Mary Robinette Kowal makes good use of the historical “year without a summer” in the third book of her Glamourist Histories. As Britain remains locked in winter’s grip, Jane and her husband Vincent are in London to work on a glamour commission for Lord Stratton, an Irish peer. Hearing that her sister Melody is melancholic and realizing there are few marriageable men near home, the Vincents invite Melody to stay with them. Melody’s growing affection for Stratton’s son, Mr. O’Brien, is complicated by Jane’s suspicions of the young man, and by the public’s growing belief that coldmongers are responsible for the unseasonable weather. Meanwhile, Jane and Vincent must contend with his father’s relentless cruelty and ambition, as well as a shadowy plot that threatens O’Brien, the young coldmongers, Jane and Vincent’s very lives, and even the British government itself.
Tag: historical fantasy
Pastiche, by Celia Lake
I love this gentle romance, which explores how two people, through sheer politeness, respect, and upper-class British reticence, end up in a conventionally distant arranged marriage instead of the affectionate, loving union they both desire… and how they eventually find their way to the real marriage they long for (with a little outside help from an unexpected quarter.)
From the Vault: Shades of Milk and Honey, by Mary Robinette Kowal
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Series: Glamourist Histories #1 Published by Tor on August 3, 2010 Genres: Historical Fantasy, Fantasy Romance Pages: 304 Format: Kindle or ebook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp Add to Goodreads Also in this series:… March 21, 2023 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews, From the Vault 3 ★★★★½
Scales and Sensibility, by Stephanie Burgis (Release Day review)
Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis Series: Regency Dragons #1 Published by Five Fathoms Press on October 4, 2021 Genres: Historical Fantasy Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the author Purchase: Amazon | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Kat, Incorrigible, Masks and Shadows, The Dragon with a Chocolate… October 4, 2021 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 7 ★★★★★
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories #1)
Shades of Milk and Honey Series: Glamourist Histories #1 on August 3, 2010 Pages: 304 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Shades of Milk and Honey, Without a Summer Shades of Milk and Honey is an intimate portrait of Jane Ellsworth, a woman ahead of her time in a… Read more »
In the Dragon’s Eye: Congress of Secrets
In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to read and perhaps add to the hoard. I also link to “Waiting On” Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Cover links take you… Read more »
Masks and Shadows (Stephanie Burgis)
Masks and Shadows on April 12th, 2016 Pages: 300 Add to Goodreads The year is 1779, and Carlo Morelli, the most renowned castrato singer in Europe, has been invited as an honored guest to Eszterháza Palace. With Carlo in Prince Nikolaus Esterházy’s carriage, ride a Prussian spy and one of… Read more »
Serafina and the Black Cloak (Robert Beatty)
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty Published by Disney-Hyperion on July 14th 2015 Genres: Historical Fantasy, MG Books Pages: 304 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads “Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your… Read more »
Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (review)
Kat, Incorrigible Series: Kat Incorrigible #1 Pages: 304 Add to Goodreads Katherine Ann Stephenson has just discovered that she’s inherited her mother’s magical talents, and despite Stepmama’s stern objections, she’s determined to learn how to use them. But with her eldest sister Elissa’s intended fiancé, the sinister Sir Neville, showing… Read more »
Blood Red, by Mercedes Lackey
Blood Red Series: Elemental Masters #10 on June 3, 2014 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Serpent’s Shadow, The Gates of Sleep, Phoenix and Ashes, Home from the Sea, Steadfast, Elemental Magic:, From a High Tower, A Study in Sable Rosamund is an Earth Master in… August 7, 2014 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 4 ★★★