by Sarah MacLean
Lady Alexandra, or Alex for short, is destined to have her first London season, to see and be seen, and to catch an eligible and wealthy husband. Unfortunately, Alex is not interested in the least in having a season or a husband. Alex is independent-minded, strong-willed, and not afraid to say what she [...]
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The Season
Plague
by Joanne Dahme
Nell looks exactly like Princess Joan and after Nell’s parents succumb to the plague, Nell and her brother George go to live in the castle where Nell works as Princess Joan’s body double in times of trouble. Now several years after her parents’ death, Nell, George, and Princess Joan are off to Spain [...]
Silent on the Moor
by Deanna Raybourn
If you have not yet read Silent in the Grave and Silent in the Sanctuary you might want to skip this review until you do.
Lady Julia is at it again. This time she is accompanying her sister Portia uninvited on a visit to Grimsgrave, the property that is now owned by Brisbane. When [...]
The Boy Who Dared: A Novel Based on the True Story of a Hitler Youth
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
We meet young Helmuth on October 27, 1942 on his 264th day in a Nazi prison. It’s a Tuesday and the executioner works on Tuesday. Will this be Helmuth’s Tuesday?
What has Helmuth done to land himself here, waiting in the cold, dank cell for death. Helmuth thinks back to how he got [...]
The Dragonfly Pool
by Eva Ibbotson
Tally’s family decides it is best to send her away from London to the safe haven of the countryside as war becomes a more imminent threat. Tally doesn’t want to go to boarding school, but she is a very like-able, very agreeable child who only wishes for the happiness of others, so she [...]
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
Nine-year-old Bruno must leave his comfortable home in Berlin that has five floor and a banister for sliding down and his three best friends for life and his grandparents to live in a desolate countryside where there are no children to play with. He must do this because his father has a very [...]
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
My friends and I have begun a book club, so now I have a specific reason to read adult titles. It’s kind of nice. While I love teen lit, I feel like that is all I should be reading since there are so many good titles that I need to stay on [...]
Cat Among the Pigeons (A Cat Royal Adventure)
by Julia Golding
Orphan Cat Royal, of the Theater Royal on Drury Lane, has recovered from her adventures and her stint in jail (The Diamond of Drury Lane) but just when she believes everything has gone back to normal, the unthinkable happens. Pedro, the young musical prodigy, former slave, and Cat’s good friend, has become a [...]
Sovay
by Celia Rees
Sovay Middleton stands up for herself, her family, and her beliefs. When she finds out her fiance is cheating on her, she dresses up like a highwayman and robs him. When she learns her father is to be arrested for sedition and possibly treason, she rides out once again as a highwayman to [...]
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Read-a-like for Deanna Raybourn
For those, like me, who enjoyed Lady Julia Grey you will be happy to know that there is a series that is similar (eerily similar, I think). Author Tasha Alexander has written three books about Lady Emily Bromley, check them out on her website. I picked up the first title, And Only to Deceive but [...]
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