Romantic Parvenu

Book Review: Please Remain Calm by Courtney Summers

February 9, 2015

When I first heard that Courtney Summers was going to write a sequel to This Is Not a Test, I was honestly quite surprised. It hadn’t seemed to me like the sort of book that needed a follow-up. But, because I really like the author, I did give ...

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Book Review: Frederica by Georgette Heyer

February 8, 2015

I’m not entirely sure that Georgette Heyer’s romances are quite the ones for me. I find her books a slog to get through, for one thing, though I don’t think she’s necessarily a bad writer. I also didn’t particularly like any of the characters or ...

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Book Review: Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

February 7, 2015

Bet Me was gloriously surprising. I laughed, I rolled my eyes, I groaned. But stayed up until 2 AM to finish, and I was extremely satisfied that I did so. I think the chemistry and development of the main couple’s relationship vastly outweighs ...

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Book Review: This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith

February 7, 2015

This book just made me so happy. In general, I think I tend to seek out the more darker, weighty side of fiction, but a book like this really proves that there’s worth in both sides of the coin. This is What Happy Looks Like was irresistibly ...

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Book Review: Downpour by Kat Richardson

February 7, 2015

Downpour was not the success it could have been for another reader. I’ve started to think that as much as I like this series (and urban fantasy) on a theoretical level, it just may not be the genre for me. Which is unfortunate. I might finish up ...

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Book Review: Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters by Philip Eade

February 6, 2015

Prior to reading this, I had never heard of Ranee Sylvia, or the 3 generations of white Englishmen that ruled over the Raj of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. I feel like in its jacket copy, Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters is made to sound a ...

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