A new voice in historical romance proved to be the perfect balm after being burned by my old favorite Mary Jo Putney. Tessa Dare’s Goddess of the Hunt is positively delightful, and I read it cover to cover the day I bought it. Dare gets the tropes of a historical: the society rules, the ton, the… Read More Goddess of the Hunt, by Tessa Dare
And that would be ‘Do Not Keep.’ In my previous post, I talked about how Loving a Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney wasn’t a bad book despite its cultural hinkiness. I spoke too soon. I’m very lucky that the bookstore I bought it from accepts returns up to two weeks after a purchase, because… Read More Not so much ‘DNF’ as ‘DNK’
I’m always wary of picking up books that reference India and Indian heritage, especially romance novels. I mean, I have a huge pet peeve about the exotic as the erotic, and half-Indian heroes, and have blogged about it in the past. Between that and the fact that it’s been a while since Mary Jo Putney… Read More Loving a Lost Lord, by Mary Jo Putney.
I keep forgetting all the things I need to read, so for the sake of posterity, here’s my current To Be Read List… Along For the Ride, by Sarah Dessen Bound By Your Touch, by Meredith Duran Written on Your Skin, by Meredith Duran White Witch, Black Curse, by Kim Harrison Jellicoe Road, by Melina… Read More The TBR pile.
I almost didn’t pick up up Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ 1991 novel Hot Shot from the library, because of its generic romance novel cover. No, not the shirtless hunk with the bosomed maiden, but the anti-bodice ripper covers that have been churned out of late…generic pastoral scenes or flower sprigs. This one featured an idyllic lake… Read More Taking a shot at Hot Shot.
For my “subway book” this week, I’m rereading The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare. Sometimes, I can’t believe it was written in 1958 and how well it stands the test of time. It’s definitely one of my comfort reads, a book I run to like its lead character, Kit Tyler, runs to… Read More Blueberry cake and a kitten solves everything.
I just finished The Awakening, by Kelley Armstrong, the second novel in her young adult-targeted Darkest Powers series. And I basically tore through it. I started it while I was out last night, continued it on the subway, read a portion after I got home and was safely ensconced in bed, and then wrapped it… Read More Waking up with a great read.
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