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The Lost Apothecary

Sarah Penner's upcoming novel The Lost Apothecary is a dual-timeline story set in London.

4 years ago

Debutante / The Last Debutantes

I was excited to read The Last Debutantes, by Georgie Blalock, because I loved Anne Melville's novel Debutante. Both stories…

4 years ago

Rereading: To Sir With Love

I've read To Sir With Love 3 or 4 times now, usually when I'm feeling frustrated with teaching. And who…

4 years ago

The Mitford Murders

I'm really enjoying Jessica Fellowes' new series The Mitford Murders. In the first novel, Louisa Cannon is barely getting by…

5 years ago

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Undead Client

I had so much fun reading this book! Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Undead Client is narrated by…

5 years ago

Home Truths

I got Home Truths from Kindle First Reads.  (If you're a reader at all, you should check this out. It's…

5 years ago

Past Imperfect

I really enjoyed Julian Fellowes' Snobs, a drily observational manners novel in which a marchioness sticks to her childhood nickname…

5 years ago

Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows

The first thing I need to tell you about this book is that it's not a cute title -- this…

5 years ago

The Turn Of The Key

Ruth Ware's newest novel, The Turn Of The Key, blends the creepily invasive smarthome of The Girl Before with the highland…

5 years ago

The Ship of Brides

I first read Jojo Moyes' The Ship of Brides in Beijing, in fact, I have a paperback copy with a 100RMB…

5 years ago

A Study In Silks

A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway is described as the adventures of Evelina Cooper, the mystery-solving niece of Sherlock…

5 years ago

Queenie

When we first meet her, Jamaican-British Queenie is facing a breakup, or rather not facing a breakup by pretending she and…

5 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 Girl With All The Gifts

Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his…

6 years ago

Dangerous Crossing

Class boundaries disappear and secrets slip out on a long, hot journey from England to Australia in Rachel Rhys' Dangerous Crossing.…

7 years ago

Unleashing Mr. Darcy

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Teri Wilson’s Unleashing Mr. Darcy. On one hand, I can't read…

8 years ago