(I won't get into specifics but if child abuse is triggering for you, I'd avoid this one.) I enjoy historical fiction because it is the only form of...
REVIEW: The Home for Unwanted Girls
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Review: The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman
I don't know if I've just been missing out on great books or if I've just been really lucky at picking what historical fiction to read, but once...
Review: The Witch of Lime Street
I recently finished reading David Jaher's fascinating non-fiction book, The White of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit...
Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
I always keep my ears open for new costume dramas coming out and add them to my To Watch list. A few months ago, I added The Guernsey Literary and...
6 Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly (born Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) is famous for being the first woman investigative journalist. She was one of very few female reporters...
Review: The Pug Who Bit Napoleon
This book was sent to me by Pen and Sword Books in exchange for an honest review. The Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th & 19th...
Review: Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage and Manners
I found this book uncommonly infuriating. Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill is just... it's...
Review: The Butchering Art
Yes, yes, another book review. I've been looking forward to The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian...
Review: Death, Disease & Dissection
This book was sent to me by Pen and Sword Books in exchange for an honest review. Death, Disease & Dissection: The Life of a Surgeon-Apothecary...
Review: Elegant Etiquette in the Nineteenth Century
This book was sent to me by Pen and Sword Books in exchange for an honest review. Elegant Etiquette in the Nineteenth Century by Mallory James is a...
Review: Queens of Georgian Britain by Catherine Curzon
This book was sent to me by Pen and Sword Books in exchange for an honest review. Queens of Georgian Britain by Catherine Curzon ticks several...
Review: Bad Girls from History
This book was sent to me by Pen and Sword Books in exchange for an honest review. I sometimes get the feeling that accessibility is why some people...
Jillianne Hamilton writes delightful historical fiction and historical romance featuring rebellious heroines and happy endings.
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