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Personally, I'm of the opinion that it's reductionist to call 'classics' a genre rather than separating them out, but I understand why people say they refuse to read 'classics'. Firstly, lots of classics do have aims in common. In a world not so interconnected as ours, they were a main method for putting across social … Continue reading What’s the Deal with Classics
Jess has hardcore wanderlust, and she also thinks she has it bad for Beau. Only to realise, after a rather exploitative hookup on Duane's part, that it's his twin she feels passionately about. I would have kind of liked this conflict about which twin she liked to be more thoroughly explored but the former is … Continue reading Truth or Beard Review
Eleanor doesn't come from a bad family but all her parents left her were books that didn't sell for much so she becomes a ladies' companion to a quite abrasive older woman whose nephew, Lord Lavenham, comes to visit sometimes, and whom she gets on much better with. So she's horrified when her mistress forbids … Continue reading From Cinderella to Countess
Please do imagine this in a trailer voice: In a world where Washington was given a crown instead of a presidency, no other countries were inspired into revolution either. There is still a Tsar and countless French Louis's; American royal parties cannot serve tea because of their history! However, as in England, a recent American … Continue reading American Royals Review
The book opens with Catherine's husband the Tsar's death, and the uncertainty of what will happen afterwards, since only their daughters are still living and he disliked their only grandson. But before we can find out what happened, we flash back to the start of her life, before her conversion, when she was still known … Continue reading Tsarina
THIS IS A SPOILER-FILLED RECAP/REVIEW A struggling ex student Raskolnikov meets a drunk, afraid of his wife, called Marmeladov. Everyone else laughs at this man but Raskolnikov feels sorry for him and helps he and his family out. But when he recieves a letter from his mother saying his sister will marry a seemingly manipulative … Continue reading Crime and Punishment Recap and Review
I wasn't expecting to love this book because I heard so many people complaining that it had been miss-marketed as a Mulan retelling and no it's not exactly the same but who wants a total retread out of a retelling? Like Mulan, Mariko's family want to marry her off to improve their prospects, but aim … Continue reading Flame in the Mist Review
Monty isn't a big fan of his father, his bookish sister Felicity or his new baby brother who takes up too much space for his liking, but he is in love with his best friend Percy, so he's thankful to his father for arranging a grand tour for the pair to go on together, even … Continue reading The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Review
These three short stories all share some themes in common, as well as the way they are written. Each is from first-person perspective and yet we find out almost nothing about the men- the most being that the one in The Black Cat is an animal lover, and this information given because it subverts expectations … Continue reading Crime and Conscious according to Edgar Allan Poe
Abi goes on a yoga retreat to recover from her trauma with her friend Pam, but when a storm picks up she is picked up by a woman named Sara on the road who takes her to Chateau Bellevue, Sara and her husband's home and wedding business. They immediately like Abi and offer her a … Continue reading The Beekeeper’s Promise Recap and Review
Into New Realms 