Review: Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend

Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend by Rebecca Romney
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Re-read 3.16.2025
4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Islington’s illness
The letter
The Emma/Pierce consideration
The fortune teller
The foreshadowing (Pierce hurting Emma? Lady Silver?)
So much to love and contemplate.
On to Stonecrop.


10.2024
I think the impact of this series is greater reflecting on it as a whole, instead of it's individual parts.
I loved Emma, Hawkes, Islington, and Pierce more than any characters in recent memory. They truly felt like real people and I couldn't wait to see what escapades this quartet encountered.
I'm unsure when the next volume will be released - but will hold on to the memory of these characters until then.

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Review: From Blood and Ash

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman

Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman by Brooke Shields
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: The Reformatory

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Letter from Birmingham Jail

Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Part of Your World

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I especially loved how libraries are apart of a “serviceberry economy.”
I’ll be picking more berries next year.

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Review: Good Material

Good Material by Dolly Alderton
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Jen breaks up with Andy.
Andy doesn’t understand why.
He spends the rest of the novel trying to win het back and indulging in juvenile behavior.
The reader finally learns Jen’s side of the story - and that was the best part of the novel.

I read this because it was New York Times Best of 2024 Book. I’m not sure why. I almost DNFd. But glad I read Jen’s side of the story.


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