The ResurrectionistA. Rae Dunlap “To unlock the mysteries of the human form was to behold God’s masterpiece firsthand, and that is what sparked the fire within me for the very first time.” Oxford dropout James Willoughby has followed his true calling all the way to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he is determined to study with the…
Tag: Historical Fiction
What I read: February 2026
The White LadyJacqueline Winspear “She enjoyed this benign memory; there were other strands of reflection reaching back over the years that were akin to electric cables, able to shock if touched. Those hot wires of remembrance were all around her.” Although bombs have stopped falling and soldiers have returned home, the war will never be…
What I read: January 2026
Assassins Anonymous (Assassins Anonymous #1)Rob Hart “That’s why we’re here, dumbass. You can feel bad, and you should. Now you sit with those feelings and take the next right action. Meanwhile, I forgive you, because the person you were then isn’t the person you are today. Welcome to recovery.” Thanks to a secret group for…
What I read: October 2025
By GaslightSteven Price “There were leafless trees branched and cold like capillaries in the lungs of the dead and William saw this from the open seat of a rented carriage with a blanket over his knees and a scarf at his throat and he understood he had been waiting for something that had at last…
What I read: September 2025
The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most FoulEleanor HermanBook club “…people living in terror of poison were, in fact, poisoning themselves every day of their lives, through their medicine, cosmetics, and living conditions. At Europe’s dazzling royal courts, beneath a facade of bejeweled beauty, there festered illness, ignorance,…