If there's one thing that reliably complicates war and politics, it's love, as our leads find out this week. Maybe your new partner is the mortal enemy of your father... or maybe he's just a messianic figure, leading your people into a new age (I think that'd be complicated, right?). Or maybe she's just a … Continue reading Reading Roundup #40: Passion & Politics
I like to think I read pretty broadly across genres and classifications, especially in the past few years, but it's also true I have my favorites. When I want comfort, familiarity, and faith that I'll find something I like, I usually reach for historical romance, murder mysteries, or 19th century novels by women authors. But … Continue reading Gateway to the Unknown: Recommendations for Genre Exploration!
Hello! I am back! It's been a strange couple of weeks but with lots of reading – so much, in fact, that I'm cutting out a few titles I don't have much to say about and just focusing on the good stuff. Because, much as I love dragging a book that deserves to be dragged, … Continue reading Reading Roundup #37: Bickering Ever After
I wasn't sure I'd have the brain capacity to write this post because it's only Wednesday, but WOW WHAT A WEEK. Utter madness at the office, I tell ya. But things calmed down, I crashed for a few hours, ate lots of comfort food, and somehow found the energy to put down some thoughts. Everything … Continue reading Reading Roundup #36: Queens Among Witches
A couple of weeks ago, I discovered and devoured Grace Burrowes's "Rags to Riches" series, featuring the prickly, stubborn Wentworth family, who rose from the gutters of York to affluence in London... and then learned they were the descendants of an ancient ducal line. Burrowes doesn't reinvent the wheel with this series, by any means, … Continue reading Series Review: Rogues to Riches
This week was the week I finally finished up several books on my reading list, including an Austen biography, an Austen novel and piece of short fiction, and a non-Austen book that nevertheless betrays some Austenian inspiration. And, although I hadn't known exactly when it would be dropping, it's also the week Emily over at … Continue reading Reading Roundup #32: Janeite’s Delight
Y'all, when I tell you this was a good week for reading, I mean it was a good week for reading. From the tenderness of Pachinko to the laughter and tears of The Guncle to the swoony romance of The Perfect Waltz, I fell in love with these fictional families. Every book was a winner … Continue reading Reading Roundup #30: Family Ties
I always like to look for some thread running through my week's reading, and I can usually find one! But this week, each book is pretty different, even if two are murder mysteries in the bunch. We have a high-octane YA scifi-adventure, a frantic race against time (and the courts), a shadowy period mystery, and … Continue reading Reading Roundup #29: A Rising Danger
Listen. Sometimes a gal just needs something fun and comforting, so this week, I reread all of Julia Quinn's "Rokesby" books, which, yes, are "Bridgerton" prequels and... I love them more. The Bridgerton's are soapy fun. The Rokesbys are fluffy fun. Gimme that low-drama romance! Just nice people falling in love with each other and … Continue reading Reading Roundup #28: A Week With the Rokesbys
Well, the vacation is over, and it's back to work! A few things blew up in my absence, and coworkers, as ever, are out to make my job harder, but the good news is, I still have my books! Truly, disappearing into a good book and forgetting the rest of the world, even for a … Continue reading Reading Roundup #27: The Unpleasantness at High Lonesome
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