Are you ready for some Sneak Peeks?! You may have noticed a new type of post here on book frolic – Sneak Peeks! A Sneak Peek will share book details, …
[review] The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman
The Body in the Garden is Katharine Schellman’s debut novel and the first book in a new mystery series. Set in London in the early 1800s, the series follows a …
Sneak peek: Victorine by Drēma Drudge
Victorine is about Victorine Meurent, an accomplished but forgotten painter who posed nude for Edouard Manet’s most famous, controversial paintings such as Olympia and The Picnic in Paris. History has forgotten (until …
[review] The Case of Miss Elliott: The Teahouse Detective by Baroness Orczy
The Case of Miss Elliott: The Teahouse Detective is a collection of short stories. All of these are cozy mysteries written by Baroness Orczy (the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel). …
[review] Songbird by Karen Heenan [blog tour]
Songbird is a stand-alone historical fiction novel set in the court of King Henry VIII. The story revolves around a young girl, Bess, as she comes of age in a notoriously …
[review] False Value by Ben Aaronovitch
False Value is the 8th book in the fantastic Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch. In this latest instalment, Peter Grant has left the police force and gone to …
Monthly recap: February 2020
That reading slump that I went on at the end of January and the start of February was really tough. I simply had NO motivation to read anything! And while …
5 for Friday: How to get over a reading slump
How do you get over a reading slump? Last week I mentioned on Twitter that I was in a reading slump and asked how people got over their book doldrums. …