Review: The Poetic World of Emily Brontë: Poems from the Author of Wuthering Heights by Laura Inman

Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favorite novels. The windy moors, tragic love story, and romantic writing style are second to none in my book.

Though Wuthering Heights was Emily Bronte’s only novel, she was an avid poetry writer.

I am note a huge poetry fan, I never seem to get out of it what I everyone else does, so therefore I just haven’t read a lot of it.

However, when The Poetic World of Emily Bronte came across my desk for review, I paused.

I haven’t read a lot of the Bronte sisters’ poetry, shockingly, and I thought this book would be a convenient way of rectifying that situation.

In Laura Inman’s book, The Poetic World of Emily Bronte, she explores in detail, several distinct themes in her poetry: nature, mutability, love, death, and captivity and freedom.

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Review: The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin

Quirky Charlotte, as the heiress to the Lenox fortune, is one of the most wealthy women in England. Her marriage prospects are numerous.

Her over bearing brother is set to marry into the upper crust of English society and he hopes to make another advantageous match for his sister.

Charlotte could care less about society and marriage. Her real passion in life is her photography–a rather unladylike hobby.

So far her only real suitor is Captain ‘Chicken’ Hartopp, who is equally as rich as she but rather boring, older, and unattractive.

Charlotte and her brother are to attend another society opera that is sure to bore Charlotte to tears….but something happens at the opera. Something that will change the path that her brother and his future wife have planned for her.

At the opera Charlotte meets the dashing Calvary officer, Bay Middleton. Bay is the best rider in all of England, and he has hopes of one day winning the Grand National race.

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Review: Baudelaire’s Revenge by Bob van Laerhoven

During the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, Paris is stuck in a proverbial gridlock.

Social and political tensions are mounting and the people are looking for any kind of distraction from their daily lives.

A grizzly series of murders provides that distraction.

Not only are the murders grotesque in nature but they have an interesting signature.

Each body is inscribed with a verse from the controversial Charles Baudelaire’s  poetry written in Charles Baudelaire’s own hand.

There’s only one problem, Charles Baudelaire’s  is dead.

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Review: A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent #1) by Marie Brennan

Lady Isabella Trent is the world’s leading dragon naturalist, but obtaining that distinction was no easy feat.

Her journey to leading dragon scientist begins at a young age which is where this novel begins in the land of Scirland.

What began as a hobby soon grew into a full blown passion.  She began collecting Sparklings at a young age and ever since she saw her father’s book, A Natural History of Dragons, in his study her desire to know more about dragons has only grown.

Though not everyone is enthusiastic about her hobby. Her parents discouraged her in hopes that she will find a suitable husband.

Isabella enters in to what she calls her ‘grey years’ where she gives up everything dragon related. One fateful day, her brother takes her to a menagerie where she sees three dragons in real life.

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Review: Time and Again (Time #1) by Jack Finney

It’s not very often that I see a book on Goodreads that has over 7000 ratings and it still carries over a 4 star average!

When I got this book for review, I had read so many wonderful reviews that I couldn’t wait to start reading it!

It would be hard to put this book into a specific category as there are so many wonderful elements to it: mystery, time travel, sci fi, romance, and historic fiction!

Si Morley is working as an artist in an advertising firm when a visitor makes him a mysterious offer. Si’s life is pretty dull and he longs for something different and exciting.

This strange visitor promises more than just excitement…..he promises the greatest adventure of man kind!

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