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B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfemale friendship / forced-marriage / Historical / historical-Scotland / Late Victorian / League of Extraordinary Women Series / photography / suffragette4 Comments
Going toe-to-toe with a brooding Scotsman is rather bold for a respectable suffragist, but when he happens to be one’s unexpected husband, what else is an unwilling bride to do? London banking heiress Hattie Greenfield wanted just three things in life: 1. Acclaim as an artist. 2. A noble cause. ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / Historical / Late Victorian / League of Extraordinary Women Series / publishing / suffragette15 Comments
A lady must have money and an army of her own if she is to win a revolution—but first, she must pit her wits against the wiles of an irresistible rogue bent on wrecking her plans…and her heart. Lady Lucie is fuming. She and her band of Oxford suffragists have ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfamilies / feminist / historical romance / Recommended Reads / Regency England / war hero / Westcott / widow11 Comments
Is love worth the loss of one’s freedom and independence? This is what Mrs. Tavernor must decide in the new novel in the Westcott series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh. When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father’s bigamy, he ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews1880s / 19th century / alcoholism / Artist / Duke / England / historical romance / joint review7 Comments
Janine: About a year ago, I read and reviewed Joanna Lowell’s Dark Season. Layla read it too and we had a fun offline conversation. I rated it a C+ and Layla liked it a bit better; we both agreed that the author had potential and that we were interested in ... more >
Book Reviews / Film ReviewsBridgerton / Duke / families / feminism / high society / ingenue / joint review / mistorical / screenwriting / social climbing / television series / tv adaptation17 Comments
Today we serve up our final post in our five-part Bridgerton discussion series. You can find the first four posts here: Part I is centered on the show’s worldbuilding and production values, on its treatment of race, and on Lady Whistledown. Part II focuses on the show’s matriarchs–the queen, Lady ... more >
Book Reviewsaristocrats / Bridgerton / Duke / England / high society / joint review / Long Regency / marriage on the rocks / mistorical / procreation / Rape / sex education / television series / tv adaptation / virgin67 Comments
This week we discuss Bridgerton in five posts. You can find the first three here: Part I is centered on the show’s worldbuilding and production values, on its treatment of race, and on Lady Whistledown. Part II focuses on the show’s matriarchs–the queen, Lady Violet, Lady Danbury, and Lady Featherington. ... more >