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Bonny & Read by Julie Walker
5.0
thank you Kimberley from Hodder & stoughton for sending me an ARC of this!
"Before them is a sight the soldiers will never forget. Anne and Mary stand side by side, planted to the deck, cutlasses and pistols waving, seeming together like the goddess Kali, multi-armed and reeking of death." (p.254)
"She was unmoored for so long: it was Mary, not Jack, who centred her." (p.324)
"Her memories are precious for they keep Mary with her." (ibid.)
Julie Walker does a brilliant job of bringing two of history's most interesting women back to life in this thrilling, heartfelt and adventurous retelling. From start to finish, this book feels alive, with colourful, interesting characters and a storytelling that never leaves you feeling lacking.
If you are a fan of historical fiction, retellings, strong women, an undeniable sense of homo-eroticism in female friendships, pirates, stories about love and grief, Bonny & Read is right up your alley. If you're wondering if this is gay, it most definitely is. If you're wondering if it could be more gay, it most definitely could be.
There were so many parts of this story that filled my heart with warmth and adoration for not only these two female pirates, but for Walker for managing to capture this story that I have always loved so much so brilliantly.
"Before them is a sight the soldiers will never forget. Anne and Mary stand side by side, planted to the deck, cutlasses and pistols waving, seeming together like the goddess Kali, multi-armed and reeking of death." (p.254)
"She was unmoored for so long: it was Mary, not Jack, who centred her." (p.324)
"Her memories are precious for they keep Mary with her." (ibid.)
Julie Walker does a brilliant job of bringing two of history's most interesting women back to life in this thrilling, heartfelt and adventurous retelling. From start to finish, this book feels alive, with colourful, interesting characters and a storytelling that never leaves you feeling lacking.
If you are a fan of historical fiction, retellings, strong women, an undeniable sense of homo-eroticism in female friendships, pirates, stories about love and grief, Bonny & Read is right up your alley. If you're wondering if this is gay, it most definitely is. If you're wondering if it could be more gay, it most definitely could be.
There were so many parts of this story that filled my heart with warmth and adoration for not only these two female pirates, but for Walker for managing to capture this story that I have always loved so much so brilliantly.