Review: Any Duchess Will Do

It was late and I couldn’t sleep. With my husband, the Silver Fox sleeping I didn’t want to turn on a light or watch the tv on the wall of our bedroom either. Just the thought of getting up and heading downstairs to watch something in the living room wasn’t enticing, so I did what… Continue reading Review: Any Duchess Will Do

Review: The Other Queen

In the beginning of The Other Queen, Philippa Gregory writes, “Every woman should marry for her own advantage since her husband will represent her, as visible as her front door, for the rest of her life. If she chooses a wastrel she will be avoided by all her neighbors as a poor woman; catch a… Continue reading Review: The Other Queen

A Bookcase or 6 or 7

As I walk into someone’s house for the first time it is the first thing I typically look for once all the pleasantries have been gone through. Do they read? What do they read? What types of books are nowhere to be found? What else do they have on those oh so telling shelves? Pictures… Continue reading A Bookcase or 6 or 7

Review: Jane Seymour

Since her first book came out in 1989 titled Britian's Royal Families, Allison Weir has been known for her fantastic works of non-fiction. As an older teenager and young adult in my 20's I remember reading several of her non-fiction works about Tudor England and being fascinated by the personalities and drama during that time… Continue reading Review: Jane Seymour

Little Women: A 150 Year Old Spoiler Alert

This particular post all started when a good friend of mine who had never seen any of the Little Women movies and needed to get out of the house messaged me a screenshot of the movie times. The rational thing for me to do was drive to her house to pick her up, grab some… Continue reading Little Women: A 150 Year Old Spoiler Alert

My Reading Habit Book Tag 2020

After finishing Victoria by Daisy Goodwin, I felt inclined to search through my WordPress Reader and see what other bloggers have been up to. There I was, scrolling away, perusing various titles when I came across this. My Reading Habit Book Tag 2020 by blogger Flowersinthebrain. https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/149685754/posts/758 As I’m always interested in how other people… Continue reading My Reading Habit Book Tag 2020

Review: Where the Crawdads Sing

This book all started with a phone call from my Aunt in California a few weeks ago. She told me she had a fantastic book for me to read. That it was one my Grandmother was reading for a book club and that in a moment of quiet she also picked it up and began… Continue reading Review: Where the Crawdads Sing