This is a book of Pride and Prejudice variations by Elizabeth Ann West. I am not particularly pleased with any of them, although the first at least has an ending of sorts. (And there are no actual ‘dates’ like we think of today. Title fail.) Hopefully my journey through P&P variations gets better from here. “Much to Conceal” In this story, Elizabeth reveals to Jane in London what happened with the disastrous proposal in Hunsford a week prior. Jane and their Aunt Gardiner plot to […]
Clicks ‘Publish’, backs off slowly.
So first off, let me just say that I feel weird about this, so if you feel weird about this, then I’m right there with you. I went back and forth (and back and forth) over whether to post this, but in the end, I spent a SIGNIFICANT amount of time this year reading (and re-reading, and re-reading) Sherlock fanfiction. This year has honestly been pretty terrible for me personally, and among other things, I have developed pretty severe anxiety. I’ve never had to deal […]
One review, extra salty
Well, Pajiba beat me to it with the review, but I also read Tender Wings of Desire and can confirm there is no sex of any bestial double entendre in this book. And honestly, we should all count ourselves grateful, because in the age of 4chan, I think the greatest Mother’s Day gift we can all give is a world that continues to be free of the canonical sexploits of Antebellum Creepy Uncle. So, without feather ado, here’s the rest of the “review”: The “plot,” […]
Instead of making me want to read Harry Potter, I’m left wanting the first seven books in this series.
I’ve been holding off on reading this and Kindred Spirits because I don’t want to live in a world without an undiscovered Rainbow Rowell book. I love her writing that much. And it is because of the Cannonball Read that I even know she exists. It’s astounding to me that something as good as Fangirl or Attachments or any number of other great novels could exist at the same time as me, and I wouldn’t just know about them because of some vague, shared cultural […]