Poor Fiona. All She wants is to have a normal life, marry a normal man and have a normal job. In the beginning of The Enchanted Garden Café by Abigail Drake, she doesn’t get any of that. Her mother, the infamous Claire de Lune Campbell, owns the aforementioned café and Fiona’s life is mostly keeping … Continue reading Enchanted? Or Enchanted.
I’ll admit it, I’m prejudice. Just like Lizzie Bennet. When it comes to men writing Pride & Prejudice variations, I usually pick the women first. There are a few men that I do read but as a rule, I mostly read the women authors. Is it because of Jane Austen herself and I feel that … Continue reading Everything a Gentleman ought to be
There was a Stuff Your Kindle event going on that I missed, but it was a multi-day event that covered a larger number of genres. So, of course, I sent the dates to my best friend, who is also an avid reader.This got us talking about books. To be honest, when aren’t we talking about … Continue reading Every small Northeastern town needs a witch.
Y’all. This was not a trope I thought I’d ever pick up. I’d watch the BookTok girlies (when that was a thing in this country) talk about the Monster (ahem) books and figured that was not a trope I’d ever be interested in. Then I picked up Under Loch and Key by Lana FergusonAs a disclaimer, I … Continue reading Love at the Loch
We’re doing something different this week. My reviews are mostly about books. But occasionally there comes a movie or a tv show that is based on a book and I will review those. I think the last time I did this was when Netflix premiered the Irregulars. Or Enola Holmes. (Both are great series and … Continue reading Eureka, my dear Doctor
I want to say I went into this book thinking it was a sweet queer fantasy surrounding holidays and royality and romance. But to be truthful, the first thing that pulled me into this book was an unhinged Tumblr post. I immediately downloaded The Nightmare Before Kissmass by Sara Raasch on Audible. And then bought … Continue reading A Romance for the Holidays
Victorian adventures are a pleasure of mine. After all, I am a fan of Sherlock Holmes. It might just be the Victorian Era as well. Despite the classism, the lack of women’s rights, and the lack of labor laws, the feel and the romanticism of it inspire me.A friend of mine-actually a few friends- were … Continue reading A Curious Beginning
I’m a child of the ‘80’s’80s. Nostalgia is huge with me these days. When there comes a book called 80’s Ghost by V. S. Lawrence that promotes a haunting mystery of a small town high school fire in the 80’s, you have my attention. The story revolves around Chrissy, Rodney, and Bill. The three of … Continue reading Totally Spooky
Yes. They're title lyrics. To a song released in 1997 under the same title as this week's book. And to say that this song was not running through my head while I read this book would be laughable. Alexandria’s newest book, Truly, Madly, Deeply came out at the end of April and I immediately bought … Continue reading Until the Sky Falls Down on Me
You all know by now that I am here for a good Pride & Prejudice variation. If it mentions the novel, chances are I’m picking it up.After the queer YA version in Most Ardently, I found this one, Just as You Are. A lesbian-sapphic romance that touches on gender norms, expectations, transgender issues, homophobia and … Continue reading Mouse found another one!
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