Confession: I learned more about the Tudors from Philippa Gregory’s The Boleyn Inheritance than I did from 10th grade global studies and AP Euro in high school. Gregory has this talent for bringing history to life and infusing it with a hefty dose of drama. When the rumor started that she would be writing a […]
The Rebel Wife Taylor M. Polites Book Review
May 10, 2012
“I am Gus Sedlaw. I cannot forget my name. Augusta Belier Blackwood-Sedlaw. And then Branson, a name I will bear like the mark of Cain until I die. Eli’s name that was put upon me. Ten years ago, I was not married. But wanted to be, I think. Who knows what I wanted or what […]
Gilt Katherine Longshore Book Review
April 29, 2012
Not gonna lie, I will read the shit out of most young adult historical fiction books about the Tudors. Seriously, that noise with King Henry VIII is like a reality show with how many wives he goes through. YOU GUYS Gilt by Katherine Longshore fulfilled all my wildest historical fiction dreams AND MORE. I love historical fiction […]
The Curse Of The Romanovs Staton Rabin Book Review
April 25, 2012
This is a review by co-blogger Allison! I’ll admit it. Whenever I hear about the Romanovs, the first thing I usually think of is Anastasia. And shortly after this initial thought I’m usually humming the familiar sounds of “dancing bears and painted wings and things I almost remember…†I can’t help it. I’m guilty! I […]
Bloody Jack L.A. Meyer Audiobook Review
April 11, 2012
Adventure on the high seas is totally a plot line I am attracted to. AND GIRLS DRESSING UP AS BOYS SO THEY CAN BE UNRESTRICTED BY GENDER? Indeed. Holla atcha girl! Bloody Jack: Being An Account Of The Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy by L.A. Meyer narrated by Katherine Kellgren is mostly a […]
Ripper Amy Carol Reeves Book Review
April 10, 2012
1888 is a year that evokes gas lights, horse drawn carriages, propriety and terror in the streets of London. 1888 is the year Jack The Ripper became a household name as he committed his Whitechapel murders. Y’all they never found out who the real ripper was and so fiction totally fills this void. Ripper by debut […]