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April 16, 2015

REVIEW: It Started with a Scandal by Julie Anne Long

JanineDNF Reviewsclass-difference / historical romance / Pennyroyal Green series / prince / Regency England / Servants18 Comments

Dear Ms. Long, At one time, I was a big fan of your historical romances. I discovered you with Beauty and the Spy and eagerly awaited the publication of each book in the Holt Sisters trilogy. When you switched publishers and embarked on your Pennyroyal Green series, I kept reading, ... more >

January 15, 2015

REVIEW: An Appetite for Violets by Martine Bailey

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews18th-century / class-difference / cooking / England / France / Historical / Italy / Servants4 Comments

“That’s how it is for us servants. No one pays you much heed; mostly you’re invisible as furniture. Yet you overhear a conversation here, and add a little gossip there. Then you find something, something you should not have found.” Irrepressible Biddy Leigh, under-cook at forbidding Mawton Hall, only wants ... more >

October 9, 2013

REVIEW: Longbourn by Jo Baker

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsHistorical / Jane Austen / Regency England / Servants22 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Baker, Usually when I see a book that is in some way based on Jane Austen’s novels, I shy away from it. Though I’ve only read a fraction of the multitude ones that have been published, I find myself sick to death of variations on Austenlandia – the ... more >

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