Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Historical”
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Book Review: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Format: PaperbackPublished: March 5th, 2019Age: AdultGenre: Historical Rating: 2/5 Stars I need to preface this review with a warning: if you read and liked this book, if you were one of the many people who loved this book, turn back now. I don’t think you’ll enjoy this review. If you disliked this book and feelContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid”
Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Take Place During the Georgian Era
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The full prompt for today is – Books Set in/TakeContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Take Place During the Georgian Era”
Book Review: In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Format: PaperbackPublished: Marcy 7th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Historical Rating: 5/5 Stars This book is so beautifully tragic, and it’s hard not to fall in love with Gaunt and Ellwood’s love story. 1914, and half German Gaunt struggles to understand the point behind the war, while others at his boarding school look excitedly forward to the dayContinueContinue reading “Book Review: In Memoriam by Alice Winn”
Book Review: Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita Murray
Format: ebookPublished: May 16th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Historical (Regency) Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars I love Regency Romance, but I especially love when Regency Romance moves us a bit away from the ton and gives us characters a bit different, with separate struggles than dukes and earls. So, I was very much looking forward to Amita Murray’sContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita Murray”
Book Review: The Queen of Steeplechase Park by David Ciminello
Format: ebookPublished: 7th May, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Historical Rating: 3/5 Stars I really went back and forth on how I felt about this through pretty much the whole book. It’s (allegedly) based on the author’s aunt, and I’d honestly love to know how much of it, outside the ‘obvious’, is fiction vs reality, as if evenContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Queen of Steeplechase Park by David Ciminello”
Book Review: Keep A’Livin’ by Kathya Alexander
Format: ebookPublished: April 11th, 2024Age: Adult Genre: Literary – Historical Rating: 3/5 Stars I will admit upfront this one just wasn’t for me. I usually quite like novel-in-verse, but I just didn’t gel with this. Maybe a bit too on the literary side? I found a lot was a bit too jumpy for my personalContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Keep A’Livin’ by Kathya Alexander”
Book Review: Gambling on the Duke’s Daughter by Diana Bold
Format: ebookPublished: July 13th, 2007Age: AdultGenre: Historical RomanceGoodreads Rating: 1/5 Stars This was one of those books that started off so strong, but really fell flat in the second half. I find it incredibly frustrating when books feel like they just go on for too long – this one could have been cut down andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Gambling on the Duke’s Daughter by Diana Bold”
Book Review: The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling by Katherine Blake
Format: ebookPublished: June 13th, 2024Age: AdultGenre: HistoricalGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars I went into this fully expecting to really enjoy it, and for quite a fair bit I did. The first part of the book feels like a Hollywood Novel for the 21st Century, despite its 1950s setting, exploring the glitz and glamour of Hollywood alongsideContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling by Katherine Blake”
#5OnMyTBR: Beach Read
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. This was a fun one! I find the term ‘Beach Read’ quite interesting – I don’t think I often pick up books that others wouldContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Beach Read”
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