TSS – January in Review

January has come and gone in a flash.  I would think at some point I’d stop being surprised at how fast the time goes by, but it never ceases to amaze me.  This is a month I’m pretty happy to have behind me, though.  It was tough getting back into the school routine after the [...]

#230 ~ Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Hilary Mantel’s latest novel first entered my radar through an issue of BookPage, a monthly magazine made available for free from my local library.  From the momemt I saw the cover (H8 may not be displayed prominently on the cover, but you can’t slip him by me) and read the [...]

Where Has This Book Been My Whole Life?

It’s crystal clear that my recent reading blahs are a thing of the past.  Despite knowing that A Reliable Wife was only published last March, I feel like so much time was wasted before I read it.  Hadn’t I read review, after review, after review, after review, after review?  I may have only myself to blame, [...]

Call For Suggestions & A Reading Update

Yo-Yo Mama stopped by today and asked if I would indicate whether the book is available on Kindle when I write my reviews since I am a Kindle owner.  As I read that comment, I wondered why in the world I hadn’t thought of doing that myself.  I really appreciated the suggestion.  It called to [...]

Rantings of a Restless Reader

Restless Reading Ever since I’ve finished The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (in short, incredible reads), I have been flitting restlessly from one book to the other, never reading more than 100 pages, but mostly no more that 20.  I’ve picked up and set back down the following physical/Kindle books: The Queens Mistake [...]

The Sunday Salon ~ It’s My Blogiversary

Today, The Literate Housewife Review officially turns 3 years old.  I cannot believe it’s been that long or how far this blog has come. It began its days as “52 Books or Bust” on Blogger, reflecting my New Year’s Resolution in 2007.  At the end of 2008, I’d decided to move to WordPress and I [...]

2009 ~ A Year in Review

Before you say anything, I know it’s taken me long enough to write this post.  January 2010 is half over at this point.  Still, I wanted to take the time to look back on what I read and done with my blog during 2009. 2009 was a great year.  I read more books and pages [...]

#229 ~ The Help (mini review)

The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Help tells the story of the social situation in Jackson, Mississippi* just to the Civil Rights Movement getting started and gaining traction.  If a white woman was able to afford it, she had a black maid to help her run her house.  On the other hand, by hiring maids, [...]

#228 ~ The Heretic Queen (mini review)

The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran I read Michelle Moran’s first novel, Nefertiti, with my Facebook book club, Historical Fiction Lovers book club.  Nefertiti was our Queen of August.  We all loved the novel so much that we made The Heretic Queen or selection for November.  We all loved it just as much.  This novel [...]

#227 ~ The Little Stranger

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters Dr. Faraday, a bachelor with meager beginnings, is a local family doctor. Normally his clients are from or near his own socioeconomic status, so he was somewhat surprised when he was called to an increasingly run down Hundreds Hall.  It is here where his mother worked as a maid in her [...]