tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.comments2024-01-02T08:26:00.730-05:00The Calico CriticLaura Hartnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3935125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-30019715825670307032023-10-29T22:43:14.410-04:002023-10-29T22:43:14.410-04:00Thank you for hosting Children of the Shadows!Thank you for hosting Children of the Shadows!Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512579637041637161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-81544818995586979102023-10-28T15:24:45.065-04:002023-10-28T15:24:45.065-04:00Laura, Thank you for sharing your excellent review...Laura, Thank you for sharing your excellent review. Erica Vetsch is an exceptional author.Caryl Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446868830897710358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-53146750242672303302023-10-26T20:22:28.700-04:002023-10-26T20:22:28.700-04:00Sounds like a great book. Sounds like a great book. Shelly Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609572115735245990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-54571492826188718432023-10-25T19:03:23.445-04:002023-10-25T19:03:23.445-04:00It's a fun series!It's a fun series!Laura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-28332426748234826792023-10-25T19:02:46.976-04:002023-10-25T19:02:46.976-04:00Thanks for the excellent hosting work, and for inc...Thanks for the excellent hosting work, and for including me in the tour!Laura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-71566170154444377982023-10-25T18:28:15.965-04:002023-10-25T18:28:15.965-04:00This sounds like an incredible read.This sounds like an incredible read.Jodi Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771634339627571782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-74882283451082303992023-10-25T18:19:36.003-04:002023-10-25T18:19:36.003-04:00lovely review, Laura! thanks for being on the tour...lovely review, Laura! thanks for being on the tour :)Carrie @ JustRead Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931298916905450944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-47060664132648366392023-02-27T19:04:52.301-05:002023-02-27T19:04:52.301-05:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. It intrig...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. It intrigues me that the novel is set in Ireland and inspired by the fairytale Cinderella. Laurel Ann Nattresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701752283360214517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-88161528254894180112023-01-23T18:38:47.811-05:002023-01-23T18:38:47.811-05:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I think i...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I think it is fascinating that Frantz pulled the inspiration for the story from her ancestors. She is a very skilled writer to work in all the history and love story. I am looking forward to her next novel. Laurel Ann Nattresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701752283360214517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-86671079762376920992023-01-10T13:46:31.918-05:002023-01-10T13:46:31.918-05:00Thanks so much, Laura! If anyone has questions, I&...Thanks so much, Laura! If anyone has questions, I'll be happy to answer them here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-21725809716859130462022-12-12T21:35:09.754-05:002022-12-12T21:35:09.754-05:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. Julie is ...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. Julie is such a talented writer. She never disappoints. Wishing you a lovely holiday season. Laurel Ann Nattresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701752283360214517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-34028058408414659202022-07-25T13:22:25.524-04:002022-07-25T13:22:25.524-04:00Yes, as Laura said, I have read S&S and the ot...Yes, as Laura said, I have read S&S and the other Austen novels many times, and I adored them so much that it ultimately launched me on a second career as an author of Austenesque fiction! But it wasn't always so. I was a late bloomer where Austen is concerned, not discovering her until I was in my 40s, so I appreciate your words of encouragement! Shannon Winslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818425562715632325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-26390858832380040142022-07-24T19:25:54.176-04:002022-07-24T19:25:54.176-04:00John: Just for clarification, Shannon is the well-...John: Just for clarification, Shannon is the well-read author of the novel reviewed above. I'm sure she has read S&S many times in order to accomplish her latest work. However, I, Laura, the delinquent book reviewer am the one who has not read S&S as of yet. I completely agree, though-- it's never too late! S&S is one of many, many titles on my TBR list, which I'm sure will go unconquered in my lifetime. But I hope to get as many read as possible. Austen is certainly worthy of the effort, as you so described. Thanks for your thoughts! --Laura HartnessLaura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-60058162234066897072022-07-24T17:52:53.735-04:002022-07-24T17:52:53.735-04:00Dear Shannon,
It's never too late to read &q...Dear Shannon,<br /> It's never too late to read "Sense and Sensibility" in its entirety. Jane's casual references to the inanities of daily life amid the gentry are uniformy hilarious. In S&S, Jane took ALL the plot devices she had ever read, enjoyed, and/or wanted to make fun of into the "p(l)ot." <br /> In her subsequent novels, she was much more selective.<br /> Best wishes, JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-50414818467785234892022-07-24T16:22:32.219-04:002022-07-24T16:22:32.219-04:00I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed w...I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Loved spending time with CB!Shannon Winslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818425562715632325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-90662145061320091762022-07-24T08:20:41.326-04:002022-07-24T08:20:41.326-04:00Looking forward toreading thisLooking forward toreading thisVesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137174252568533818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-34184454079446327882022-07-07T13:00:53.078-04:002022-07-07T13:00:53.078-04:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I always ...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I always enjoy your detailed observations and recommendations. Lucy was such a trailblazer for fashion and for women entrepreneurs. Arlen did a great job describing the era and the fashions, and in developing the characters. I am looking forward to her next novel. Laurel Ann Nattresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701752283360214517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-75550493107107571562022-05-24T14:43:17.387-04:002022-05-24T14:43:17.387-04:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I also en...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I also enjoyed being in a London bookshop with the three main characters and look forward to Jenner's next novel as well.Laurel Ann Nattresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701752283360214517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-14029771877897732922022-05-09T16:40:53.123-04:002022-05-09T16:40:53.123-04:00Yes indeed! I love how they relate to each other. ...Yes indeed! I love how they relate to each other. Hopefully more adventure and courting is to come!Laura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-88731294061212592922022-05-09T13:45:57.231-04:002022-05-09T13:45:57.231-04:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I enjoyed...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I enjoyed this as well. It was such fun to have many of Austen's main characters together under one roof during a murder investigation. I hope that she continues the story of Jonathan & Juliet. Laurel Ann Nattresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701752283360214517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-37677123788168571852022-04-09T16:07:33.721-04:002022-04-09T16:07:33.721-04:00Yes, Laura, one more book in the series. It will b...Yes, Laura, one more book in the series. It will be a sad end for all.Laurel Ann Nattresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701752283360214517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-36952884904590741392022-02-09T17:01:35.521-05:002022-02-09T17:01:35.521-05:00Laurel Ann: Later on I saw a comment on Instagram ...Laurel Ann: Later on I saw a comment on Instagram indicating that this won't be the last title in the series, but I didn't realize there would ONLY be one more. I guess that makes sense-- in the timeline of the books, there's only one more year left in the life of our heroine. Oh well... I'm very grateful we have been given more, in any case!Laura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-34990595997624582182022-02-08T19:47:37.980-05:002022-02-08T19:47:37.980-05:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I always ...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Laura. I always enjoy how Barron blends actual events from Austen's life into the story. Her research on the times is great too. Like you, I am looking forward to the final book in the series. Best, LALaurel Ann Nattresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701752283360214517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-83405739186222159352022-01-29T18:36:07.620-05:002022-01-29T18:36:07.620-05:00Thank you for the excerpt.Thank you for the excerpt.Buturothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764946459223516789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461151632869306520.post-12528038237983797822022-01-20T09:41:57.845-05:002022-01-20T09:41:57.845-05:00I hope you do get a chance to read this one! My ex...I hope you do get a chance to read this one! My experience with horses is very limited (I am by no means an "equestrian"), but I really enjoyed all the detail regarding these beautiful animals. Matthews expends more effort describing the fashions though, in my opinion. All of it is delicious!Laura Hartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105906576784171388noreply@blogger.com