“The land of Terre d’Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good…and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who…
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DNF: Byron Easy
Disclosure: I received a free copy of Byron Easy from publisher Pegasus Books, LLC, but was not compensated for discussing/reviewing it. My thoughts on the book are my own. “It’s December 24th, 1999. Byron Easy, a poverty-stricken poet, half-drunk and suicidal, sits on a train at King’s Cross Station waiting to depart. In his lap is a…
Review: The Book of Madness and Cures
Committed to following in her father’s footsteps through the world of medicine, Gabriella Mondini has worked for years to become a legitimate doctors, despite the sexism of 1590 Venice. But when her father — her patron in the male-dominated society — goes missing, Gabriella’s already-precarious position becomes even more so. Using clues in the letters…
DNF: The Name of the Rose
It’s 1327, and Brother William Baskerville and his companion (monk-in-training Adso of Melk) have just arrived at an unnamed abbey somewhere in Italy or France. A resident of the abbey has committed suicide — or possibly been murdered — and the abbot has requested that William investigate. William hopes for a quick resolution, but the…
Review: Little Women and Me
When 14 year-old Emily March is given an English assignment to write about what changes she would make in order to improve a classic novel, Little Women comes immediately to mind. If she can’t fix her own problems — her crush actually likes her sister, and she’s sick being the middle child — maybe she…