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charlottelzang
Aug 27, 20191 min read
August At The Cottage
The fields lay still in the hottest of days as August builds to the final remnants of the summer. Bees buzz heavy in the vibrant day,...
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charlottelzang
Aug 27, 20192 min read
Review: The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins
The Book Charmer Karen Hawkins Sarah Dove is no ordinary bookworm. To her, books have always been more than just objects: they live, they...
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charlottelzang
Aug 22, 20192 min read
Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
The Ten Thousand Doors of January Alix E. Harrow In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery...
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charlottelzang
Aug 15, 20192 min read
Review: Weeping Season by Seán O’Connor
Weeping Season Seán O’Connor A group of strangers wake up in a cold isolated forest with no memory of anything before their arrival....
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charlottelzang
Aug 8, 20192 min read
Review: If You See Her by Ania Ahlborn
If You See Her Ania Ahlborn The house on Old Mill Road has stood in an open field for longer than Jesse Wells has been alive, its crooked...
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charlottelzang
Jul 18, 20192 min read
Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
The Priory of the Orange Tree Samantha Shannon A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of...
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charlottelzang
Jul 1, 20192 min read
July At The Cottage
The buzz of bumble bees who dip and frolic from flower to flower creates a symphony for the month of July. Lace and white cotton curtains...
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charlottelzang
Jun 20, 20192 min read
Review: The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder
The Devil of Nanking Mo Hayder A young Englishwoman obsessed with an indecipherable past, Grey comes to Tokyo seeking a lost piece of...
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charlottelzang
Jun 6, 20192 min read
Review: Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell
Cold Moon Over Babylon Michael McDowell Welcome to Babylon, a typical sleepy southern town, where years earlier the Larkin family...
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charlottelzang
Jun 6, 20192 min read
Review: The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet Becky Chambers Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer....
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charlottelzang
Jun 1, 20191 min read
June At The Cottage
Everything is growing under the summer sunshine. There are plenty of baby chicks, ducklings and lambs, which means plenty of mouths to...
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charlottelzang
May 23, 20192 min read
Review: The Crimson Inkwell by Kenneth A. Baldwin
The Crimson Inkwell Kenneth A Baldwin I didn’t believe in magic. Before he died, my father taught me the world was solid. Reporting was...
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charlottelzang
May 9, 20193 min read
Review: Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Every Heart A Doorway Seanan McGuire Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children No Solicitations No Visitors No Quests Children have always...
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charlottelzang
Mar 1, 20192 min read
March Reading List: Borrowed, Beta’d and Legendary
With spring arriving, it’s a wonderful time to wrap up and head outside to enjoy a good read. Finally the warmth is creeping in, and the...
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charlottelzang
Mar 1, 20191 min read
March At The Cottage
March March! At last the month of spring is upon us and the weather is warming outside. The animals take to the fields in the early...
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charlottelzang
Feb 1, 20192 min read
February Reading List : Love, and Detectives We Love
February! The shortest month and the one filled with hearts, candy and valentines. While winter carries on being cold, and more snow...
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charlottelzang
Jan 31, 20191 min read
January At The Cottage
January January is a time at the cottage when the world settles into a deep quiet. Layers and layers of snow build up and when the sun...
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charlottelzang
Dec 20, 20182 min read
Review: The Gentleman by Forrest Leo
The Gentleman Forrest Leo When Lionel Savage, a popular poet in Victorian London, learns from his butler that they’re broke, he marries...
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charlottelzang
Nov 7, 20181 min read
November At The Cottage
November November bundles in like a cool breeze, imagine the claymation North Wind, with swirls of cool air that brings flurries of...
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charlottelzang
Nov 7, 20181 min read
October At The Cottage
October October is the month of witches and black cats, of leaves turning vibrant hues of red, orange and yellow. Autumn has fully...
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