A Well-Read Tart

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Book Review of THE DARK DESCENT OF ELIZABETH FRANKENSTEIN

Love can be creepy. And The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, among many other things, is a love story. A twisted, gruesome, incredibly disturbing love story. AND IT’S AMAZING. Where do I even begin? First, you should know that this is my first time reading anything by Kiersten White. I received an ARC (Advanced Reader's Copy) of her newest book from Delacorte Press, and while the premise of the novel sounded interesting, I had never...

Book Review of IN A COTTAGE IN A WOOD

Well. That was certainly a different take on my favorite “serendipitous inheritance” theme! As you’ve learned from previous posts, I have a soft spot for books in which the main character (usually a woman whose life has become up-ended) either buys a house in some random place in an attempt to build a new life (à la Under the Tuscan Sun or Tumbledown Manor), or happily inherits a charming fixer-upper from some unknown relative just as her...