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The Fallen WomanFiona McIntoshPenguin, $34.99 Fiona McIntosh, the prolific bestselling author from South Australia, has more than 40 titles to her name, many of them historical romances. The Fallen Woman is as solidly constructed as any, and it combines with brio and assurance the kind of vivid historical world-building and the talent for romantic melodrama […]
I read the book in September 2023. I found it relatively interesting and compelling though realize many aspects of it were very traumatized. Given the promise of the book, the plot was relatively straightforward and the characters were a bit underdeveloped but of course so with this could be outrageous at times. None of us […]
I don't think I'm in a proper state to review this book, but then again, if I don't review it now; perhaps I won't ever in the future. This was disturbing. Please, I'm putting stress on the word "disturbing". Petrifying and nightmarish. To compare; I've read " The Sluts" by the same author and it […]
Whenever it is the purpose of a (political) mission which has to be ascertained, it behoves one to ask three questions without delay: why was the mission sent at all; why was it sent only when it was; and why did it comprise the individuals that it did. Unless such well-meaning cynicism is allowed to […]
Not just in romance books but in any kind of genre. I know my question isn’t very specific but I’m genuinely curious. Do you like tropes? Where do you draw the line between romantic and cheesy? What does a romance need to make you feel engaged on an emotional level? Personally, I love a good […]
The Book Of ABBA by Jan Gradvall (Faber & Faber £20, 336pp) When a fresh-faced quartet of Swedish singers decided to rebrand themselves, they were dismayed to find that the name they had chosen already belonged to a company that processed and packaged herring. The fish factory boss kindly agreed to share the name with […]
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I took a Stanford online short stories class maybe a year ago. Together we read There There and I recall how glowingly our instructor described Tommy Orange’s book and how much I enjoyed it. I was wondering if any of you had a chance to read the follow up novel, Wandering Stars, and what your […]
Hi all, I'm about 100 pages into the first book of The First Law trilogy and loving every minutes of it. Normally I'm not a big fan of the fantasy genres, only read LotR, ASOIAF, and past the first book of the Stormlight Archive saga (probably got downvoted to hell for this I felt the […]
I have been on a 'find and read every book even mentioning time travel' for a quite a while now. I'm halfway through this book and it has been the most captivating and rich story I've read in a long time. I'm at page 337 and I'm so happy I'm only halfway through. It's one […]