Category: Book Reviews
The Silver Petticoat Book Club: Your September 2020 Read is ‘Sorcerer to the Crown’
Your September 2020 read marks our first fantasy Silver Petticoat Book Club pick! And it’s bewitching, romantic, and as witty as a Georgette Heyer novel.
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August Fiction Book Reviews: ‘Kind of A Big Deal’ and More
Our mini fiction book reviews for August include genres such as historical fantasy, literary fiction, sci-fi romance, retellings, and YA romantic fantasy.
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July Mini Book Reviews: ‘A Perfect Cornish Escape’ and More
Our mini book reviews for July include genres such as contemporary romance, literary romance fiction, urban fantasy, and historical mystery.
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Review: The Jane Austen Society is the Must-Read Novel of the Year
You can also listen to The Jane Austen Society as an audiobook, narrated by none other than the brilliant Richard Armitage!
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That Summer by Lauren Willig: Family Secrets Exposed
Two storylines, 160 years apart, meet in a shared house and a lost painting in Lauren Willig’s That Summer.
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Eva Ibbotson’s A Song for Summer: A Transportive Read of Love and Loss Amidst Rising Fascism
Eva Ibbotson’s A Song for Summer is an enchanting read, so full of loss and hope and enduring love.
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Rose Cottage by Mary Stewart: A Gentle and Magical Farewell
If some books are all plot, one could argue that Rose Cottage is all place, all setting. And what a setting it is!
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The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig: Revenge and Romance in the Roaring Twenties
Book review of Lauren Willig’s The Other Daughter – a thoughtful tale about a woman trying to find herself.
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The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo: A Lush, Alluring Read
Book Review of The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo.
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A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson: A Smile-Inducing Fairy-tale Romance
Will falling in love uncover her past? Read our classic book review of Eva Ibbotson’s A Countess Below Stairs or The Secret Countess.
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Barbara Erskine’s The Darkest Hour: Wrongs of the Past Set Right
Book review of The Darkest Hour, a clean romance full of suspense.
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The Silver Petticoat Review’s 25 Best YA Novels of 2019
From awesome retellings of Beauty and the Beast to Les Miserables, epic historical novels, to romantic fantasy stories, here are The Silver Petticoat Review’s 25 Best YA Novels of 2019.
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