This second volume follows the continuing adventures of Jane and Vincent as they embark on their honeymoon to Belgium to visit a glamourist friend of Vincent’s. While there, news arrives that Napoleon has returned from exile; Jane and Vincent are faced with the problem of how to get back to England safely. Glamour in Glass is a lot less Austen-esque then Shades of Milk and Honey, and also far more serious. Imminent war takes over the second half of the story, and there is more […]
Glamming up Austen
For the record, I enjoyed this book and plan to read the rest of the series. For all its promise and the glowing reviews and recommendations, I was expecting a lot more. The comparison to Jane Austen is apt, and there are pretty clear references to several of her novels in the characters and plot. The addition of glamour magic as an everyday social skill provides a way to make the old Austen formulas new and interesting. The story follows Jane Ellsworth who is well […]
Time of the Living Gargoyles
I picked this up as a light read and it is, but it’s entertaining. Zoe Faust, the heroine, is an herbalist and runs an online shop, who just wants to settle into her new fixer-upper home in Portland, Oregon. Zoe encounters a few problems. First, there is the living stone gargoyle Dorian Robert-Houdin who has stowed away in her things because he needs her help translating an old alchemical text in order to save his life. It turns out Zoe is several centuries old, having […]
A Theory of Creativity, Teaching, the Universe and Everything
I’m starting a new teaching job in the fall, and I’ve been starting to work on new lesson plans and classroom strategies. Thus, when I saw a friend’s review of this book on Goodreads with a comment concerning utility in the classroom, I figured I’d try it. Although there is extensive discussion of teaching methodology, this book does not read as a pedagogical instruction manual, nor does it read like an academic study. It sounds a lot like a business/inspirational guide, in the style of […]