This is the 7th Pennyroyal Green book. I have been reading them out of order, and while it sometimes confuses a little, as you hit the books with the key over-arcing plot points you get to go, “Oh! That’s why she started doing that!” I’m looking at you Olivia… But this story is an Eversea one with the vicar Adam Sylvaine and former courtesan, Evie Duggan. Yes, the do have the simplest of names for a religious based romance ever. It felt a little Tessa […]
A Romance with an Annoying Brother
So alwaysanswerb reviewed this one a few weeks ago, and I found her review excellent therefore it definitely got bumped up the I’m stuck sitting in airports for hours list. A brief plot synopsis: the Duke of Morland, Spencer, has cultivated an air of mystery by arriving at ball at exactly midnight, dancing one set with a different girl each night and then disappearing into the night. This night though, after learning her brother is in debt to Morland, Amelia d’Orsay interferes and offers herself […]
A Solid Young Adult Thriller
So I read this one on two puddle jumping flights to the wilds of gnat country. And now begins my April of discontent aka traveling for work constantly. This is what derailed my Cannonball last year, but this year I’m just going to skip any of the books I read that I don’t have much to say about. It’s going to work way better, I promise. And I do have thoughts on We Were Liars. So I heard about this book last summer, I think? […]
An excellent, new narrative nonfiction
Since 2012 I have read one Erik Larson narrative history a year. I only have one to go so I spread them out to savor. He writes some of the most compelling nonfiction out there, and whenever there’s a new one it’s just a treat! I’ve read Devil in the White City, In the Garden of Beasts (my favorite so far) and Isaac’s Storm. I added Dead Wake to my library holds in January, two months before it came out. Yes, I was first in […]
A Decent Urban Fantasy
So after a very stressful day (a missing shipment of a case of wine, don’t ask, all that matters was thankfully recovered!) I am finally getting around to this review. This was my bookclub’s pick for the month. I read Tithe by Holly Black, gosh when it came out?, all I know was it was a long time ago, but I remember liking it. I don’t know if I’ve read any of her others, but since I still had okay feelings about Tithe I was […]
An Excellent Example of a Noir Thriller
So after finishing up listening to Station Eleven I knew my next audiobook couldn’t be just anything. You can’t go from such excellent prose straight back to the Iron Druid Chronicles (delightful romps as they are, not exactly on the same level). I’ve had My Cousin Rachel since the fall, but hadn’t been in the right mood till now to listen, and what a listen it was! First, it was narrated by Jonathan Pryce. Yes, that Jonathan Pryce. I don’t know about anyone else, but I […]
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