Review: A Fire Sparkling
I'm such a sucker for London Blitz novels right now so when I saw the cover for A Fire Sparkling by Julianne MacLean, I knew I had to devour it. And devour it, I most definitely did. Readers are transported back and forth between 2011 U.S. and WWII era London, switching back and forth between the...
20 Things Book Lovers Can Do in 2020
Since it's January, a lot of people are trying to start the new year and the new decade off right by setting goals in order to enrich their lives...
Review: Daisy Jones & the Six
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. I inhaled this audiobook over the course of the No Man's Land that...
Review: The Witches Are Coming
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. Contains some minor spoilers. I adored Lindy West's book of essays,...
Jill’s Top 19 Things of 2019
As per tradition, I’ve compiled a list of awesome things from over the course of the year. Check out posts from prior years:...
10 Best Blog Posts of 2019
It's actually kind of tricky to decide what blog posts should be considered for a "best of" list, so I split this list into two categories: my...
The 5 Best Books I Read in 2019
December is usually the time people reflect on the last year: the ups, the downs, and, most importantly, the very good books we've read. Here are my...
Review: Well Met
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. As soon as I found out Jen DeLuca's novel, Well Met, was based at a...
Giving Tuesday: Literacy in Prison
What is Giving Tuesday? I love Giving Tuesday. For those of you who might not be familiar with the annual event, Giving Tuesday takes place every...
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...
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...
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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