After I finished reading Me Before You I was an emotional wreck. My roommate has taken to calling it the book that broke me, as in “Oh, did you write your review of the book that broke you?” Finally, yes. But in the meantime between reading the book and writing the review I needed something else to read, something to clear my poor brain space and think some happy thoughts. So, I grabbed my Nook and started reading Courtney Milan’s The Governess Affair, the prequel […]
Attachments
“Hi, I’m the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you . . . “ Attachments was a breath of fresh air that I desperately needed while reading Son of a Witch. Rainbow Rowell is fast becoming my literary girlfriend (with John Green being my literary boyfriend, of course) and I can’t wait to start Fangirl. Set in late 1999, Attachments, like Eleanor & Park, is told from the female and male perspective of a prospective romance. However, the female side of this story […]
Another Historical Romance, But with a Review in Verse
I know, I’m sorry, I was bored. Let’s pretend it never happened. If you really must read it, and as your lawyer I advise against it, visit my blog. Other reviews (none of which rhyme, thank God) can be found on my list of books by author or The (Shameful) Tally 2014 which includes recommendations and author commentary.
The circle of life
The first page of this book contains a family tree and upon seeing it my heart sank. I am not one for books that are so complex that they require external charts and diagrams to keep track of everything. But when I started reading I forgave the book completely. The main protagonist is not a person as much as it is a family and the town they establish; the town is completely isolated and in a sense so is the family. All the characters in […]
More Contemporary Romance, But with One and a Quarter Tirades
All of the books in the Chicago Stars contemporary romance series are built around the world of professional athletes and the women who want to climb them like trees. It’s a rarefied wealthy bubble that allows for the same kind of lifestyle fantasy as the aristocratic and wealthy world of historical romance. Almost every story also features an older couple getting a second chance at love. It Had to Be You Heaven, Texas Nobody’s Baby But Mine Dream a Little Dream This Heart of Mine […]
Love for all seasons
So here in the heart of summer, I decided to dive into Mrs. Julien’s Shameful Tally, starting with her “Classics” and “Favorites” sections. I’m familiar, of course, with Courtney Milan — if a little behind in reading because I keep trying to “save” them for the perfect day — but I’ve been growing more interested in historicals and Mrs. J’s streamlined list of favorite titles and authors is exactly what I need to jump in. (How easy it is to piggyback on the work of others!) Two […]
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