The 10 Best Books I Read in 2020
A finished reading 33 books this year. To some bookworms, that might not seem like a lot but that's a pretty good number for me and I'm proud of it. I read a combination of physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks. I also read a lot of great books this year but these 10 were my very favorites. Keep...
2020 Highlights and Goals for 2021
Well. That was certainly... a year, huh? Instead of thinking about all the crummy things that happened over the course of the last year, I like to do an annual rundown of my personal highlights and go through my goals for the following year to help myself stay accountable. (My Top 20 Things of...
Scrivener to the Rescue!
I've been using Google Docs for writing my books for several years, all the while knowing that many writers recommended Scrivener. I knew it had a lot of functionality and tools just for authors but I always thought, "Whatever. I'll keep it simple. I don't need fancy software for my books. Google...
Review: Jane Steele
This book had me at the tagline: "Reader, I murdered him." "Reader, I married him" is the most famous line from Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel and one of the most beloved books within English literature today. Author Lyndsay Faye took Jane Eyre and cleverly adapted it. This book isn't...
Review: The Book of Lost Names
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel was so difficult to put down. The novel begins with the reader meeting a headstrong elderly librarian in 2005. She hears about a Bible seized by the Nazis and a group in Berlin is looking to reunite the book with its owner. The librarian, Ava, immediately...
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...
Every Bookstore on Prince Edward Island (Updated!)
August 2020 Update: I did it! I have now been to every bookstore in Prince Edward Island! They said it couldn't be done. The fools. The fools! (Keep in mind, another bookstore could open after August 2020. So if you're reading this after that date, I might be missing one. Let me know!) To...
Sneak Peek: Kate Quinn’s New Novel
Kate Quinn is one of the most talented authors writing within the historical fiction genre today. Her two most recent novels, The Alice Network and The Huntress, were both fantastic dramas featuring hot-headed spitfires in the form of badass wartime women. Her newest novel, The Rose Code, will be...
Review: Daughter of the Reich
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. This review features some minor spoilers. Set in 1930s Germany, Hetty, the daughter of an SS officer, falls in love with a Jewish boy. What could possibly go wrong? Well, just about everything. Although this...
The Red Pen Parable
I announced this on social media a few weeks ago when it happened but this blog update is long overdue. I completed the rough draft of my first historical fiction novel. Right now I'm attacking the manuscript with my red pen, jotting lots of notes along the margins, underlining things in...
Jillianne Hamilton writes delightful historical fiction and historical romance featuring rebellious ladies and happy endings.
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