2024 Reading Challenge

2024 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 1 book toward her goal of 285 books.
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2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 5 books toward her goal of 265 books.
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Ladies’ Choice

So last week we talked about my favorite male characters. Today, it’s ladies’ choice.

Everything I said about heroes and villains still holds true. There are other interesting quirks and tidbits in strong female leads – the good and the bad – though that I think bear mentioning. Strong female characters have traditionally had a […]

And the Winner in the Category “Male Character” Is…

Okay, I have to confess, this was not my post idea. I got it from Amber at Feed Your Reading, when checking out her blog. But what a great idea, so I decided to “borrow” it – with the proper acknowledgments, of course! – and turn it into a series of posts talking about the […]

Book Review: The Postmortal

Today’s book review is another conducted for LuxuryReading.com. A review copy ofThe Postmortal was provided courtesy of LuxuryReading, and the original, condensed, review, which was posted November 17, is available here. ***

The Postmortal

I have been very excited about reviewing The Postmortal. Normally I review non-fiction for LuxuryReading. But I saw this one on […]

Top 5 Really Long Books (>750 pgs) That Are Worth Your Time

Time is not my friend. Sigh. I want it to be, but it just isn’t. I never seem to have enough of it, always seem to be battling against it. My chronic time-shortage means I don’t get to spend as much time doing any of the things I like as, well, I would like. This […]

Book Review: The World, the Flesh and the Bishop

Happy Book Review Tuesday! Today we are taking a trip to England and exploring the world of Eyot, a small cathedral town invented by author Elizabeth Aston (Elizabeth Pewsey). I first learned of Eyot – and Elizabeth – as a result of a guest post she kindly provided in August about developing one’s own world […]