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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Review: The Suffragette Scandal (Brothers Sinister 04) by Courtney Milan
Synopsis: Edward Clark is a wounded, dangerous man: deserted by his closest family at a young age, he’s been forced to live a life of crime, lies, horrors and deceit. He managed to survive, prosper even, but it took a … Continue reading
Rameau’s review archive: Ranskalainen sarja (Suite française) by Irène Némirovsky
Synopsis: Beginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940. Suite Française tells the remarkable story of men and women thrown together in circumstances beyond their control. As Parisians flee the city, human folly surfaces in every … Continue reading
Posted in book review, rameau, read in 2013
Tagged Irène Némirovsky, Ranskalainen sarja, Suite française
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Purppuranpunainen hibiscus (Purple Hibiscus) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Kambili’s world is circumscribed by the high walls and frangipani trees of her family compound. Her wealthy Catholic father, under whose shadow Kambili lives, while generous and politically active in the community, is repressive and fanatically religious at … Continue reading
Review: Descent Macabre by Kat O’Connor
I got a complimentary copy of this novella from the author in exchange for an honest review – thank you! That fact of course didn’t influence my opinion in any way. Synopsis: Kat Aristova, just wanted to have bit fun … Continue reading
Posted in book review, contemporary, fantasy, lgbtq, urban fantasy
Tagged chicago, Descent Macabre, Kat O’Connor, meh, novella, stupid vampires, urban fantasy
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The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies 01) by K.J. Charles
Synopsis: Exiled to China for twenty years, Lucien Vaudrey never planned to return to England. But with the mysterious deaths of his father and brother, it seems the new Lord Crane has inherited an earldom. He’s also inherited his family’s … Continue reading
Posted in historical, lgbtq, paranormal, read in 2014, recommending
Tagged A Charm of Magpies, K.J. Charles, The Magpie Lord
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Movie review: Maleficent directed by Robert Stromberg (from the story “La Belle au bois dormant” by Charles Perrault).
Well, well, well. So now Disney is into strong female characters? Who would have guessed that much say, twenty years ago? Maleficent, one of their newest productions, is a feminist movie at first glance – the title fairy godmother AND … Continue reading
Posted in movie review
Tagged Angelina Jolie, Aurora, Disney, fairy tale retold, Maleficent, Sleeping Beauty, this is not feminism
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