Review: The Secret Messenger
Mandy Robotham's novel of the Nazi occupation of Venice—and the Venetian resistance that fought against fascism in many different ways—is an exciting, wild ride. A ride that we, as the reader, get to take on a gondola. I had no great desire to travel to Italy before reading The Secret Messenger. I...
Review: Dear Mrs. Bird
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. When readers discuss the historical fiction genre, humor doesn't...
My First Month Using a Bullet Journal
Back in the day, I was a #PlannerGirl. As I write this, my lovely aqua-colored Filofax sits on my printer, collecting dust. I spent hours pouring...
A Confession About a Lie I Told in High School
I recently saw a Twitter post about chunky wedge-heeled platform shoes coming back into style. Everything that is old is new again, I suppose. I...
Review: The Flight Girls
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar is yet another great female-lead...
Review: A Dangerous Collaboration
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. Deanna Raybourn has once again delivered a gloriously witty and...
Thoughts on the First Time Reading LITTLE WOMEN
This is a guest post from Marina Jovanović. Thanks Marina! I know I must have lived under a rock if I’m reading this classic tale for the first time...
Review: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
I’m just going to say this right up front: The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper’s Women by Hallie Rubenhold is going to be one of my favorite...
50 Albums That Mean a Lot To Me
A co-worker was recently asked what would seem to be a simple question but is actually pretty complicated: What is your favorite album of all time?...
Review: A Perilous Undertaking + A Treacherous Curse
This is my new favorite book series. There. I said it. Author Deanna Raybourn has found something incredibly special with the highly intelligent and...
10 Ways to Remember Your Reusable Shopping Bags
I'm so proud of Prince Edward Island, the place I call home, for being the first province in Canada to ban plastic bags. Seeing most of PEI's...
Interview: “No Stone Unturned” Author Pam Lecky
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. I just adored The Bowes Inheritance by Pam Lecky so I was super...
Review: A Curious Beginning
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. The first book in the Veronica Speedwell mystery series, A Curious...
Jillianne Hamilton is the author of the Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire trilogy and The Lazy Historian's Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII. Learn more.
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