King of Shadows
(3 reviews with an average rating of 4 out of 5)
Publisher: Random House
Nat Field, an orphaned American actor, is taken ill during a performance and slips back in time to the Tudor era, where he finds himself acting alongside William Shakespeare in a secret performance for Queen Elizabeth I.
Cooper wonderfully creates the excitement of theatre, the charisma of Shakespeare, and the pain of bereavement.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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Te, 11 April 2022
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I loved it.
Te, 11 April 2022
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It was boring and uninteresting. It had quite a cliche plot and the twist didn't even make sense. Would not recommend.
em, 05 September 2020
Excellent book. I loved it.