Historical

The Bombay Prince

I was excited to read The Bombay Prince (A Perveen Mistry Novel Book 3) by Sujata Massey because I really enjoyed…

3 years ago

“Apollo’s Raven” by Linnea Tanner

Excerpt from my review over on Online Book Club a while ago: Apollo’s Raven by Linnea Tanner is historical fantasy,…

3 years ago

Feast of Sorrow

Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King tells the story of a kitchen slave, Thrasius, and his owner, the gourmand Apicius.…

3 years ago

Juliet’s Nurse

Although I raised my hand for Juliet in my high school English class’ dramatic reading, I was assigned the Nurse.…

4 years ago

The Widows of Malabar Hill

The Widows of Malabar Hill, by Sujata Massey, blends two of my favorite things to read about: a vibrant, distant,…

4 years ago

Trade Secrets

By now, whenever Marcus and Perilla start talking about having a relaxing time, I'm pretty sure someone's about to find…

4 years ago

Flowers in the Blood

I think I found Gay Courter's Flowers in the Blood on Kveller's list of historical fiction, as part of my…

4 years ago

Editorial Review: Only Our Destiny by A.G. Russo | ManyBooks

I have a new review up on ManyBooks: Only Our Destiny by A. G. Russo takes readers through the tragedies and…

4 years ago

The Paying Guests

The Paying Guests was on my library requests list so long that I forgot who recommended it or why, so…

5 years ago

Tidelands

Do you know how much I wanted to read Philippa Gregory's new novel Tidelands? I requested it on NetGalley, but then…

5 years ago

Rouge

Rouge, by Richard Kirshenbaum, is the story of rival cosmetics empires, as well as a look at appearances and perceptions. The…

5 years ago

That Churchill Woman

Stephanie Barron's new novel, That Churchill Woman blends historical scandal with a manners novel.  Throughout the book, Jennie Jerome shows…

6 years ago

The Gown

I found The Gown in a used-book shop in Honolulu. The cover calls it a novel of the royal wedding,…

6 years ago

The Chef’s Secret

The beginning of The Chef's Secret starts a bit slowly, or maybe I was just disappointed that it wasn't set in ancient…

6 years ago

Wings of a Flying Tiger

In the dark days after the Nanjing Massacre, as the Second Sino-Japanese War is turning into World War II, an…

6 years ago

“Call The Midwife” Memoir Trilogy Offers More Poplar Details For TV Fans | (The) Absolute

The popular BBC show Call The Midwife tells the story of young nurse, Jenny Lee, and her fellow midwives at…

6 years ago

The Candle-Factory Girl

The Candle-Factory Girl was a perfectly pleasant working-class family drama, but including some of the worst historical world-building I've ever…

7 years ago

Solid Citizens

Before receiving David Wishart's new novel Solid Citizens, I'd already read Ovid, Germanicus, and Sejanus, also Roman mysteries by the…

7 years ago

Surprise Me

Surprise Me is another delightful Sophie Kinsella novel, this time a married chicklit novel instead of a hot mess single…

7 years ago

Not A Review

Pictured here is my latest round of holds: More Austen spinoffs, a Hamlet Choose-Your-Own-Adventure I heard about on Tumblr, it's…

8 years ago

The Gilded Years

The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe tells the story of Anita Hemmings, a student who passes as white to attend…

8 years ago

Finished Business: Marcus Corvinus #16

David Wishart's "Finished Business" is the sixteenth in the series, so Marcus Corvinus is aging a bit now, and becomes…

8 years ago