Illusion of a Boar by Celia Lake Series: Land Mysteries #5 Published by self-published on 11/10/2023 Genres: Fantasy Romance, Historical Fantasy Pages: 393 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: my personal collection Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Pastiche, Weaving… Read more »
Slow progress on the house. Also, a look back at this week’s reading, plus the weekly book haul!
Set in Oxford’s magical community a year or so after the end of World War II, this gentle, slowly-unfolding romance features intelligent, good-hearted, skilled and competent people treating others with kindness and respect—a hallmark of Celia Lake’s Albion novels, and the reason I (and her other fans) love them so much.
A collection of short and often funny essays on the life of an antiquarian bookseller.
A quick look at what I read, what I reviewed, and the state of my challenges and resolutions.
A slow week, but a better one for reading.
Pulitzer Prize winners; Meta copyright infringement lawsuit; libraries and digital pricing; AI and books; publishers and unions; immersive reading; the strain on queer authors/editors; Sherlock Holmes in public domain; and more.
You know that feeling when the perfect book comes along just when you need it? That was The Reimagining of Thornwood House for me this spring: a book about hope, new beginnings, moving, healing, and finding a home and a place in your new community.
In Nora Roberts’ newest romantic suspense novel, an author rebuilds her life after a stalker attack, only to face renewed threat when he gets out of psychiatric confinement.
Work on the house continues, and Dad is slowly declining. Also, a look back at this week’s reading, plus the weekly book haul.
