I found The Painted Girls by Cathy Buchanan randomly at a thrift store. I had not heard of the book prior to coming across it so I knew nothing about it. It is a historical fiction story that takes place in Paris, France in 1878. It revolves around the three van Goethem sisters; Antoinette, Marie and …
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I know some of you may be curious as to why anyone would read The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne for fun. This book is typically one you're forced to read for your high school English class and you end up looking up the SparkNotes for it because you can't get through it. I, however, am …
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Let me start this review by saying that I do have other books to review besides historical fiction. The book I'm reviewing today, Gilt, is historical fiction and I know that that's the majority of what I've reviewed, but I just finished it and I couldn't resist reviewing it while it was fresh on my mind. …
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Historical fiction is my all time favorite genre and my fantastic brother got me the newest Philippa Gregory book for Christmas. This book is the latest in the Tudor Court series, Three Sisters, Three Queens. I have the entire Tudor Court series and plan to review them all from the beginning. I hate to go …
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