Miscanniversary / Iowa / wedding / World War II3 Comments
Frankie King gets her wedding dress – 77 years after the event, Frankie King finally has a wedding dress that she didn’t get during the war. Married quickly due to the groom having only a short leave, they didn’t even have any wedding photos taken. When Royce and Frankie King ... more >
Book Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists17th-century / Action Adventure / Australia / chick-in-pants / Contemporary / cooking / enemies to lovers / England / family relationships / Georgia / HBCU / Historical / interracial-romance / Persia / plague / POC / POC author / Restoration England / Small Town Romance / texting10 Comments
Sadly, here are more books I wanted to enjoy which, for various reasons, did not work for me. The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney 1665. It is five years since King Charles II returned from exile, the scars of the English Civil Wars are yet to heal and ... more >
Book Reviews / Reading ListsAnthology / classic literature / Domestic Suspense / Dystopian fiction / Essays / Historical fiction / History / murder mystery / Reading lists / Suspense10 Comments
Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore I went into this knowing nothing about it but the name. It ended up being a bit of a slog, for a few reasons: dialogue rendered in impenetrable dialect, a lot of blah blah blah musings, and the fact that I didn’t really like the ... more >
Misc / Need A Rec!book-pimp / Open Thread / PromotionNo Comments
Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general?
Miscadoption / animals / cats / children / dog / Military3 Comments
Truffles the Kitty Four years ago Danielle Crull rescued a kitten in the woods. She didn’t realize she’d just found a new employee – one who is routinely named “Employee of the Month” (every month) at the children’s eye center that Crull owns. Truffles, now famous for her glamorous glasses ... more >
Misc / Need A Rec!book-pimp / Open Thread / Promotion15 Comments
Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general?