An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker

The setting is London at the end of Elizabeth I's reign and involves a plot to assassinate her, so planning details and some non-gory but detailed instructions on how to kill someone with a knife are major plot points. Parents need to know that An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason is romantic historical fiction by the author of The Witch Hunter series. Gamblers play dice games in taverns, and the rules of one game are explained.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.

Toby tries a cigar and nearly passes out. The 'mellow' smell of tobacco mentioned once, several other times it's mentioned as an unpleasant smell. Occasional mention of alcohol in passing, like someone who looks like they enjoy brandy, seeing amber liquid in bottles in the library, etc. Kit has some hot mulled wine on a cold night. An antiquated word for wine, 'sack,' is used several times at a party. And soon they learn that star-crossed love, mistaken identity, and betrayal are far more dangerous off the stage than on.Several scenes take place in taverns and mention drinking ale. But the closer they grow, the more precarious their positions become. When Toby and Katherine are cast opposite each other as the play's leads, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another. The mastermind behind this ruse is Toby Ellis, a young spy for the queen with secrets of his own. It's a plot to root out insurrectionists and destroy the rebellion once and for all. But what she doesn't know is that the play is not just a play. Katherine's opportunity comes in the form of William Shakespeare's newest play, which is to be performed in front of Her Majesty. With nothing left to lose, Katherine disguises herself as a boy and travels to London to fulfill her father's mission, and to take it one step further - kill the queen herself. A Kirkus 2018 Best Book of the Year! Shakespeare in Love meets Philippa Gregory in this witty and thrilling story of star-crossed assassins in Elizabeth England, perfect for fans of My Lady Jane and The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue! When Lady Katherine's father is killed for being an illegally practicing Catholic, she discovers treason wasn't the only secret he's been hiding - he was also involved in a murder plot against the reigning Queen Elizabeth I.

An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker