people hate this. The Writing and Worldbuilding I really liked the writing! It was very well done and worked both as a historical novel and a YA fantasy. I never really felt bored, even when little was happening. There were a few times when I was sort of co...