A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readshistorical romance / medieval33 Comments
This is the penultimate book in my Laura Kinsale rereadapalooza – number 11 of 12. I have put off rereading For My Lady’s Heart for sort of complicated reasons. When I read it back in the day, I really did love it – I loved all of the Kinsale books ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews1880s / Across the Tracks Romance / businesswoman / class differences / fish-out-of-water / historical romance / Late Victorian / long-lost heir / romance series / Scotsman / The Wallflowers meet the Ravenels19 Comments
Note: Since we had fun reviewing Chasing Cassandra together, Janine and I decided to do a joint review of Devil in Disguise. Jennie: Before Janine got me into reading the two most recent Lisa Kleypas historical series (the Ravenels and then the Hathaways—Kleypas had a couple of contemporary series in ... 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 >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscomplex heroine / historical romance / No Better Angels Series4 Comments
Dear Ms. Satie: After recently reading (and loving) book two of your Sweetness and Light series, I turned my attention to remedying the mistake I’d made in not reading all of your No Better Angels series – by picking up this, book three. If memory serves, I read book one ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists#ownvoices / contemporary fantasy / Ghost / gods / Harlequin Historical / historical romance / immigrant / long lost heiress / Malaysia / POC / POC author / Reading lists / Regency6 Comments
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho I enjoyed Zen Cho’s two books in her Sorcerer Royal series, with their lovable characters, whimsy, humor, and Heyer homages, so when I saw she had a fantasy novel set in modern-day Malaysia coming out, one that was initially billed as a third installment, ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewshistorical romance / reunited-lovers11 Comments
I’ve been rereading and reviewing all of Laura Kinsale’s romances since 2016 – this is number ten (of 12) on my reread list. (I’ve been saving For My Lady’s Heart and its sequel Shadowheart for last, for reasons that probably only make sense to me.) This is Kinsale’s last book, ... more >