On the recommendation of Malin and Mrs. Julien, I picked up Lord of Scoundrels over a year ago. I had a hard time getting past the prologue. Finally, with permission from Our Ladies of the Kissing Books, I skipped the prologue and a chunk of the first chapter. I was going through a reviewing slump when I read the book, so, um, it’s been a while. Here is faintingviolet‘s review. Somehow I shall endeavor to say different things, but this is what I would have […]
this is a terrible idea, but I’m going to let it happen anyway
This is a short novel following a bit player from the Enlightenment series Iain Sinclair. Iain and James are childhood friends, though Iain is a few years older, that have a falling out. This book goes back and forth, showing bits from their relationship out of order as well as showing the present when they are no longer on good terms. As the story unfolds it is revealed just how much Iain has failed James over the years and how much they meant to each […]
Despite the great reviews, I hesitated
Despite all the the good reviews and word of mouth from fellow Cannonballers, I was reluctant to start Alyssa Cole’s An Extraordinary Union. How can a romance between a black woman and a white man set during the Civil War be anything other than hugely problematic? If this book had been written by a white woman, I wouldn’t have touched it at all. Alyssa Cole is not white, and she is gaining a reputation for writing historical romances that challenge convention. This is the only […]
Revisiting a classic I had seriously forgotten every aspect of – also, Cannonball
Sara Fielding and Derek Craven have a hell of a “meet-cute”. While researching her future novel in one of the seedier corners of the East End, Sara comes across Craven being held down and attacked by two thugs. They’ve slashed his face open, and she intends only to fire a warning shot from her pistol (which sh obviously keeps in her reticule for defencive purposes), when she instead ends up killing one of the assailants. She discovers that the man whose life she saved is […]
How to Train Your Duchess
While waiting for the next C.S. Harris book, I returned to historical romance for a change of pace – and boy, was it ever at the opposite end of the spectrum. This book is so light and frothy and fairytaleish, I was rolling my eyes more often than not while reading. The premise is a take on ‘My Fair Lady’, but sometimes it stretches the limits of belief. I know I’ve read one of Ms Frampton’s before, and thought it was okay, but this one […]
The plot of this book pretty much has everything…and then some
Miss Wilhelmina “Lily” Lawson, also known in much of London as “Lawless Lily” is estranged from her family, but has been able to live independently due to a large inheritance from an eccentric aunt. When she’s not shocking society with her wild antics, she’s known to keep company with notorious gambling hell owner Derek Craven, and the most popular rumour is that she is his mistress. When Lily is visited by an old family friend, Zachary, Lord Stamford, she discovers that her gentle younger sister […]
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