[Review] The FitzOsbornes in Exile by Michelle Cooper

The FitzOsbornes in Exile

(#2, The Montmaray Journals)
A Brief History of Montmaray | The FitzOsbornes in Exile | The FitzOsbornes at War

Author: Michelle Cooper

Publication (dd/mm/yyyy): 02/08/2012

Publisher: Random House

Pages: 450

Source: For review (thanks Michelle!)

Violence | Sexual Content | Profanity

My Rating: 

My thoughts

Note: This is the second book in the trilogy. I would definitely recommend you read the first book before you read this review.

The FitzOsbornes in Exile is an inspired follow-up to A Brief History of Montmaray. The FitzOsbornes now have to deal with court life in England--especially the girls, Sophie and Veronica, as they make their debut into Society--all the while planning to take back their home and establish their nation in their royal status. Cooper's characters develop realistically and with great charm, in all their quirks. The plot thickens in all its historically detailed glory, paving the way for an intense and dramatic conclusion to the trilogy.

[Review] A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper

A Brief History of Montmaray

(#1, The Montmaray Journals)
A Brief History of Montmaray | The FitzOsbornes in Exile | The FitzOsbornes at War
Author: Michelle Cooper

Publication (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/08/2012

Publisher: Random House Australia
Pages: 290

Source: For review (thanks Michelle!)

Violence | Sexual Content | Profanity

* There is very little violence or sexual content. There are bombs. Some people die. There's some homicidal implications, as well as implicated adultery.

My Rating:

Amazing!

My thoughts

I was on a Vintage Classics high, and that's when I discovered that A Brief History of Montmaray was being re-published. I commented on Michelle Cooper's (author) blog and I was just overcome by joy when she sent me an email offering me a review copy of her book. (She also signed it! <3) Guys! If you haven't heard of the Vintage Classics, seriously, get on it now. They're so beautiful, and what makes this line rise above the HC Penguin Classics line--they're cheap! And now, on to the review!

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A Brief History of Montmaray is an epistolary novel—written in diary format—recounting the changing state of the tiny (fictional) country of Montmaray. 16-year-old Sophia shares fun and endearing stories of goings-on in the crumbling castle (sorry, 'fortified house'), as well as her many coming-of-age woes and worries. She, her cousin Victoria, her brother Toby and Sophia’s uncle King John are royalty. But in recent times there are as many people in the royal family as there are the common people. And with the Great War creeping its way to Montmaray, the FitzOsbornes will have to do what ever they can to protect their country, and each other.