Short and Sweet Review It’s the 1860s and most woman are supposed to be mild mannered and looking for a husband, but not Stella she just recently got banished from her etiquette lessons, but its okay because she has bigger dreams than chasing a man. Stella wants to pursue writing and be independent but things […]
Genre: Historical
THE REBEL GIRLS OF ROME By Jordyn Taylor
Short and Sweet Review The Rebel Girls of Rome takes place in two different time periods, in the current time we have Lilah who is currently in Rome with her grandfather to bond and learn more about his past. In the past time period which takes place in 1943 Rome which is under Nazi occupation […]
LADY OR THE TIGER By Heather M. Herrman
Short and Sweet Review Lady or the Tiger follows the story of Belle King, who is wanted for murder and just recently turned herself in. Belle is ready to face the consequences but what she isn’t ready for is to see her abusive husband Reginald outside of her jail cell. Belle has done a lot […]
LADY’S KNIGHT By Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Short and Sweet Review Lady’s Knight follows the story of Gwen and Isobelle. Gwen is the daughter of a blacksmith but she wants to be a knight but this isn’t allowed for woman. Isobelle on the other hand is known as Lady Isobelle of Avington and she’s been chosen to be the grand prize in […]
LAIR OF DREAMS By Libba Bray
Short and Sweet Review Lair of Dreams picks up soon after where The Diviners left off. Now that people know that diviners exist things are different. Evie is living it up at different hotels throwing parties and she’s also on a radio show using her gifts to help people. Not all of the diviners are […]
PASSENGER By Alexandra Bracken
Short and Sweet Review Etta is a violin prodigy and a time traveler she just doesn’t know the latter yet. After a stressful performance Etta’s skill of time traveling comes to play and she ends up going back in time to the year 1776, which is where she meets Nicholas a privateer who’s job is […]
EVERYTHING IS POISON By Joy McCullough
Short and Sweet Review Carmela just turned 16 which means she finally gets the chance to work at her mother’s (Giulia) apothecary. Giulia, Maria, and Laura have been working at the apothecary for a while and depending on who you ask they’re either witches or saints. Carmela knows that her mother is there to help […]
THE DIVINERS By Libba Bray
Short and Sweet Review After Evie shows off a unique trick at a party which isn’t received well by some, she ends up being shipped off from Ohio to stay with her uncle Will in New York. Evie is able to touch objects and see its history. When there’s a string of murders in the […]
IN WANT OF A SUSPECT By Tirzah Price
Short and Sweet Review Lizzie has finally earned her place at Longbourn and as the first female solicitor she’s able to take cases that keep her busy and on occasion able to see Darcy. Lizzie goes to consult with a client but on arrival she finds that his warehouse was set on fire and his […]