Happy Sunday! This week we celebrate the Super Bowl, National Flannel Day, Make a Friend Day, Friday the 13th, Ferris Wheel Day, and last but not least, Valentine's day.
We're all about the ladies this week with Flufferton, female narrators, and series written by women that we need to finish.
Regency Romances flourished between 1811 to 1820's during the shift from the aristocratic Age of Enlightenment to the artistic movement of Romanticism. Since the period overlapped the Napoleonic wars, writers expanded on themes of the drama of wounded soldiers, mystery, adventure and of course, romance. The term Flufferton Abbey was coined by a reader friend since Regency romances, both classic and modern, are light and fluffy reads and most are set in England.
Female narrators for audio books can make or break the story depending on their voice and acting ability. Check out Audible.com's Best Female Narrators who elevate every story or Penguin Staff Picks on Wonderful Women Narrators Two of my favorite narrators are Susan Ericksen for J.D. Robb's In Death Series and Katrina Lenk who wonderfully narrated The Fire Concerto by Sarah Lendenwich. I hope to find more interesting books narrated by Lenk in the future.
Stories narrated by a female who are strong, or unhinged, written in first person such as N.J. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy or third person such as J.D. Robb's In Death series are all great to read.
Series written by women I particularly need to finish at some point are Robin Hobb's Farseer or Live Ship Traders, R.F. Kuang's Poppy Wars, C.J. Piper's The Night and it's Moon, and Katherine Arden's Winternight trilogy.
What series do you need to finish?
And let's not forget love and friendship this week.
12 novels about female friendship in honor of Galentine’s Day
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“It's finally happened; scientists claim to have discovered the very first person in history who doesn't like french fries. Just imagine the implications!” ― Graham Parke
Happy Reading!
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