A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood

Many thought this was a great premise, but it failed on execution, given that some of the princesses were more myth than reality. Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie is $2.99! This nonfiction is all about…princesses behaving badly. They’re making their own way in often-hostile lands, using every weapon in their arsenals, facing down murderers and marriage proposals. They are monsters and mediums, bodyguards and barkeeps, screenwriters and schoolteachers, heiresses and hobos. Join fifteen of today’s most talented writers of young adult literature on a thrill ride through history with American girls charting their own course. You have been warned! But the writing is top notch and I always recommend anthologies for when you’re in a reading slump.įrom an impressive sisterhood of YA writers comes an edge-of-your-seat anthology of historical fiction and fantasy featuring a diverse array of daring heroines.Ĭriss-cross America - on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains - from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. I’ve read this anthology and if I recall, some of the stories can be pretty sad. She’ll need to claim her own power to save herself-and resist succumbing to the darkness that threatens to overcome them all.Ī Tyranny of Petticoats edited by Jessica Spotswood is $1.99! This is an anthology with fifteen stories by YA authors. This clash will play out in the fate of Annis, a young woman in Gilded Age New York who finds herself a pawn in the family struggle for supremacy. Two hundred years later, her legacy lives on in the scions of two very different lines: one dedicated to using their powers to heal and help women in need the other, determined to grasp power for themselves by whatever means necessary.

In 1692, Bridget Bishop was hanged as a witch. In Gilded Age New York, a centuries-long clash between two magical families ignites when a young witch must choose between love and loyalty, power and ambition, in this magical novel by Louisa Morgan. I’ve been so curious about Morgan’s books and their ability to blend historical settings, family dynamics, and magic.

Sarah mentioned this one a previous Hide Your Wallet and was excited about the mention of Gilded Age witches. The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan is $2.99! It’s also a Kindle Daily Deal.

A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood