This week:
• Dogs DO need nice homes
• Three retired ladies are on a mission
• There is an appropriate amount of cake
Category Archives: Book Review
Romance is Diverse AF
This week:
• I read a lot of self-published Romance
• Main characters can be diverse in a lot of different ways
• Everyone deserves a happily ever after
Fantastic Regency Fantasy – Shades of Milk and Honey
This week, Shades of Milk and Honey is:
• A brilliant blend of subtle magic and historical fiction
• Exactly the kind of gentle romance I like
• Making me want some strawberries
Three Twins at the Crater School Review
This week:
• I love school stories
• How many twins are there, exactly?
• This book has weird, fascinating worldbuilding
Choosing your genre as a reader
This week, defining your genre as a reader:
• Means you know yourself well
• Can close you off from finding other things you love
• Will help you avoid things that annoy or trigger you
Legends & Lattes: what is cosy fantasy? Or, how to make yourself hungry by reading descriptions of cake
This week:
• I try to nail down what cosy fantasy is
• Travis Baldree becomes a one-click author for me
• The mouth-watering descriptions of pastries made me hungry
Rainbringer: passive heroine, active heroine
This week, Rainbringer:
• Has two strong heroines
• Subverted my expectations
• Totally blew me away
Robert Muchamore nails writing female secondary characters, woop!
This week:
• Robin Hood is a 12-year-old boy who must survive alone in Sherwood Forest when his father is falsely accused of theft
• Women going about their business and doing their jobs in books is unusual
• Robert Muchamore writes great secondary characters who reflect reality
Secondary Characters, Narrative and Comedy – Review of Redshirts by John Scalzi
This week, Redshirts is:
• A fun romp through the Universal Union
• Sneakily asking ethical questions
• Much more meta than I anticipated
Fantastic Regency Fantasy – The Lady Jewel Diviner
This week, The Lady Jewel Diviner is:
• A fast-paced cosy crime mystery
• A cute nod to Regency romance
• Obsessed with cream teas
ALISON JANET BROWN 