A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsA Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / dysfunctional family / female friendship / Historical / London / mental health / murder / Post WWII / traumatic-past5 Comments
The Right Sort Marriage Bureau was founded in 1946 by two disparate individuals – Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge (whose husband was killed in the recent World War) and Miss Iris Sparks who worked as an intelligence agent during the recent conflict, though this is not discussed. While the agency flourishes in ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriendship / hopeful / LGBTQIA+ / Monk & Robot series / non binary / robots / Sci-fi / Science Fiction8 Comments
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / disabled hero / female friendship / Historical / military hero / Napoleonic wars / Regency / Russia / Russian / Russian Series / War / Military12 Comments
Captain Valyev had been kindness itself when he stopped on the road to give assistance to Nadya, one of a vast crowd of refugees fleeing before Napoleon’s advancing army. But the moment she told him her full name, his attitude had changed to chill hostility. Why did he seem to ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / Budapest / doctor hero / family relationships / Historical / Hungarian Uprising / Hungary / nurse4 Comments
A thrilling medical romance set in 1950s Hungary! As Budapest crumbles, Marika’s heart is being torn in two… Budapest, 1956 Bruised from her unrequited love for journalist Rodney Dering, dedicated nurse Marika Stevens is tasked with caring for a Hungarian child in Budapest. She quickly falls in love with the ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / found family / Friends / friendship / picture booksNo Comments
This ode to unconditional love is a brand new adventure for New York Times best-selling BFFs Stick and Stone, in which Stick searches for his family tree and discovers the importance of found family and forever friends. Stick has always wanted to find his family tree. It’s probably big and ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEnglish Historical / Historical / Victorian England3 Comments
She’s trying to make ends meet. He’s out for a bit of fun. Cordelia Kelly is busy, focused, worried about the future of her fledgling bookbinding business. When a handsome man stops her on the street to pester her with questions, she gives him the consideration he deserves: none. That ... more >