Tired of waiting for new books from authors on my autobuy list and even more tired of trying random new authors, I waded into the back catalogue of one of the most successful writers in the historical romance genre. Eloisa James has been publishing steadily for sixteen years and my crash course on her novels moves her comfortably to my B+ List. That means I am unlikely to pay for her books, but will read them if they are available at the library, or very […]
How to Enjoy Tea and Custard While Loosing Ones Bloomers
In a vaguely steampunk and certainly supernatural Victorian England, a sassy and witty young lady of means and her equally sassy and well-off friends are sent off on an adventure that ends up being more complicated and dangerous than they expected. The protagonist is Prudence (Rue), raised by werewolves and vampires, herself in possession of a certain supernatural ability that makes her a strong and confident but also a target. In her dirigible (if you don’t’ know what that means, you’ll have to look it […]
The Perfect Summertime Read
The Royal We is basically well-written alternate universe William Wales and Kate Middleton fanfiction. (That’s not an insult by the way. I’m very much pro-fanfiction and side-eye people who make fun of it. Some of the most famous white dude classic fiction is totally fanfiction.) I’m sure the real Will and Kate story would be a snooze compared to the Nick and Bex story. American Rebecca Porter meets Nick and his quirky cast of friends while studying abroad at Oxford. Slowly they become friends and […]
CBR7 9 and 10
I’ve been meaning to get around to reading more romances lately. Nothing I’ve read this year (till last week) included any cascading hair, pert nipples, rock-hard abs, or stays. To remedy this I bought the first four books in Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister series (one was free actually, yay!). I’ll review the first two here because why not? The others will follow later, after I’ve finished a couple things The Duchess War The first in the Brothers Sinister series concerns Miss Minerva Lane (aka Wilhemina […]
Best kind of accident, I suppose.
The aptly titled Accidentally In Love, is a contemporary romance set somewhere in the middle of author Laura Drewry’s Friends First series. Since I got my copy from NetGalley, I wasn’t aware I was jumping in in the middle of a series, but it’s pretty easy to tell that the pre-paired couples’ stories must have already been told in the previous books. You don’t need to know them to appreciate Ellie and Brett’s story, but some people (me) like to start at the beginning, so […]
Hanging on the Telephone
I was hesitant to read this book because I have read so many reviews that said that they were disappointed in it or the damning phrase, “It’s no Eleanor and Park”. I was surprised that I found myself loving this book, perhaps even more than Eleanor and Park because I can identify with this book more (now) based on where I am in my life. Now, let me start off by saying that I make a conscious effort not to take my husband for granted […]
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