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Ranking The Smythe-Smith Quartet
Ah yes, the Smythe-Smiths, the terribly talentless quartet that graces Bridgertons pages with its bad music. It is a family tradition though for each girl to play in the annual recital until they die or get married, whichever comes first. So here I rank the stories of the ladies behind the instruments. 1. A Night…
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Twisted Tales: What Once was Mine Review
The latest tale in the series is written by Liz Braswell and takes a bit of a different approach than the other novels. First off, it’s a frame story beginning at Sloane Kent Memorial Hospital with 16 year old twins, Danielle and Brenden. Danielle is there for her chemotherapy treatments and after endless rewatches of…
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Twisted Tales: Part of Your World Review
Liz Braswell’s take on the Little Mermaid asks “What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula?” And that is a dark future indeed.Ariel is the mute ruler of Atlantica with her father’s demise, Eric is in a permanent hypnotic daze content in his role as the Mad Prince making operettas as his wife, Princess Vanessa rules…
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Jinx Review
As with the rest of the Archie Comics 2015 update, Lil Jinx gets a turn by updating her fun hijinks to high school and it is definately fun to see how the mischevious little girl and all her friends grew up. And don’t worry Lil Jinx retains her hot tempered nature. Whether it be fighting…
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Reality Check Review
Since I so enjoyed Calonita’s Secrets of My Hollywood Life, I decided to check out her stand alone novel, Reality Check. While Secrets starred Kaitlin, an actress who had been working on tv and movies since she was 5 years old, the protagonist here is Charlie Reed, a regular girl who waitresses and goes to…
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New Historical Women?
As if you can’t tell already, I read a lot of historical fiction and historical nonfiction about the forgotten women of the past who are just now getting the spotlight. I just read The Last Grand Duchess by Bryn Turnbell. It was fine, nothing particularly relavatory or new if you already know the Romanovs. But…
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Book Updates?
Covert Affairs is a fun spy book that is a bit like a more modern Totally Spies as three young adult girls go around the world rescuing heiresses, foiling cults and going gun to gun with the Brazilian mob. I found it very enjoyable and great light reading. And apparently this is an update because…
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Beautiful Little Fools Review
With The Great Gatsby now in public domain, Jillain Cantor duly stepped in to provide the ladies of Gatsby their own story. Set in the years leading up to, during and after Gatsby’s death, the novel follows Daisy, Jordan and Catherine and shows the pasts they hide, the secrets they keep and the disillusioned view…
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