Welcome back to Get Rec’d!
I’m really excited about this edition because there’s so much great stuff in here. There’s a great recommendation from the community, a historical romance that I’m loving that had such a quiet release, a non-fiction title, and more!
Are there any recommendations you’d like to pass along? Let us know in the comments!
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Deep-sea Creeps
Trying to find a gift for a friend going through a breakup or maybe you are that friend? This is a gorgeously illustrated piece of humor writing, that compares deep sea creatures to very particular types of exes.
Your exes as the creeps of the deep sea.
While there may be plenty of fish in the sea, the ones down deep may not be worth catching.
Deep-sea Creeps is a taxonomy of those terrible exes that should have been left lurking in the murky depths of your Tinder messages – from The Self-Proclaimed “Nice Guy” to The Egomaniac, and even The Ex Who Wanted To Break Up (But Wanted You To Do It).
This hilarious oceanographic expedition is for anyone who’s cut a loser from their line, and will (hopefully) help identify the next creep before you reel him in.
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Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide (to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons)
This is a recommendation from the community and I wanted to amplify it since I know not everyone reads the comments. Big thank you to ReadKnitSnark for letting us know this exists!
Miss Mildred Percy inherits a dragon.
Ah, but we’ve already got ahead of ourselves…
Miss Mildred Percy is a spinster. She does not dance, she has long stopped dreaming, and she certainly does not have adventures. That is, until her great uncle has the audacity to leave her an inheritance, one that includes a dragon’s egg.
The egg – as eggs are wont to do – decides to hatch, and Miss Mildred Percy is suddenly thrust out of the role of “spinster and general wallflower” and into the unprecedented position of “spinster and keeper of dragons.”
But England has not seen a dragon since… well, ever. And now Mildred must contend with raising a dragon (that should not exist), kindling a romance (with a humble vicar), and embarking on an adventure she never thought could be hers for the taking.
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Never Blow a Kiss
I’m currently listening to this one on audio and what the heck! Why didn’t I hear more about this one?! If historical romances with governess spies sound interesting, maybe check this one out.
In this delightfully witty Victorian romance, a governess spy running away from her past falls for an ex-soldier turned railroad magnate—perfect for fans of Manda Collins and Bridgerton!
The utterly charming Emily Leverton has a dark past and is determined to leave it behind in her respectable new role as a governess. But when she is recruited by a secret network of governesses who spy on the ton, it may just be a way to redeem the dark secrets of her past.
Straddling the worlds of the ton and the working class, as an ex-solider turned railroad magnate, Zach hunts killers for the Metropolitan Police by day and dutifully attends balls at night. In neither world has he met a woman with the brazenness to mock him. So when a saucy governess blows him a kiss he is determined to catch her, never expecting that when he does he will find an intelligent, quirky woman hiding more than her true name. As Zach peels back the layers of Emily’s lies, he falls for the street-wise woman who handles a dagger like a pro and kisses like a mistress. But when his affair with Emily intertwines with his hunt for a killer, he discovers Emily is hiding an explosive secret—one that could destroy them both.
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Selling the Dream
I was super disappointed by Hey, Hun, but if you want a better book on the same topic (plus a killer podcast recommendation) check out Jane Marie’s book.
A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read for March 2024 * A Bustle Best New Book of Spring 2024
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to expose the scourge of multilevel marketing schemes and how they have profited off the evisceration of the American working class.
We’ve all heard of Amway, Mary Kay, Tupperware, and LuLaRoe, but few know the nefarious way they and countless other multilevel marketing (MLM) companies prey on desperate Americans struggling to make ends meet.
When factories close, stalwart industries shutter, and blue-collar opportunities evaporate, MLMs are there, ready to pounce on the crumbling American Dream. MLMs thrive in rural areas and on military bases, targeting women with promises of being their own boss and millions of dollars in easy income—even at the risk of their entire life savings. But the vast majority—99.7%—of those who join an MLM make no money or lose money, and wind up stuck with inventory they can’t sell to recoup their losses.
Featuring in-depth reporting and intimate research, Selling the Dream reveals how these companies—often owned by political and corporate elites, such as the Devos and the Van Andels families—have made a windfall in profit off of the desperation of the American working class.
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I hadn’t realised that Jane Marie had a book out. Her podcast The Dream was one of my first deep dives into MLMs (like others here, I am oddly fascinated by this topic, though it has never really touched me directly). I think I will have to get this book. And I can only recommend to listen to the podcast as well, it is just great.
I can’t get Libby to acknowledge the existence of the Quenby Olson book, so I can’t even have them notify me if they decide it does exist, much less if they decide to get it. I keep checking though, because it sounds delightful!
I just found Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide on Amazon in Kindle Unlimited! Boy am I glad I have a few more days left in my subscription before it expires 🙂
@Wait, what?: My subscription expired two days ago. I loved all the books for the last three months, but I needed to get my life back. So Miss Percy will have to wait.
I have been in a dragon mood lately, so I found Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide at the library and will be waiting for my turn.
Selling the Dream sounds awesome!