The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787 by Gordon S Wood
"The American Revolution has always seemed to be an extraordinary kind of revolution, and no more so than to the Revolutionaries themselves." This long history of the formation of the American Republic begins with an introduction by Gordon Wood about 30 years after its initial publication. This … [Read more]
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
I had high hopes for this one, based on my love of The House in the Cerulean Sea. That book was so pure and good, much like a Becky Chambers novel. It was sweet and funny and romantic, with plot that moved at a perfect pace. The love story at the heart of that novel felt so true, it was impossible … [Read more]
The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso
The Ivory Tomb is slow to start but once it gets going it’s a good adventure and solution to the problems set up in the first two volumes of the Rooks and Ruin trilogy. The first half is everyone running around trying to figure out a way to stop the demons who have all been released by the end of … [Read more]
Spy X Family vol 8 by Tatsuya Endo
Manga parents are usually either absent or flat stereotypes; is some ways Loid and Yor’s relationship in Spy X Family goes that way; they are not absent parents to Anya, but they do play into the “I think I like you but I can’t possibly say that out loud” trope. Their marriage was faked because Yor … [Read more]
The Real Bridgerton by Catherine Curzon
This book guides us through a century of aristocratic scandals, covering both stories that are well-known today and others that have faded from public memory, discussing adultery, murder, and even incest. I read an awful lot of historical romance, and many Regency romances use the plot device of … [Read more]
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The first Taylor Jenkins Reid book I consumed was Daisy Jones and the Six, as nudged by the Reese Witherspoon book club. I listened to the audio, and it was an amazing ride: with a star-studded cast (Judy Greer! Benjamin Bratt!). It felt like listening to an episode of Vh1 Behind the Music, and I … [Read more]
