historical fiction
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Book review: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Malibu Rising is the latest, highly anticipated release from Taylor Jenkins Reid — fans of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones. While this book has crossover with the other two — they take place in the same ‘universe’ — Malibu Rising is a very different story. It depicts the dark side of fame and the ones it can leave behind. Continue reading
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Book Review: The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
Laura Purcell is one of my favourite authors! Her Gothic fiction is the absolute perfect thing to curl up with on a cold wintery night. This is exactly what I did when I read her latest book, The Shape of Darkness, in one sitting. Continue reading
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Monthly Wrap-Up: January 2020
January is finally over! Seriously though, how did January last about 12 years? I’m really not sure what it is about that month that seems like time has stopped moving, but now we are in February and all is right with the world! Continue reading
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Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: November 2019
November has come to a close and now no one has any excuse to make fun of me for my aggressive Christmas cheer — hooray! I fell off the blogging wagon a little toward the end of the month, but my reading has been strong and I’m slowly but surely catching up on reviews. Check… Continue reading
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Book Review: Bone China by Laura Purcell
I absolutely loved Purcell’s first Gothic novel, The Silent Companions, but was disappointed in the second, The Corset. Naturally, I was very curious about Bone China, her latest book, to see if it would recapture everything I loved about The Silent Companions. It absolutely did — Bone China is a fantastic addition to her growing… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 12 July 2019
Happy Friday! It feels like ages since I’ve done a weekly wrap-up post. I’ve been super busy with work and with other projects like our podcast and my YouTube channel! I have, however, been reading a lot and am planning to get much more done this weekend! Continue reading
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Reading Wrap-Up: May 2019
I’m pretty sure I’ve fallen into some sort of time slip. While April seemed to drag on and on, the month of May flew by in a flash. Despite being busy (as usual) and reading some longer books this month, I still managed to read ten books (and DNFed two), and I’m so proud. The… Continue reading
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Book Review: An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker
I’m always on the hunt for some good historical fiction, and An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason caught my eye for a few reasons. First of all, I don’t think we see enough YA historical fiction so it always catches my eye. I love the book’s Elizabethan setting, but I was totally blown away… Continue reading
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Mini Reviews: Ragged Alice, The Tea Master and the Detective, and The Prince and the Dressmaker
Today I’m bringing you three flash reviews for books that are not even remotely related. Why are they in this post together? Because they were all incredibly quick and short reads — one is a graphic novel and the other two are novellas. Take a look below at my thoughts on Ragged Alice by Gareth… Continue reading
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Reading Wrap-Up: March 2019
March was such a busy month — I feel like it completely flew by! I had so many life changes in March, including preparation for moving to a new job and studying (and passing!) by driving theory test. I did, however, still manage to get some reading done, although I didn’t read as many books… Continue reading
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