Miss 14 has a whole bevy of sweet and exuberant friends who love Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and, especially, the Scarlet Pimpernel. One of these girls, Amy Dashwood, just published her first novel, and of course Miss 14 bought it. In Only a Novel, bookish Elizabeth loses her grandmother and immediately discovers that her fortune […]
Reviews: Fiction
Review: Love in Disguise by Carol Cox
Here’s a book I’ve been telling people about because it’s just so much fun. Ellie, unexpectedly without a job, convinces Pinkerton Detective Agency to hire her to solve a silver theft mystery. Although she has absolutely no sleuthing experience, her acting skills convince them, and off she goes to a mining town in far-away […]
Review: Crushed Yet Conquering by Deborah Alcock
This book has been on my shelf for a long time, but for some reason I never read it. What a mistake! It is the early fifteenth century, and in Bohemia John Huss is preaching God’s Word. Throughout Europe, the faithful are disheartened by the antics of rival popes. And in Constance, Hubert Bohun is […]
Review: Traveler’s Rest by Ann Tatlock
When Seth, quadriplegic since Operation Iraqi Freedom, was transferred to the hospital for disabled veterans, his fiancée Jane moved into town for the summer to be near him. She wanted to support him and believed he would be rehabilitated. However, she had not expected Seth’s deep emotional struggles as he tried to accept his future. […]