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Film Review: Wuthering Heights
Life has been lifeing lately on this blog! While I still find time for the occasional new book and book review, my life has largely been taken over by soccer and mom life things these last couple of years so posts about book reviews etc have been scarce. That doesn’t mean I have abandoned my blog or reading by any means…..it just means pressing pause for now on some things and focusing on this new soccer mom season of life. But that said, you know I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to do a quick review on the new Wuthering Heights film! If you have been around a while then…
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Review: Murder in Season (Lady of Letters #3) by Mary Winters
I have loved this series since the first book! I thought it was such a cute series especially with the Lady Agony parts at the beginning of each chapter. It has been a solid, well written, fun series so far. So naturally when this book came up for review it was an easy yes for me! This is a great series for fans of other ‘Lady Detective’ mysteries such as Veronica Speedwell, Lady Darby, or Lady Sherlock. I know when the series came out, Bridgerton was super popular and I feel like every book that was historical fiction has the marketing pitch of ‘the next Bridgerton’, this book included! I…
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Special Feature: Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M White
Every year I feel like the Christmas seasons gets earlier and earlier! Every time I go into Hobby Lobby, even in August, I always see all the Christmas decor and think ‘OMG is it really time for Christmas?!’. While I might not be ready for Christmas in August or even September, I am usually read for it in mid October! October is when I start my holiday reading and carry it through into the full holiday season! When this book came across my desk over the summer, I was super excited to get it on my mid fall holiday reading schedule! It has all the things I love in it……Christmas,…
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The Winged Tiara by J’nell Ciesielski
I have been a HUGE fan of J’nell Ciesielski ever since I read her first book and I have since read just about everything she has put out! She always tells a great romance and provides excellent historical detail. When I saw this book was coming out, it was a no brainer read for me. I have been so busy with just life in general that I have had a hard time balancing book reviews, work, and family life however this is one author that I would clear my schedule for because her writing is THAT GOOD. For me personally, the 1920s isn’t really my era—-I know unpopular opinion! Anytime…
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Special Feature/Excerpt: Rocky Mountain Journey (Sisters of the Rockies #3) by Misty M Beller
When I saw this book was coming out, my mind immediately loved the idea of a wilderness/frontier romance but this was a new to me author with a couple of other books in the series under her belt so I was hesitant to dive in since I wasn’t sure if this was a book that I could read as a stand alone or not! I decided to do an except instead but now that I have read it I am sad I didn’t opt for a review! It sounds like it’s going to be do good and I love the writing style! After reading a few other reviews it sounds…
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From Classics to Modern Bestsellers: Evolution of Gay Dating Themes in Literature
Books are beautiful and valuable for many reasons, but one of the most important must be mirroring the society. Even fictional books in dystopian or utopian worlds show the author’s feelings and opinions about their area and society. So today we’ll look into the evolution of gay dating in literature. You’ll notice that topics have changed, which is good because it shows that the world is moving to acceptance and equality. But of course, remember that real dating and relationships in books aren’t the same (that can be more or less true depending on the genre). Let’s first look at the differences…
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Review: What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway
I love the Edwardian era. I love the hats, the dresses, and the history! There aren’t that many books set during that time period so when I see one come up for review, I usually jump on it! This particular author is a new to me author and while I have heard of some of her books, I haven’t read any of them yet! So when I saw this book up for review, I was eager for the time period/setting and because I love discovering new to me authors! To be honest though, this setting didn’t really appeal to me—a new hotel, the Grove Park Inn in the North Carolina…
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Special Feature and Excerpt: These Tangled Threads by Sarah Loudin Thomas
This author is a new to me author which is one of the reasons why I wanted to check this book out! I love discovering new to me authors! Often I have authors that I already know and love or maybe a good friend or family member recommends someone to me, but overall I have kind of my ‘set go to’ authors. Which is all well and good but one of the reasons I started book reviewing is because I wanted to find new authors. This author has written quite a new books so she is not new to the writing world but new on my radar! This book is…
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Review: The Love Remedy (The Damsels of Discovery #1) by Elizabeth Everett
I always love a good historical romance novel especially when it’s part of a new series! I was super excited to read this one and knowing it was by an established author made me even more excited to read it. But I have to admit—I have been having a really hard time getting into Everett’s other series The Secret Scientists of London. By all accounts, the Secret Scientists of London should be a series that is 100% up my alley but I have tried reading the books and they just haven’t held my interest. Now I know I am in the minority with readers of that series. But just because…
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Review: A Noble Scheme (The Imposters #2) by Rosanna M White
This author is a new to me author but I am already looking into the other books in this series! From the review pitch, I could see this was part of a series but that it could be read as a standalone which I completely agree with—it can easily be a standalone. But it was so fun and I quickly got sucked in and started looking into the series as a whole! While I know this book is only the second one, I see a third book is planned for November which I am excited to check out! While this is a new to my author, I could see that…