A- Reviews / C+ Reviews1910s / actors / f/f romance / fairy tale retelling / France / friendship / LGBTQ / Russia / Russian Revolution / silent cinema / theater / witch / wolf10 Comments
I was impressed by Briarley, Aster Glenn Gray’s debut retelling of Beauty and the Beast, and when I saw that Gray had a new, 120-page f/f retelling of Little Red Riding Hood just out, and that it was set in pre-revolutionary Russia, I thought Sirius, a lover of LGBT romances ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsactor/actress / classic literature / Contemporary / critic / enemies to lovers / England / family drama / family relationships / Jane Austen / theater2 Comments
In which experienced West End actress Freddy Carlton takes on an Austen-inspired play, a scandal at a country estate, an enthusiastic search for a passion outside of acting…and the (some people might say icy*) heart of London’s most feared theater critic. *if those people were being nice Freddy Carlton knows ... more >
C- Reviewsactor/actress / contemperroneous / Contemporary / fake girlfriend / theater21 Comments
Dear Ms. Parker, I approached your contemporary romance set in the world of the London theater, Act Like It, with anticipation, for two reasons. First, I have a bit of theatrical experience, both on stage and (more) behind it, so I love to read books set in this milieu. Second, ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsactor/actress / Contemporary / England / London / Older Man/Younger Woman / theater3 Comments
NOTE Kaetrin and I both decided to read “Pretty Face” so it’s a twofer for today. The play’s the fling It’s not actress Lily Lamprey’s fault that she’s all curves and has the kind of voice that can fog up a camera lens. She wants to prove where her real ... more >
B ReviewsChristmas / historical romance / Late Victorian / theater / viscount / Yorkshire4 Comments
Dear. Ms. Sherwood, I bought this 109-page Christmas novella around the holidays and it sat on my kindle until July, when I decided to read it. The novella, set in England a bit before Christmas of 1879, begins with a conversation between Hugo Lowell, Viscount Saxby, and his sister, Charley. ... more >
C Reviews18th-century / class-difference / England / Georgian / Historical / London / theater / working class17 Comments
SHE’S TAKING CHARGE Prim, proper, and thrifty, Eve Dinwoody is all business when it comes to protecting her brother’s investment. But when she agrees to control the purse strings of London’s premier pleasure garden, Harte’s Folly, she finds herself butting heads with an infuriating scoundrel who can’t be controlled. HE’S ... more >