It has been some time since I’ve read anything by JR Ward. Not since I read ‘Lover At Last‘ and was thoroughly disappointed. It didn’t stop me from reading the next book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood (The King), but once again I become disheartened and put it down when I was half way… Read More The Bourbon Kings – Book Review
Primary fashion sources for the Renaissance are incredibly difficult to come by. Even if I did have the money to travel around Europe seeing surviving garments I would only have seen maybe 3 or 4 outfits. This is where Machiavelli comes in. The last book I read was a discussion of Elizabeth I as… Read More The Prince – Book Review
Remember how incredible it feels to fall in love? This genre-defying love story will have you racing against the clock through a dystopian nightmare, climbing naked into a quirky time machine, and waking up on a tropical beach, twenty years younger, with your heart in your throat. Fall into this action-packed, darkly comedic, edgy… Read More Crossing in Time – Book Review
As winter closes in and the roads snow over in Dawson City, Yukon, newly arrived journalist Jo Silver investigates the dubious suicide of a local politician and quickly discovers that not everything in the sleepy tourist town is what it seems. Before long, law enforcement begins treating the death as a possible murder and… Read More Strange Things Done – Book Review
Book Review of The Jewel by Amy Ewing Book Description The Jewel means wealth, the Jewel means beauty—but for Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Born and raised in the Marsh, Violet is destined for the Jewel. She is trained as a surrogate for the royalty and is bought by the Duchess of the Lake… Read More The Jewel – Book Review
I had a horrible boss in my previous job. She once made me bend down and fix a buckle on her shoe WHILE SHE WAS WEARING IT. Why she could’t have bent over and fixed it herself is beyond me. I think it was in that humbling, humiliating moment that I knew I had… Read More The Devil Wears Prada – Book Review
My obsession with historical fiction started with the Cousins War series that I read a few months ago, my first experience of Philippa Gregory. I’ve recently finished her 2002 Romance Novel of the Year; The Other Boleyn Girl which follows the character of Mary Boleyn and the story of her involvement with King Henry… Read More The Other Boleyn Girl – Book Review
Format: Paperback Pages: 576 pages Published: September 18, 2012 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult Synopsis: Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and… Read More The Diviners – Book Review
Synopsis “Professional athletes are pillars of their respective communities. They are heroes in the eyes of boys and girls and are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that positively represents their community.” The public loves a good scandal. Seeing someone fall from the pinnacle of success makes a great headline. No one knows… Read More The End Game – Book Review
The Blade Heir by Daniel Adorno My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Blade Heir In the elven city of Evingrad, Lucius Nostra suffers from recurring nightmares of a black dragon killed long ago. The frightening dreamssignal the ominous return of Kraegyn and the dragon tribes who wreaked havoc on the peoples of Azuleah.… Read More The Blade Heir – Book Review
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