I read Vampire Academy (2007) by Richelle Mead after hearing about it from some Cannonballers and thinking that it sounded like a fun read. And for the most part it was quick and entertaining. Sure, it sometimes made me feel old. I thought that Rose was sometimes a bad role model, acting like a “mean girl” without remorse, but on the whole I enjoyed it. There’s a lot of teen vampire books out there, and in this one Mead switches things up by creating three […]
A historical romance with a lot of stealing and scheming
3.5 stars Philip Astonley, youngest son of the Viscount Felkoner, also known as the Falcon to a select few (which is surprising to me as it’s not exactly a secret identity very different from his family name), is hired by the wealthy and powerful Marquess of Hedgrave to steal a sandalwood statue and bring it from India to England. He can barely believe his luck when he discovers that the statue is given as a gift to Miss Amanda Davencourt as a farewell gift from […]
A historical romance with a blessedly non-annoying child as a supporting character
Tobias “Thorn” Daultry is the eldest of the Duke of Villiers‘ seven illegitimate children. He spent the first part of his life, before he was rescued and taken in by his powerful father, as a mudlark in the Thames, risking his miserable life on a daily basis to dive for trinkets in the dangerous river currents. As an adult, he has made his own fortune, completely independent of his father, and is looking to settle down. He’s decided that Letitia “Lala” Rainsford is the perfect bride […]
She may be the daughter of gods, but she’s pretty dumb
2.5 stars Disclaimer! I was granted an ARC of this book from HarperTeen via NetGalley in return for a fair and honest review. Isadora is the youngest mortal daughter of Isis and Osiris, yup, those guys, the Egyptian gods. As seasons passed, and their believers started dying away, Isis found a solution to make sure she, her husband and all their immortal family still have worshippers, by having a mortal child every twenty years. She keeps them close, then sends them out into the world to manage on […]
Above Average
“Remember that you can’t be one person in one place and a totally different person in another place. Right is right and wrong is wrong, no matter where you are.” I wonder what he would’ve said if he’d met Jacinta Trimalchio. When I was in high school The Great Gatsby was one of my favorite “required reading” books, and Leonardo DiCaprio is on my Pajiba10 list, so needless to say I’ve seen Baz Lurman’s theatrical take on the novel a few times as well. Amazon […]
Another Historical R–oad Trip!
Amanda Thomas was stood up at her wedding. Now, having gone to her fiance’s hotel to find out what the hell happened, she encounters a man who says her beloved is an imposter. Everyone agrees with him, bowing and scraping in a way that strongly suggests he may very well be the real Viscount Ripton. Here we are just one chapter into the Victorian romance Your Wicked Heart and our heroine is alone, penniless, unemployed, confused, jilted, stranded, and still wearing her very uncomfortable wedding […]
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