Giant Update!

Hello there! Today I have a "giant" update; that is, I have finally finished re-designing my site and have uploaded it. So go take a look at it and tell me what you think. If there are any broken links or images or whatever, please let me know about that too, 'cause that would be swell.

In addition, I have four new reviews! I was lazy in August, what can I say? Here they are:

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"The Last Concubine" by Lesley Downer

Rating: ***** (5/5 stars)

This is a novel set in nineteenth century Japan during the Meiji Restoration. It focuses on a young woman named Sachi who is plucked away from her village by the Princess Kazu. Sachi enters the mysterious world of the Women's Palace in Edo, something she never dreamt could happen growing up a peasant girl. She always knew she was different, though, with her pale skin, green eyes, and aristocratic features. She feels at home in the women's palace in a way she never did in her village. ...continue reading...

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"People of the Longhouse" by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Rating: **** (4/5 stars)

This is the first book in a proposed series about the Peacemaker (Dekanawidah) and Hiawatha, and how the Five Nations Confederacy was born (Iroquois)(People of the Longhouse). The land of the Iroquois in the 15th century was very chaotic. The five nations - nowadays known as the Seneca (People of the Mountain), Cayuga (People of the Great Pipe or Swamp), Onondaga (People of the Hills), Oneida (People of the Standing Stone), and Mohawk (People of the Flint) - were in constant warfare with each other, despite having similar lives. Harvests have not been good, leading to constant raids and counter-raids. ...continue reading...

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"Wideacre" by Philippa Gregory

Rating: *** (3/5 stars)

This is anovel about a young woman named Beatrice Lacey who will do anything (and I mean anything) to remain on her family's lands and in control of them too. Beatrice cannot inherit the land and is insanely jealous of her brother Harry who will. She knows the land better and the people love her. She knows how to farm and care for the accounts and such. What does Harry know? His books. He is sickly and she is strong. Her mother chastises her for not being a normal girl, but can do nothing about it while she is daddy's little girl. ...continue reading...

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"Ghost Warrior" by Lucia St. Clair Robson

Rating: **** (4/5 stars)

This is a novel about Lozen, an Apache woman who really existed. She was the sister of Victorio, a famous Apache chief. She grew up without her mother, who was killed by white men. Her father is also killed and so she is cared for by her brother. She is not like other Apache girls. Lozen is quite the tomboy actually. She likes to steal horses and do things that young Apache men would do. Normally, Lozen might have been frowned upon, but she proves to have an incredible gift - she can sense when an attack is imminent. ...continue reading...

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That's it. Have a nice day!

NOTE: I am currently having problems uploading my site. Check back later to see if it is online or not. The links to the reviews will not work at this moment.
EDIT: The site is up now! :-)