Mistress Shakespeare – Karen Harper

I saw this book at Barnes and Noble’s, then put it on my library list (because I am cheap, and support my local libraries!) and have kind of been “saving” it when I was in the mood for something good to read. It was! It was everything I wanted.
From Publishers Weekly
On November 27, 1582, the [...]

The 19th Wife – David Ebershoff

I think I promised I was done with polygamy books, but – it was a lie. I couldn’t resist picking this one up at the library. The premise is that it’s an intertwined story of the real life Ann Eliza – divorced wife of Brigham Young that caused quite a stir and may have contributed [...]

Song of the Sparrow – Lisa Ann Sandell

What a pleasant surprise! I had this book on my “to read” list for awhile, and I don’t remember where I heard about it. All I knew was that it was YA historical fiction, and that the cover art was very pretty (I am a sucker for girls with flowing locks and flowers in their [...]

The Seduction of the Crimson Rose – Lauren Willig

Okay. I am now caught up on my flowery spies.
Carolann was right – I would have been totally lost reading this one, if I hadn’t read the others. And I liked it! It wasn’t my favorite, and it surprised me by not having a deflowering scene. But of course, there was an improbale love match, [...]

The Deception of the Emerald Ring – Lauren Willig

My apologies. I started this series and read two books and forgot to write about them. I liked the first in the series, so it explains why I also enjoyed the 2nd and 3rd – because it is almost exactly the same story as the first, and the two of them are almost identical to [...]

The Masque of the Black Tulip – Lauren Willig

Doesn’t say much about this book that I forgot to blog about it. Not that I didn’t like it – it was just very, very familiar. So familiar in fact, that I can give the review in my next post.

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation – Lauren Willig

I don’t know why its taking me so long to post my newly-read books lately, but it is. I read this almost two weeks ago and sadly, it was the last book I read for awhile. (I got a pretty bad cold and the siren call of both House and Law and Order was too [...]

The Sweet Far Thing – Libba Bray

This is the third in the series (decided to just blog about it one post!).
I really loved this trilogy. YA, fairy realms, Victorian finishing schools and forbidden love. Definitely worth a read – the length of the series also makes it feel kind of fulfilling. Like, I got something accomplished? I don’t know. It was [...]

Tamar – Mal Peet

This was a departure from fairies and vampires, but not from YA. This was a historical fiction novel that mainly takes place in Nazi-occupied Holland during the “Hunger Year” and is about some figures in the Dutch resistance. I liked it (but kept expecting one of the figures to turn into a werewolf) , but [...]

Rebel Angels – Libba Bray

The 2nd of the Gemma Doyle Trilogy. I know, I know – I owe Carolann and the blog my thoughts. But basically – I really am digging this. I didn’t think I was, when I was reading it, and a lot of the “Otherworldy” parts bothered or bored me – but I find that I [...]