Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility by Laura Edmondson (2021)

 It’s unfortunate that a modern retelling of Sense and Sensibility felt the need to forgo, or actually decry, any sense of moral restraint and instead delved deeply into American politics with a liberal agenda being the end all/be all of feminism and liberated women. I’m so sick of American politics that I could puke, and Ladies of the House did not improve my mood one iota. Turning Mr. Dashwood...

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A high fantasy adventure - The Stolen Kingdom by Jillian Boehme (2021)

Jillian Boehme delivers top-notch high fantasy with The Stolen Kingdom. Not since J. R. R. Tolkien or C. S. Lewis have I experienced such a perfect blending of faith and fantasy.Stories of rightful heirs to a throne intrigue me, which is why I elected to read this novel in the first place. Maralyth comes from a line of rightful kings to the land of Perin Faye, a truth unknown to her until she is forced...

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Pretty in Pink: A Lesson in Unrequited Love

Blane, Andie, and Duckie in Pretty in Pink (1986)Written for the Unhappy Valentine's Blogathon hosted by PEPs.So many times, unrequited love happens because one member of a long-standing friendship falls in love with the other member.Such is the case with Pretty in Pink.A cinematic stunner written by John Hughes, Pretty in Pink puts 1980s teen romance on display with one of the most used...

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Valentine's Day Period Drama Tag

Here are my answers to Heidi's tag for her Valentine's Day Period Drama Blog Party at Along the Brandywine. It was immensely fun to fill out and made me stop to think and remember some of my favorite period dramas. That was exciting.My main blog post for her blogathon is about Christine and Raoul from The Phantom of the Opera, in case you're interested.1) Your current three (or up to...

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Childhood Friends: Raoul and Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

Written for the Valentine's Day Period Drama Blog Party hosted by Heidi at Along the Brandywine.And many thanks to my blogging buddies who helped me choose my topic! As you can tell, PotO had the most votes. 😉There has always been and will always be the age-old battle of the love triangle in The Phantom of the Opera.Do we love the Phantom and Christine or Raoul and Christine? I was on the...

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A Peter Pan retelling - Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas (2021)

When children go missing, people want answers. When children go missing in the small coastal town of Astoria, people look to Wendy for answers.It's been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to disappear, the questions surrounding her brothers’ mysterious circumstances are brought back into light. Attempting to flee her past, Wendy...

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Top Ten Tuesday

 I've never done this before, but I think it might be a fun goal for the new year, except for January because, yah, that's gone already. The Top Ten Tuesday was started by That Artsy Reader Girl and I found it through Elza Reads.I have read countless books that were written before I was born, in fact, some of these books are my favorites of all time! So this was not a difficult list to compile.Number...

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