Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar is a historical fiction fantasy set in Madrid during the Spanish Golden Age, released a few days ago much to the excitement of her devoted cadre of fans. Inventive and dark, Bardugo’s standalone historical fantasy novel centers around a scullery maid with Jewish ancestry, Luzia, who is discovered to have a …
The Notebook of Daniel Decatur Emmett Part I Part II Part III The Notebook of Daniel Decatur Emmett The book opens with lyrics to various folksy minstrel songs. Part I Pt 1, Chapter 1 Jim is a slave who “belongs” to Miss Watson. He’s waiting outside Miss Watson’s door to pick up some corn bread …
James is Percival Everett’s retelling of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told from the perspective of Jim, the runaway slave that travels with Huck down the Mississippi in the novel. Released last month (March 19) to resoundingly positive reviews, Everett’s newest offering re-centers the novel on Jim’s experience. In doing so, it highlights …
Part I Part II Part I Chapter 1 Recovering from the fight with the venin and the discovery that her brother Brennan is alive, Violet Sorrengail has a bite to eat with her brother, who officially goes by Lieutenant Colonel Aisereigh now. Afterwards, Violet walks through Riorson House, the stone fortress they’re currently in, to …
So I just finished Iron Flame by Rebecca Yaros today. With the release date and title for the next book in the Empyrean series set, I thought I should go ahead and cross it off my reading list, plus my sister was reading it this week too. Iron Flame is a hefty tome of a …
