A- Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsDoctor / faith / Historical / poverty / Regency / Scotland / Small-Town16 Comments
Dear Carla Kelly, I saw Doing No Harm featured (mentioned?) on a New Releases post here a few weeks ago and, like I often do with the New Releases posts (*shakes fist*) I immediately one-clicked. The set up appealed to me; a surgeon, recently retired from the Royal Navy after ... more >
B Reviews / C+ Reviews1930s / class differences / Comedy / English Historical / Historical / Small-Town / social networkComments Off on REVIEW: Lucia in London and Mapp and Lucia by E. F. Benson
E. F. Benson’s beloved Mapp and Lucia novels are sparkling, classic comedies of manners set against the petty snobberies and competitive maneuverings of English village society in the 1920s and 1930s. The third and fourth novels in the series, Lucia in London (1927) and Mapp and Lucia (1931) continue the ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / Comedy / England / Historical / Small-Town / social networks6 Comments
E. F. Benson’s beloved Mapp and Lucia novels are sparkling, classic comedies of manners set against the petty snobberies and competitive maneuverings of English village society in the 1920s and 1930s. Benson’s series revolves around two unforgettable characters, both forceful and irrepressible women who dominate their respective villages in southern ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / movie-star / Small-Town / Southern6 Comments
Dear Alessandra Torre: I’ll be honest, I’ve never read your books before, I’m not sure why, as from a cursory glance at your backlist, your books would seem to be right in my romance wheelhouse. But the hook on your latest book, Hollywood Dirt, intrigued me enough to read the ... more >
Book ReviewsContemporary romance / novella / Paris / Reading lists / SFF / Small-Town / spaceship / Tang Dynasty5 Comments
Here’s another set of mini-reviews (or mini-musings) from my last couple of months’ worth of reading. A mixed bag in terms of length and genre but not in terms of satisfaction. My whim-driven reading choices are turning out better than I expected! Thrush Green by Miss Read Despite my love ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscollege / Contemporary / m/m / queer / Small-Town4 Comments
Dear Roan Parrish, A number of my trusted Goodreads recommenders spoke highly of this book. I asked a friend “should I read this book?” and her answer was an unhesitating “YES!”, so I had it on my wishlist – then was delighted when it had been submitted to DA for ... more >