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 […]
The Princess Bride with Shapeshifters
This is such a weird book and I loved it. There were some plot holes here and there which is the only reason why I am giving this 4 stars. This is an alternate story to Lady Jane and here is some information for you people out there who don’t know who Lady Jane Grey is. Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley or the Nine-Day Queen, was an English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England and Ireland from 10 […]
It’s not easy being queen
I kept seeing friends rave about My Lady Jane on Goodreads so I procured an audio copy from the library to see what all the fuss was about. I am SO glad I sought this book out. Has there ever been such a charming young adult novel? I’m trying to think of one and coming up blank. Maybe Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, but the types of charm are completely different in tone. My Lady Jane was co-written by three authors and the story is extremely […]