Stalking Jack the Ripper is the first in a series about Audrey Rose Wadsworth, an unusual young lady living in London. Audrey Rose is most interested in studying dead bodies with her uncle and his apprentice Thomas Cresswell. But when Jack the Ripper strikes a bit too close to home, Audrey Rose finds herself intimately […]
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Blogtober Day 1: October TBR
This month I am taking part in several excellent challenges, and the Hocus Pocus readathon starting today! My TBR starts with the books I will be including in the Hocus Pocus readathon, as well as Hunting Prince Dracula, which may or may not end up qualifying for one of the readathon prompts. Practical Magic by […]
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Review: Nobody’s Duke by Scarlett Scott
I’m going to be trying out a new review format in this post, please let me know in the comments if you enjoy it! What’s Nobody’s Duke about? Nobody’s Duke by Scarlett Scott is about a Duchess named Ara and a Duke’s bastard son named Clay. Ara’s husband has been killed by Fenians, members of […]
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Deerbrook, Final Review
Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau is about the neighborhood politics of Deerbrook following the arrival of their new surgeon, Edward Hope. Hope’s new bride, Hester, and her sister Margaret Ibbotson are cousins to a prominent family in the neighborhood, the Greys. This immediately puts them at odds with another prominent family, the Rowlands. Much of the […]
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The Sagas and Shit: Flash Review
This book is hilarious, there’s just no way around that The illustrations are adorable, and always relevant It’s clear from various mentions that the author really does understand both medieval and modern Icelandic culture The author reveals himself to be LGBT during one of the sagas, so that’s cool! Altogether, the book is definitely a […]
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Circe by Madeline Miller: Review
“In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform […]
Awakened is the eighth book in the House of Night series by PC and Kristin Cast. This review may contain spoilers for the previous seven books. If you would like a review of the series as a whole, please see my post here. First Thoughts I started reading the House of Night series when it […]
The Fairy Tale Enchantress series, as I’ve mentioned before in my posts about Curse of Magic and KM Shea, is the third series set in Shea’s fairytale world. The third book, Reign of Magic, is set for release next month and it’s safe to say I’m excited! I fully plan to do a full review […]
I started reading at an unusually young age and I frankly didn’t stop for a long time. As a kid, my family didn’t have cable TV, and we didn’t have an extensive collection of VHS or DVDs. I managed to hit some major popular culture moments, but usually only after I’d missed out on the […]
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Deerbrook 3/4 Update
The rising action that I could see emerging previously has come to a head! There was actually a very dramatic chapter in which there was stone throwing, lots of arguing, and a burned effigy… There are now two major conflicts in the plot: Hope’s romantic feelings, and Enderby’s. Much of the novel has been concerned […]
Cups and Cards and Books 