Rating: ★★★★★ TL;DR: Time-travel romance with Jane Austen that teaches you to love yourself. Short summary: I loved everything about this book. I loved the characters and the setting and the story and the silliness and the heart. I was not expecting to feel a kindred to Tess in the beginning. But by the end, when you hear her talk about her insecurities, her fear of being loved despite her mess or the she’s exhausting… wow. It made me cry. I hope one day to find someone who l

Rating: ★★★★★ TL;DR: Cozy fantasy that is delightful and easy to read. Short summary: I picked this up on a whim at the bookstore because the cover was pretty and I love Kingfisher. Man was that a great move. I started and finished it today. It hooked me from the beginning and I wanted to do nothing but see how things ended up for Halla and Sarkis. What an incredibly beautiful and wonderfully written story. What I loved: Halla is a middle-aged, heavy set girl who doesn't need