Publication Date: August 23, 2014 Corazon Books Genre: Historical Fiction Set in nineteenth century Paris, Vienna and London, this is a novel about family ties and rivalries, love and ambition. The Founder of the House introduces us to Emmanuel Gollantz, the son of a Jewish antique dealer, Hermann Gollantz. Hermann lives his life according to…
Month: November 2014
Review of “The Winter Sea,” by Susanna Kearsley & Special Literary Tea Recipe!
Amazon/Barnes & Noble/ Books-A-Million/Goodreads After having been thoroughly engrossed by Diana Gabaldon’s wonderfully dense historical fiction novel Outlander, I have been on my own purposeful quest to find other stories in the same genre corridor, which I know from the outset won’t be comparable to Outlander.That should never be one’s modi operandi for seeking out books,which are…
Tea Time At Reverie: Yezi Tea’s White Peony Master Grade White Tea
After some brisk and flavorful brews for the past few Tea Times, it’s time for something more delicate. So, I went through my Yezi Tea samples and decided on their White Peony Master Grade White Tea. This brand of White Peony (also known as Bai Mu Dan) is grown in the Jian’ou County of China’s…
Lestat Book Coven Prince Lestat Discussion Week 1 Assignment Details/Questions
Amazon/Barnes&Nobles/Books-A-Million/Goodreads Prepare yourself for an intellectually intense two-and-a-half months worth of discussion, revolving around our favorite feckless vampire price! “Turn your two eyes This way and see this people, your own Romans. Here is Caesar, and all the line of Iulus, All who shall one day pass under the dome Of the great sky: this…
Thursday Harlequin Romance Cover Parodies- Perfect for the Chilly Winter Evenings
Several years back, I was on the internet, and stumbled by pure happenstance on the funniest crop of Harlequin Book Cover Parodies (Longmire does Harlequin Romance), thus inciting my love for great satire of this campy, silly genre. So, get your bedroom eyes eyes ready. and smoldering glances adjusted, for a funny look at some…
The Platonic Elements of “Divergent-” Dystopian Month
Being deeply engrossed in Veronica Roth’s Divergent Trilogy, I find the strong Platonic elements of her text to be far too overt, to simply ignore. One of my favorite literary scholars, John Granger (who often writes about the religious and spiritual elements of series) has a lot of very strong, interesting points about the Platonic elements of…
Dystopian Month on “A Bibliophile’s Reverie” The Hidden Genius of YA Dystopian Fiction- Why these books are not “brainless and inane?”
For this entire month of November, I’ll be reviewing and spotlighting some of the best,noteworthy titles (just my opinion of the “best,” feel free to disagree,please!!) that I thought were thought-provoking reads! When teens start to show any countercultural, stigma-defying interest in reading, the first reaction from the snobbery caste of the literary…
Dani Hoots’ Review of The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill Amazon/Barnes & Noble Published by: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Review by: Dani Hoots The Woman in Black by Susan Hill follows Arthur Kipps as he is assigned to attend the funeral of Mrs. Alice Drablow up in the marshes of the Nine Lives Causeway. While he attends this…
Tea Time at Reverie: Sanctuary T’s Chocolate Honeybush Tea
Our next Tea Time At Reverie comes courtesy of Sanctuary T. This New York City tea shop sells a number of its straight loose-leafs and artisan tea blends at their online store. Notice I said “tea shop.” Yes, you can visit Sanctuary T’s restaurant for just about any meal of the day, or make reservations…
A Bibliophile's Reverie 