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Happy Fifth Anniversary of My Blog!

Today marks five years since I began this blog! In that time, I have read a LOT of books, and it has been a tremendous honor to have readers who like my reviews! I have also had the honor to interview some of my favorite authors and host guest posts from the leaders in historical fiction. I sincerely appreciate the readers, authors, publishers, and anyone else who has helped the success of this blog. Here's to plenty more years of celebrating women in history!
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  1. Leonide MartinAugust 15, 2018 at 2:10 PM

    Congratulations on five years of book blogging! You're an intrepid spirit and your work is really appreciated by us authors.

    All the best,
    Lennie

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