This review has been made possible thanks to the lovely Mrs. Julien and Malin. Due to their generous sharing of the ebook I am now able to say that the new Loretta Chase, Dukes Prefer Blondes, was most enjoyable! This one is the latest in Ms. Chase’s Dressmakers series of which I haven’t read any, but it didn’t feel like I was particularly missing out. This time we have Clara, a Marquess’ daughter and all around fancy lady, and Oliver “Raven” Radford, not a duke, […]
Yet another rave review for Act Like It
Have you ever watched Slings and Arrows? If so, and you found it delightful (although how could you not?!) then this is a romance novel for you! It started off with Ellepkay at the beginning of the year, and after that Act Like It has just snowballed into already one of our most read books of the year on here because yes, it is that fun. It’s a story of London stage actors Lainie (an up and comer) and Richard (actor extraordinaire and all around […]
The Lancelot of the Revolutionary Set
So I starting listening to this last fall, pre the arrival of Little Beth Ellen. Then I didn’t go anywhere for months, so it took coming off of maternity leave and commuting to work again to finish it up. The reason I was excited for this one was twofold: I’m Hamilton obsessed, just like the rest of the world, but also I, like many others, grew up in a town named for the man (also the only one in the country spelled correctly, a fun […]
Only a wonderful adult romance full of heart
So I’m to book 5 now of the Survivor’s Club series by Mary Balogh, and there’s only one more so far published. I’m not ready to let these folks go, especially as we’ve had two big wins in a row. This is the story of Ralph, Earl of Berwick and only heir to the Duke of Worthingham, and Chloe, a woman who’s run from the ton twice due to indiscreet behavior of others. They meet at the Duke of Worthingham where Chloe is a “guest” […]
A miserable collection of short stories
Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson was last years National Book Award winner for fiction. I try, each year, to read a couple of award winners just to appease my hoity toity lit sensibilities and see where the snooty think I “should be reading”. Often these are some of the most rewarding reads of my year (Redeployment or Brown Girl Dreaming last year as examples), but not so this time. Fortune Smiles is a collection of short stories that aren’t related in any way, and I […]
A sweet romance of communication
Oh, this book. I haven’t read a book that made me feel this happy in a long time. I just want to hug my imaginary characters. It’s pretty much the perfect antithesis of Bollywood Bride. The entire story is about the characters communicating. And a sensible heroine to boot?! So completely here for it. This is book four in the Survivor’s Club series about survivors of the Napoleonic Wars. This time we have Flavian (yes, his name is ridiculous and he knows it) a hoity […]
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