Women Widening Worlds With Words.

Book Review for “The Temple of the Muses” by Jane Davis. Summary: "London, 1780. As the city smoulders in the aftermath of the Gordon Riots, booksellers James and Dorcas Lackington resolve to fight despair not with charity, but with books. Convinced that reading is the surest path out of poverty, they launch a daring experiment … Continue reading Women Widening Worlds With Words. →

TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – Freebie: Delicious! – March 3, 2026.

The topic for my first #TTT for 2026 is: Genre Freebie! According to Jana's website: "Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and … Continue reading TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – Freebie: Delicious! – March 3, 2026. →

TCL’s First Lines Friday #11 for February 27, 2025!

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers that was originally hosted by Emma @ (the apparently, now defunct) Wandering Words (don't click on the link, it isn't there anymore). However, the lovely Carrie @ Reading is My Superpower not only does a similar weekly meme, she also hosts a weekly link party to … Continue reading TCL’s First Lines Friday #11 for February 27, 2025! →

The Mother of All Controversies.

Book Review for “MUV: The Story of the Mitford Girls' Mother” by Rachel Trethewey. Summary: "Everyone knows about the six flamboyant Mitford girls but in fact there were seven remarkable women in the famous family—the seventh was "Muv," Lady Sydney Redesdale, the mother of the notorious sisters. Too often portrayed as different from them and … Continue reading The Mother of All Controversies. →

Sirens on the High Seas.

Book Review for “The Determined” by Rachel Rueckert. Summary: "1721, Spanish Town, Jamaica. Captured, convicted, and pregnant, twenty-three-year-old Anne Bonny faces the gallows. When writer Captain Charles Johnson enters the garrison, she strikes a deal: she’ll tell this opportunistic fool her story if he sends a doctor to her friend, Mary Read, who’s battling prison … Continue reading Sirens on the High Seas. →

A 17th Century Modern Woman.

Book Review for “Anneke Jans in the New World” by Sandra Freels. Summary: "It’s 1630, and Anneke Jans has just arrived in the fledgling colony of New Netherland with her husband, Roelof, and their two young daughters to create a new life for herself and her family. One of very few women in the colony, … Continue reading A 17th Century Modern Woman. →

TCL’s #MustGetMonday #7! – ARR you ready for 2026?

Must Get Monday is something I found on Becca's blog @ The Becca Files (which seems to be gone now), which she was doing for quite a while. I've only joined in six times before, but sometimes the time, author, and book become an obsession! As Becca said: Whether it’s an upcoming release, new release, … Continue reading TCL’s #MustGetMonday #7! – ARR you ready for 2026? →

TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – Thanks A Lot! – November 25, 2025.

The topic for my fifth #TTT for 2025 is: Thanksgiving/Thanks Freebie! According to Jana's website: "Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and … Continue reading TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – Thanks A Lot! – November 25, 2025. →

A Real Crime for Female Fiction Writers.

Book Review for “The Queens of Crime” by Marie Benedict. Summary: "London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal: to show they are no longer willing to be treated as second-class citizens by their male counterparts in the legendary Detection Club. Led by … Continue reading A Real Crime for Female Fiction Writers. →

TCL’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday & #WoW – Waiting on Wednesday #5 – Oh, My Grace!

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event … Continue reading TCL’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday & #WoW – Waiting on Wednesday #5 – Oh, My Grace! →