Project: Catch Up On Review Backlog, review #2 out of 11 I didn’t like this one as much as My Lady Jane (mostly because it wasn’t as funny), but overall I still had a really fun time listening to it. I mean, really, the standards were ridiculously high, first of all because I do think the first book was just plain funnier, but also because a) They had to live up to that all that funny and maybe the story they were telling this time […]
The Real, Unedited Story of Jane Eyre
Based on how much I enjoyed My Lady Jane, I immediately pre-ordered the follow up novel, My Plain Jane which tells the true story of Jane Eyre. The last novel included an apology to England for what the three authors were about to do its history while this one started with an apology for what they would do to its literature. Like the previous novel, this one is fun, irreverent, and hilarious. However, I preferred the previous novel. This might simply be because of my […]
I Want to Live in the World Where This is the Real History
emmalita’s review of this novel intrigued me, and given my interest in certain periods of English history, I was curious to see how an alternate history of Jane Grey would work. Lady Jane Grey is one of those historical figures I have honestly not done that much reading on. She held the title of queen for nine days after the death of her Protestant cousin King Edward, and always felt more like a pawn trapped in historical circumstances. Her cousin knew he was dying, and […]
For Everyone Who Knows There Was Enough Room For Leonardo DiCaprio on That Door
Narfna recommended this to me as an audiobook some time ago. I have finally picked it up, and it is a goddamn delight. Seriously. It is a rambunctious blend of alternate history, YA, and romance. It starts with an apology to England for what the authors were about to do to history. It’s important that you don’t know too much about how the history is alternate going in. I started laughing pretty quickly, and surprise was part of the delight. If you know anything about […]
Don’t read the summary (it’s weird), just read the book. You can’t summarize the wackiness that is this book.
I bought this book in a $4.95 Audible sale a while back and then just sort of abandoned it, for almost a year. Why did I do that? No idea. I had this fun little book just waiting for me all this time, and I just kept going about my life. Okay, maybe I do have some idea why. The summary of this book both intimidated me and made me go, “Hwah?” Let me break it down for you. Intimidation because: the line of succession […]
This was, without a doubt, the right book at the right time. I loved it. Also, Cary Elwes.
Coming off of a few books with heavier themes, I decided to look for something fun and easy to read at the pool. Scanning through my kindle purchase (seriously, there are SO MANY), I came across this one, and remembered that my fellow cannonballers thought somewhat highly of it. Now, look. I’m no historian. But I’m pretty sure this version of the events between the death of King Henry and the coronation of Bloody Mary aren’t historically accurate. I know a little about King Edward […]