4.5 stars Hyacinth Bridgerton is the youngest, and probably most outspoken and nosy of all the eight Bridgerton siblings. Her mother is starting to despair that she’ll ever find a husband, as even with a raised dowry, her refusal to suffer fools and her tendency to talk interested suitors’ ears off has tended to scare off most potential suitors. Hyacinth herself is quite happy to become a spinster, she certainly can’t abide the thought of a man who can’t match wits with her. If she […]
An Embarrassment of Riches in a Debut Novel
I’m not sure there could be a better time than now for this impressive debut novel from Kaitlyn Greenidge. She addresses racism, white privilege, female relationships, family strife, and loneliness in a novel that centers around a scientific experiment spanning some 60 years. Greenidge’s narrators are four African American girls and women who are intelligent but alone and lonely. Each is searching for a missing connection, for a love that has been missing and might even be considered forbidden or unnatural; each has felt alienation […]
Beautiful Chaos in a Ballgown
Heath Hextall, Earl of Boden, is on a mission to find a wife. At least, that is what he tells his long time friend William Somerhall at the ball they are attending. Will has recently found happiness with Jenna (see my review for ‘A Good Rogue is Hard to Find’), but he is surprised that Heath is ready to settle down. The problem is that Heath is tired of taking care of everything in his life. Since inheriting the earldom, it’s been a struggle to […]
This Will Make a Great Lifetime Movie–That’s Not A Slam
On the night of their high school graduation, Kathryn’s best friend Jennifer says that she’ll be right back and never returns to the bonfire. She’s never heard from and no body ever turns up. She simply disappeared from the woods, leaving questions and secrets behind. Ten years later, Kathryn is returning home after a divorce to stay at her childhood home and regroup. Everything that was never dealt with that night will be, as Kathryn is asked to write a follow up article on […]
Going to America
This novella tells the tale of Viola Hextall, sister to the Earl of Boden. To be honest, I wasn’t sure about this story at the start, as Viola didn’t impress me much in ‘A Good Rogue is Hard to Find’. She was portrayed as a shallow, frivolous young lady whose only aim in life is to marry a duke. In the pursuit of this, she tried to compromise herself with the Duke of Worth, the earl’s best friend. Boden is completely frustrated with her behavior, […]
A Great Regency Romp with Underlying Seriousness
It’s one thing when your mother is an eccentric lady with a penchant for live poultry; it’s quite another when you’re the Duke of Worth, your mother is the dowager duchess, and the haute ton is gleefully gossiping about her. He’s been loathe to deal with the situation, but then he arrives at her home for a dinner party to find the guests fleeing, the dining room in shambles, chickens roosting on the sideboard and a woman with a live snake around her neck. It […]
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