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Review: High Rising
Angela Thirkell, High Rising This gentle novel chronicles daily life in an English village between the wars. The protagonist is Laura Morland, a widowed mother of four sons, who earns a living by...
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Review: Snobbery with Violence
Marion Chesney, Snobbery with Violence Captain Harry Cathcart has recently been invalided out of the army and is looking for something to do with himself. Since he is a gentleman, he is not expected to...
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Review: Seraphina
Rachel Hartman, Seraphina The kingdom of Goredd is populated with both humans and dragons, who manage to live peacefully together — for the moment. Not so long ago, the two sides were at war, and even...
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Review: As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
Alan Bradley, As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust ***Warning: SPOILERS for previous books in the series!*** Flavia de Luce’s life has been turned upside-down by the shocking revelation that her mother,...
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Review: Saga, Volumes 3-4
Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples, Saga: Volume Three and Saga: Volume Four Volumes 3 and 4 of this saga (see what I did there?) continue the story of star-crossed lovers Marko and Alana and their...
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Review: Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints
P.J. Brackston, Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints In the small town of Gesternstadt in 18th-century Germany, Gretel is something of a local celebrity. Her first claim to fame is being the...
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Review: Dreamer’s Pool
Juliet Marillier, Dreamer’s Pool This novel, set in early medieval Ireland, tells the story of Blackthorn, a young woman who has been imprisoned by a cruel chieftain and sentenced to death. But on the...
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Review: The Rose Rent
Ellis Peters, The Rose Rent In this 13th installment of the Brother Cadfael series, the Benedictine Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul is disturbed by yet another murder — and this time the victim is one...
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Review: Every Breath
Ellie Marney, Every Breath Rachel Watts has recently moved with her family from their farm in rural Australia to the big city of Melbourne. Watts hates almost everything about her new home —...
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Review: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line
Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham, The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line ***Warning: Spoilers for the “Veronica Mars” TV show and movie!*** This first Veronica Mars book picks up right after the movie left off:...
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Review: The Queen of the Tearling
Erika Johansen, The Queen of the Tearling Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn has just turned 19, and it’s time for her to ascend the throne of the Tearling. But being the ruler of this kingdom is not...
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Review: Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone Orphan Alina Starkov has grown up believing she’s completely ordinary. Not particularly pretty or talented, she’s lived in the shadow of her best friend and fellow orphan...
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Review: Siege and Storm
Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm ***Warning: SPOILERS for Shadow and Bone!*** After failing to kill the Darkling, Alina and her beloved Mal are on the run. They hope that by staying far away from Ravka,...
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Review: The Boy Most Likely To
Huntley Fitzpatrick, The Boy Most Likely To Seventeen-year-old Tim Mason has always been good at three things: flirting with girls, being the life of the party, and finding where his father has hidden...
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Review: Ruin and Rising
Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising ***Warning: SPOILERS for previous books in the series!*** In the aftermath of the battle at Os Alta, the Darkling now sits on the Ravkan throne, and Alina and her...
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Review: The Lure of the Moonflower
Lauren Willig, The Lure of the Moonflower ***Warning: Possible spoilers for previous books in the series!*** This last installment of the Pink Carnation series finally tells the story of the Pink...
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Review: Dear Enemy
Jean Webster, Dear Enemy This sequel to Daddy-Long-Legs centers around Judy’s college friend Sallie McBride, a cheerful but frivolous young woman whose wealth has prevented her from ever having to work...
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Review: Unnatural Death
Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death While dining out one day, Lord Peter Wimsey and his friend Inspector Parker are discussing so-called accidental deaths that might actually be murders. A young doctor...
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Review: A Curious Beginning
Deanna Raybourn, A Curious Beginning London, 1887. As the city prepares to celebrate Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee, Veronica Speedwell is marking a milestone of her own. After burying her spinster...
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Review: A Proper Companion
Candice Hern, A Proper Companion Robert, Lord Bradleigh, is a rakish earl with a recently arranged betrothal to a lovely young girl he barely knows. Emily Townsend is an impoverished spinster employed...
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