Tag: Victorian Lit

Books, Giveaway, Reading

Giveaway: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF EBENEZER SCROOGE by Charlie Lovett

by The Lit Bitch3 Comments on Giveaway: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF EBENEZER SCROOGE by Charlie Lovett

Written in uncannily Dickensian prose, Charlie Lovett’s The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge is both a loving and winking tribute to the Victorian classic, perfect for readers of A Christmas Carol and other timeless holiday tales.

Thanks to the publisher I am thrilled to be able to offer a giveaway copy of her latest book for your reading pleasure! Be sure to check out details about this edition at the end of the post here and be watching for my review of the book next month!

Giveaway runs 11/25/15 to 11/30/15

Winners will be announced 12/1/15.

(how to enter)

On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway.  Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter an email in the comments your entry will be void. Winners will be notified by email the day after the giveaway closes and have five days to respond, it not another winner will be chosen. 

(GIVEAWAY OPEN TO US ONLY AND NO PO BOX)

Make sure you note if you have done the following for more chances to win: Tweet about the giveaway (+1), share on Facebook (+1), like The Lit Bitch on Facebook (+1), follow The Lit Bitch on Twitter (+1), subscribe to The Lit Bitch’s blog (+1). Tweet/RT about the giveaway (+1). Share about the giveaway (+1).

Book Critic, Book Review, Books, Literary Criticism, Reading

Review: The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge by Charlie Lovett

by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment on Review: The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge by Charlie Lovett

Do you ever wonder what happened to our favorite old humbug after he was saved by all the Christmas ghosts? Did he continue spreading Christmas cheer or did he go back to his grouchy ways?

Well twenty years after the events of A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is still at it thankfully….but ironically, the towns people are getting a little tired of Scrooge and his Christmas cheer….every. single. day. of. the. year.

The ghost of Jacob Marley visits Scrooge to tell him that only five of his links have gone, which means he has more to go before he can be at peace. Scrooge wants to help his old friend (as well as other inhabitants of the city, he will need the assistance of the very people he’s annoyed), so he asks for the three spirits to visit him again.

By the time they’re done, they’ve convinced everyone to celebrate Christmas all year long by opening their wallets, arms, and hearts to those around them.

Continue reading “Review: The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge by Charlie Lovett” →

Book Critic, Book Review, Books, Literary Criticism, Reading

Review: The Secret Life of Anna Blanc by Jennifer Kincheloe

by The Lit Bitch1 Comment on Review: The Secret Life of Anna Blanc by Jennifer Kincheloe

Young socialite Anna Blanc is one walking scandal after the other. She is expected to be a good girl and do exactly what her father wants, however she is impulsive and longing for excietment in her life…..bad combo.

When she runs off to elope with a handsome, but rather rake-ish gentleman, her father intervenes and gets the marriage annulled and takes Anna back to his mansion in LA and basically puts her under house arrest.

Feeling more confined than ever, her eludes her chaperon on a rare afternoon out so she can attend a suffragette rally, but ends up getting arrested instead. While she is at the police station, she discovers that she could actually work in the police office….where excitement happens!

Continue reading “Review: The Secret Life of Anna Blanc by Jennifer Kincheloe” →

Book Critic, Book Review, Books, Literary Criticism, Reading

Review: Home by Nightfall (Charles Lenox Mysteries #9) by Charles Finch

by The Lit Bitch2 Comments on Review: Home by Nightfall (Charles Lenox Mysteries #9) by Charles Finch

The once arm chair detective, Charles Lenox, has now successfully made the big shift to being in ‘trade’ with his detective agency and partners. Things seem to be going well for Lenox, Dallington, and Polly….they have after all hired a ‘staff’ of detectives to help with their work load, but their rival LeMire also threatens to take away some of their business.

All of London is buzzing with the disappearance of a famous German pianist….everyone is speculating  that the Yard will call in a consulting detective firm….Lenox hopes it’s his. While he waits to hear if he will be brought in, his brother Edmund is grieving the loss of his wife and asks Lenox to come to Sussex to help him get re-adjusted to his house and being alone on the estate.

Lenox gladly accepts, he hasn’t been home for an extended visit in ages and when the news comes that LeMire has been called in as the consulting firm….Lenox gladly goes to Sussex.

Continue reading “Review: Home by Nightfall (Charles Lenox Mysteries #9) by Charles Finch” →

Book Critic, Book Review, Books, Literary Criticism, Reading

Review: Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes by Anthony Horowitz #2) by Anthony Horowitz

by The Lit Bitch1 Comment on Review: Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes by Anthony Horowitz #2) by Anthony Horowitz

Shortly after Sherlock Holmes and his adversary, James Moriarty, go over Reichenbach Falls a body is pulled from the water. American detective, Frederick Chase, rushed to Switzerland where he hopes to identify the body as Moriarty’s and ultimately recover a letter sent from notorious American criminal, Clarence Devereux.

Devereux and Moriarty had planned to form a partnership that would make them the most formidable crime syndicate in Britain and America. But with Moriarty dead, that leaves Devereux holding the reigns.

Chase plans to stop Devereux by any means necessary. When he arrives are Reichenbach falls he meets British detective Athelney Jones who has learned many of Sherlock Holmes’s methods of deduction. The soon for a team and start investigating the links between Devereux and other criminals in Britain but at every turn they meet a dead end…..literally.

The body count is piling up and the pressure is on for Chase and Jones to stop the criminal gang before it’s too late. Chase has spent a good deal of time studying Devereux and though no one has seen his face, he suffers from a rare condition known as agoraphobia. Chase and Jones hope to identify Devereux by exploiting his phobia.

The two detectives encounter many unspeakable crimes and twisted plots as they track the gang through London. Together Chase and Jones make a great team….they almost mirror Holmes and Watson.

Continue reading “Review: Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes by Anthony Horowitz #2) by Anthony Horowitz” →