Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese weaves a backstory for a woman who (in this version) provided the inspiration for The Scarlet Letter's Hester Prynee. Young Scottish woman Isobel marries an apothecary whom she believes will provide for her a stable future. Isobel soon finds, however, that her husband has debts and is addicted to laudanum.… Continue reading Review: Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
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Matrix by Lauren Groff has been on my TBR for ages, and it wasn't until I recently read The Vaster Wilds that I figured I better finally read this one. What I thought I was getting into: a historical novel about Eleanor of Aquitaine. What I actually got: Horny Medieval Nuns, but make it Literary… Continue reading Review: Matrix by Lauren Groff
Full disclosure, I did not finish this book. I gave up around 65% because I just couldn't slog through it anymore with little interest in the story. That's not to say the prose was bad, because it wasn't. In fact, the writer is skilled at constructing unique turns of phrases and descriptions. I think the… Continue reading Review: Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook
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