Tag: Historic Fiction

Books, Reading

Special Feature and Excerpt: The Matchmaker’s Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen

by The Lit Bitch1 Comment on Special Feature and Excerpt: The Matchmaker’s Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen

Give me all the Victorian Romances please! Especially the sweet ones. I am a romantic at heart and there is just something so satisfying about romances. While they might be predictable, there is comfort in that and I always finish a romance and feel genuinely happy and satisfied. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, they over come a conflict, and then live happily ever after! It really is the best kind of book to read for me!

I find myself smiling and falling in love with the hero right along side the heroine. Now when you add in a historical element—well you truly have my attention! Historical romances are so great for an old soul like me. I love the elegance of history and for me when those two things combine, I find it hard to pass up. Not to mention the Victorian era is my absolute favorite.

Today I have an excerpt for all my historical romance fans out there! If you are looking for a charming sweet romance than this is the book for you. After reading this excerpt, I am looking forward to reading more! Be sure to check out other tours on the stop to keep reading different excerpts and to see what people are saying about this one!

Continue reading “Special Feature and Excerpt: The Matchmaker’s Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen” →
Book Critic, Book Review, Books, Literary Criticism, Reading

Review: Along Came a Lady (All the Duke’s Sins #1) by Christi Caldwell

by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment on Review: Along Came a Lady (All the Duke’s Sins #1) by Christi Caldwell

This was my first Christi Caldwell romance and I was so excited to read it! I have seen Caldwell’s novels around the bookish world and I have often wondered how they compare to other historical romances. So when this one came up for review, I knew I had to jump on it even if I had to rearrange my reading calendar to make it happen.

I know a lot of people raved about this one and said it was the perfect book for fans of the Bridgerton books. I have to say, Caldwell has a voice all her own and while there might be similarities to Julia Quinn, they are clearly different writers within the same genre. That’s not saying that Caldwell is inferior to Quinn, just that they have a different flair so if you are thinking this book is going to be exactly like the Bridgerton books then you might be disappointed. But if you are wanting historical romance that is well done with some humor, then yes in that regard they are similar.

I picked this one up and read it super quick, which is typical for me when it comes to historical romance. Historical romances are usually light fun reading for me and this one was no different! If you have read Caldwell before, no doubt you will want to get your hands on this new series as it promises to be a wonderful series for fans of historical romance.

Continue reading “Review: Along Came a Lady (All the Duke’s Sins #1) by Christi Caldwell” →
Books, Reading

Special Feature and Excerpt: The Bookseller’s Secret by Michelle Gable

by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment on Special Feature and Excerpt: The Bookseller’s Secret by Michelle Gable

I have read and enjoyed a few of Michelle Gable’s books so when I saw that she was coming out with another book but set in England, I was eager to check it out. Gable generally writes great books and her historical detail is top shelf. This book sounds like it would be perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, so if you have read and enjoyed Quinn’s books then I think you would like this latest novel by Gable.

Today I also have an excerpt so if you are on the fence about this book or maybe just want to try it on for size and see if it sounds interesting then keep reading to check out the first chapter and of course get all the other details in this post. I read the excerpt and thought it sounded wonderful and I have added it to my TBR list for the fall/winter.

Sadly my review calendar for the summer was totally full but this one will be up on my blog a little later this year for review so be sure to watch for it. I love WWII book and even if the genre is full of great WWII historical fiction, I can never pass up just one more! I know that a lot of other fans of the genre would agree—there is no such thing as too much war time fiction!

Continue reading “Special Feature and Excerpt: The Bookseller’s Secret by Michelle Gable” →
Book Critic, Book Review, Books, Literary Criticism, Reading

Review: At Summer’s End by Courtney Ellis

by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment on Review: At Summer’s End by Courtney Ellis

This book was my most anticipated book of the summer! The cover, the premise, swoon! Everything sounded so incredible! I couldn’t wait to dive into this one and I can tell you right now that I read it in a matter of days. I could have finished it in one siting but I breezed through it in just 2 days. It was so addicting and if you are a fan of historical fiction then you need to read this one. It boasts a unique romance, complex characters with a rich backdrop full of history and human rawness.

I am a huge fan of WWI historical romances and this should have been right up my alley for that reason alone, but I especially loved the ‘Beauty and the Beast meets Phantom of the Opera ‘ element to the story. But all of the amazing praise I have for this book was slightly tarnished by some of the issues between the characters. While I loved this one, I also felt a little conflicted about how the story unfolded and what kind of message it was sending to readers (more on that soon).

I want to say that I think readers should absolutely read this book without question. It’s well written, interesting, and romantic. But it isn’t without some issues.

Continue reading “Review: At Summer’s End by Courtney Ellis” →
Book Critic, Book Review, Books, Literary Criticism, Reading

Review: The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison

by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment on Review: The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison

I had high expectations for this one. I loved the cover and I thought the premise of the story sounded promising not to mention I love historical fiction with romance so I thought this one would be one of my favorite reads of the summer. While I liked it, I don’t know that it lived up to me high expectations but I did like it and was glad I read it.

The 1920s are not necessarily my favorite time period in historical fiction but I liked the glamour that the time period brought to the story plus I liked how the author used that in this story. I will get into some more of that in my actual review but as for what attracted me to this one, I think the glamour of the cover and glamour of the description was what drew me in and made me say yes to this on.

I know that the 1920s are a big fan favorite in the historical fiction world so I think if you love the 1920s then no doubt you will love this book and not be able to get enough, but for me I had a hard time with some of the characters which is typically how I feel in general about books set in the 1920s. Now don’t get me wrong I love the fashion and glamour but it’s something about the party life style that I just can’t get behind.

Continue reading “Review: The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison” →