B Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / aristocrats / class differences / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / family relationships / fashion designer / Historical / London / models / working class7 Comments
“Do you live permanently in yellow evening frocks and court gowns, or have you anything else?” Annabel laughed shakily. “Of course. My own clothes.” “Then go and put them on. Lovely ladies who fall over their trains need cocktails to restore them. And that’s just what I’m going to take ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / aristocrats / Business woman / England / First-Person / high society / Historical / self discovery / slow burn / Womens-Fiction7 Comments
In early 1930s England, a young firebrand finds herself on a fraught and dangerous road to independence. In 1931 England, Astra Davies defies all the conventions. Clever, witty, and determined, Astra smokes, drinks, plays a mean piano, and gallivants around London with her beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. But Astra ... 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 / virgin69 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 >
Book Reviewsaristocrats / Bridgerton / Duke / England / fake relationship / families / high society / ingenue / joint review / Long Regency / mistorical / Scandal / television series / tv adaptation25 Comments
This week we discuss Bridgerton in five posts. You can find the first two 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 >
Book Reviews / Film Reviewsaristocrats / Bridgerton / England / families / high society / joint review / Long Regency / mistorical / mothers / POC / queen / sex education / television series / tv adaptation11 Comments
Our Bridgerton discussion, which began yesterday with a conversation about the show’s worldbuilding, its treatment of race, and Lady Whistledown, continues today. Today we discuss the show’s matriarchs–the queen, Lady Violet, Lady Danbury and Lady Featherington. –Janine Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) Janine: The show’s choice to cast a Black ... more >
Book Reviews / Film Reviewsaristocrats / Bridgerton / Duke / England / families / gossip columnist / high society / ingenue / joint review / Long Regency / mistorical / POC / Rape / scandal sheets / television series / tv adaptation39 Comments
Please welcome my friend Layla, who is joining DA as an additional book reviewer. When we were watching Bridgerton, Layla and I texted back and forth about it. It was so much fun that we decided to write a series of posts that included our thoughts on different aspects of ... more >