Waiting on Wednesday: The Red Queen

The Red Queen is a historical fiction novel written by Phillipa Gregory. It follows her #1 Times Best Selling book The White Queen and is the second book the series called The Cousin's War.


Release Date: August 19th in hardback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

The Royal Blurb:

'Saints' knees, Praise God, I have saints' knees. I am not yet ten years old, but I have saints' knees... Pray God I can meet their challenge and have a saint's end too'

Daughter of one of the most famously incompetent English commanders in France, heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her House is the true ruler of England and that she has a great destiny before her. Her ambitions are disappointed when her sainted cousin Henry VI of England fails to recognize her as a kindred spirit, and even more when he sinks into madness; but worst of all for Margaret is when she discovers that her mother is sending her to a loveless marriage in remote Wales.


Married to a man twice her age, and a mother at only fourteen, Margaret is determined to turn her lonely life into a triumph. She sets her heart on putting her son on the throne of England regardless of the cost to herself, to England, and even to the little boy himself. Disregarding rival heirs and the overwhelming power of the York dynasty she names him Henry, like the King, sends him into exile, and pledges him in marriage to her enemy Elizabeth Woodville's daughter.

She feigns loyalty to the usurper King Richard III, marries one of his faithful supporters and then masterminds one of the greatest rebellions of the time- all the while knowing that her son is growing to manhood, coached by his uncle, Jasper Tudor, recruiting his army, his eyes on the greatest prize.


In a novel of conspiracy, passion and cold-hearted ambition, Number 1 bestselling author Philippa Gregory has brought to life the story of a proud and determined woman who believes that she alone is destined, by her piety and lineage, to shape the course of history.

I received the ARC last Saturday and I will be reading both books and posting my review of the 2nd nearer the release date. I am very excited to be a part of this blog tour. I wanted tostart reading them already but I'm already well into two books right now and it's hard enough now managing my time, now that I'm working

So The White Queen is having my full attention this weekend. Better post this, half the day's gone. Later dudes.

Does Blogging and Work Mix?!

Just to say a little Helllo and that I am in fact still around, merely working most of the day so I'm forced to either blog during my lunch break or when I'm crazily tired at night.
 
For those blogs that I follow, I am still following an checking up even if I do't always feel I have enough Time to comment...TRUST ME, I'M STILL READING YOUR POSTS.
 
SO TO ANY WORKING BLOGGERS OUT THERE...HOW DO YOU DO IT? I'm finding it difficult to finish books in the time I want and blog at the same time and source new material, network, blog hop etc. etc. etc. all because I leave home at 7:45 and get in by 6 sometimes 7; traffic willing.
 
Maybe I should quit while I keep my blogging ahead?! Well no I do need the job for my CV and the money for...well me.
 
I'm off now, Hope to sort my life out soon

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Mail on Sunday

AKA In My Mailbox is a look at all the Lit related items...books or otherwise, we've acquired during the week...as always is hosted by Kristi, The Story Siren.

This week I have books to be read for review, so my TBR pile will be reshuffled a little. The first 2 books I will focus on in a separate post, solook out for that.

The White Queen and The Red Queen

By Phillipa Gregory

I received this from the publishers Simon and Schuster, as part of a blog tour to promote the release of the 2nd book. It's historical fiction and I plan to read the first next!

Major cover lurve of these two books I have a feeling their fab reads, considering The White Queen was at the pinnacle of The Times Bestseller's List.

Thanks Ally

Powerless

By Jason Letts

I received this from Library Thing, I also plan to read this next. Another attemptat two books at once.

It's YA and also an ebook. I really like the cover too! I've not read anything by this author befor so I hopeit will be good!

It's been really difficult sorting out blogpost while. working 8:45-5, especially considering I get home by 6 most days. I hope I can make it work. That also expalins my lack of postage.
Well that's it from me for now.

Teaser Tuesday: The Game of Triumphs

Teaser Tuesdays, is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.It's very easy to get involved. Just do the following:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page...

NO SPOILERS! SO BE CAREFUL! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I'm reading The Game of Triumphs by Laura Powell.

"Blaine flicked the die into the air. Sure enough as soon as he caught it, the final face was marked by a zero. 'Nice. So all we need to do is give it a roll and, Open Sesame, a threshold appears.'

       ' I think so, but we don't want-'

Too late..." p.229