3 Spoiler-Free Reviews of Fall Vibe Books for your TBR. The Devil and The Dark Water, Hamlet, and Heresy

Three spoiler-free reviews for the mood reader, covering three atmospheric historical fiction book options for your fall TBR list: Hamlet: Prince of Denmark by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson, The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton, and Heresy by S.J. Parris. In our first Stacked episode, Helen gives Autumn-vibed spoiler-free reviews of a gothic Hamlet retelling set in Denmark's Kronborg Castle, a locked-room murder mystery aboard a 1634 Dutch East India ship, and a Tudor spy mystery that brings dark academia to Elizabethan Oxford. Along the way, we dig up a real human skull that took the stage in Hamlet, the far darker Norse legend behind Shakespeare's prince, and the "soul-stealers" who filled the crews of the deadly Dutch East India voyages. Plus, Helen plants a flag for the show and explains why she's done with lazy historical fiction book covers that try and signal “just for men” or “just for women.” Grab a mulled wine and settle in. (00:00) Welcome mood readers (01:15) Spoiler-free review of HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK, A NOVELIZATION (09:45) Weird occurrences in real stage performances of Hamlet (11:07) The dark legends that inspired Shakespeare’s Hamlet (12:50) Spoiler-free review of THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER (20:32) Three Unsettling elements surrounding Dutch East India voyages of the 17th century (23:40) Spoiler-free review of HERESY, combined with unearthed segment surrounding Giordano Bruno (29:48) Note from the Road - Rant about book covers + books with women’s backs turned _____________________________________________ ORDER: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by A J Hartley and David Hewson ORDER: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton ORDER: Heresy by S J Parris  Send us an email and sign up for podcast updates here: thebookandthevibe.com/contact/ Support the show Support the podcast here:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2619689/support Shop the HIGHLY CURATED BOOKSHOP HERE or below.   https://bookshop.org/lists/the-book-and-the-vibe-a-mostly-historical-fiction-podcast The below bio.site link will take you to all socials, website, curated bookshop and more.  bio.site/Thebookandthevibe