I haven’t done a personal post before because I wanted to keep the The Female Scriblerian strictly for book reviews, but since I haven’t been doing a lot of those recently I wanted to explain why. So here goes:
Jasmine Nights- Julia Gregson
I almost didn’t buy this book. That’s not a good start is it? I mean, almost– it suggests there must have been something wrong with it. Or, if not wrong at least not right. It could so easily ended up …
When Bad Books Attack! AKA Mr. Maybe- Jane Green
Have you ever made a rash decision that you came to regret almost immediately? You know the kind, you try telling yourself everything is fine for a while, you might even try to make things work. Inside though, you know, …
The Book That Made Me: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit- Judith Kerr
Every now and then things fall into place so perfectly that I can’t help but smile. You see, for the past couple of days the caption “the book that made me” has been trending on my twitter feed and it …
The Great Gatsby: Book vs. Film
One of the first things that struck me about “The Great Gatsby” was it’s size. It’s a teensy tiny book that I almost didn’t buy because it seemed like a waste of money, £7.99 for 113 pages! I’m not sure …
The Making of A Marchioness- Frances Hodgson-Burnett
Hands up if you thought Frances Hodgson-Burnett only wrote for children? I know I did until I came across this book recently. Growing up I loved “A Little Princess” and “The Secret Garden” only a little less than I loved …