Queen B’s Decree: I’ve enjoyed the rest of The Regency Vows series, so I was excited to read To Swoon and To Spar. Alas, it was not to be. To Swoon and To Spar features Viscount Penvale buying back his ancestral home, but there’s a catch: he has to marry his uncle’s ward. My issue […]
Queen B’s Decree: The Mountains Sing was not an easy book to read, but I’m still glad I did. It encompasses a lot of the history of Vietnam, including the war, the Great Famine, and the Land Reform. There was so much I didn’t know—so much we’re not taught in school—and knowing has definitely made […]
Queen B’s Decree: The was maybe the first historical romance I’ve ever read that featured BIPOC, so that was refreshing. Our Hero is Graham, information collector and parkour-enthusiast of the Wynchesters. And our Heroine is Kuni, a lady-in-waiting to the Balcovian Princess, working to prove herself worthy of becoming a King’s guard. They stumble upon […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve mentioned it before, but I love the diversity that we’re beginning to see more and more. And realistically, we know there were gay and lesbian relationships back in Regency England, even if everything else portrayed is Jane Austen-esque. I loved how fun The Perks of Loving a Wallflower was. Fun family […]
Queen B’s Decree: I had a lot of fun with Marian and Rob in The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes. If you recall from the first book, Rob is blackmailing Marian as a way to avoid taking his rightful place as the Duke’s heir. Being the Duke’s heir doesn’t really vibe with his Robin Hood/criminal […]
Queen B’s Decree: To Marry and to Meddle was my favorite of the series, thus far. It contained one of my favorite tropes: fake relationship turns real. Julian needs a scandal-free, upper society wife in order to impress his father and get his theater more upscale. Emily just wants to get away from her parents’ […]
Queen B’s Decree: This was the first gay historical I’ve read. For some reason, it never occurred to me that wearing wigs and beauty marks wouldn’t be 100% heterosexual. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb was a slow burn. Percy is looking to hire Kit, a retired highwayman, to rob his father, the Duke. Their […]
Queen B’s Decree: To Love and to Loathe was remarkably light and fun. Our cast of characters is thus: Diana, Lady Templeton: widow to her much older husband, pragmatic, sharp wit, and can’t stop bickering with Jeremy Jeremy, Marquess of Willingham: rake (that’s a manwhore to you historical romance noobs), doing his best to live […]
Queen B’s Decree: As you may know, I am attempting to read outside my comfort zone. A Golden Fury sounded so interesting – alchemy! Who wouldn’t be interested in a female alchemist from 1792!? And at the beginning, it was very interesting. The story of the Philosopher’s Stone, the history of alchemy, and the curse […]
Queen B’s Decree: To Have and to Hoax was a funny and ridiculous historical set in Regency England. Violet and James quickly marry during Violet’s first season when she’s 18 (due to an adorable meet-cute on a balcony) and for one year live happily in wedded bliss. After one year they have an argument so […]