I came to Eclipse via these two tweets shared on Twitter. It was the second one which really got me. I love a good magical school story, but the Harry Potter books never quite worked for me. Eclipse, which promised a view from the staff room of a magical school in the 1920s, sounded like my catnip. (Also, the author’s page has a content warning that includes a warning for ‘academic politics including an unpleasant … Continue reading Eclipse by Celia Lake →
I love stories set in the 1920’s, and I loved author Alaya Johnson’s most recent book (Love is the Drug). So I had high hopes for Moonshine, which is a paranormal with romantic elements about a social worker in New York in the 1920s. As it turned out the book was…OK. It was entertaining but it was easy to put down. It’s the first book in a series, so the romance element ends in a … Continue reading Moonshine by Alaya Johnson →
The 1920s aren’t really my decade. I mean, they are, in the sense that I went through a period in my life where I was OBSESSED with Prohibition and the Mafia, and that lead me to the things I’ve spent most of my adult life studying, but the social history of the 1920s is not really something I’ve spent a lot of time with. Oh sure, I’ve watched Miss Fisher and I’m an avid (not … Continue reading The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig →
