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Today's sapphic book of the day is Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell!
Summary: "In this daring tale of female agency and revenge from a New York Times bestselling author, a girl becomes a teenage vigilante who roams Victorian England using her privilege and power to punish her friends' abusive suitors and keep other young women safe.
Adele grew up in the shadows--first watching from backstage at her mother's Parisian dance halls, then wandering around the gloomy, haunted rooms of her father's manor. When she's finally sent away to boarding school in London, she's happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors.
Yet there are shadows there, too. Many of the men that try to charm Adele's new friends do so with dark intentions. After a violent assault, she turns to a roguish young con woman for help. Together, they become vigilantes meting out justice. But can Adele save herself from the same fate as those she protects?
With a queer romance at its heart, this lush historical thriller offers readers an irresistible mix of vengeance and empowerment."
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aroaessidhe · 8 months
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2023 reads // twitter thread
Reader, I Murdered Him
spinoff of jane eyre, following Adele, the young french girl she’s a governess for
she retells the story of her young life, from when she’s adopted to her life in boarding school in in London where she witnesses other young women being hurt and assaulted by abusive men, and becomes a vigilante to try and protect them
bi MC, f/f
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bookaddict24-7 · 1 year
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(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (November 15th, 2022)
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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!
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New Standalones/First in a Series:
Briarcliff Prep by Brianna Peppins
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
The Lies We Tell by Katie Zhao
Beneath the Burning Wave by Jennifer Hayashi Danns
Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell
New Sequels:
Margot Mertz for the Win (Margot Mertz #2) by Carrie McCrossen & Ian McWethy
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Happy reading!
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the-final-sentence · 1 year
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'Merci, Maman,' I told her, and I left the blooming garden of her grave.
Betsy Cornwell, from Reader, I Murdered Him
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fromthestacks · 7 months
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Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwall
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gorgonsagainstrape · 8 months
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EM: With revenge narratives, there’s a pretty standard conclusion, a repeated moral, that revenge takes a greater toll on the injured party than the one who caused the original injury. But you subvert this.
BC: I think that ties into it being a female main character, and I mean, I’m not saying that murder is positive. But this is a fictional story and so we’re working with murder as a metaphor and revenge as a metaphor. I think for women, and especially for young women who have experienced injustice or violence—and speaking for myself as a survivor of sexual abuse and a survivor of domestic violence—there is a real message that any sort of active work to get justice for yourself is selfish. 
I was thinking a lot about the Stanford sexual assault, and I read Chanel Miller’s wonderful memoir, Know My Name, and how the act of holding people accountable is seen as this nasty vengeful woman trope, even when that’s not what’s going on at all. For young women reading this story who exist in the real world—I’m not trying to tell them to murder anyone, obviously—, but I think that on a metaphorical level, there can be something cathartic about seeking justice, which in this fictional context is equated with seeking vengeance. For me, some of the most empowering moments of my life were when I demanded accountability from my abusers.
Why Does Society Insist that Women Forgive Their Male Abusers? | Betsy Cornwell on writing her Jane Eyre-inspired revenge narrative "Reader, I Murdered Him" in the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings
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princesssarisa · 1 year
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I think I should reread Betsy Cornwell's Mechanica.
I remember loving it. I've always looked back on it as one of my favorite YA Cinderella retellings. But just recently I came across a post ranking the various YA novels inspired by Cinderella, and Mechanica was at the very bottom! This person hated it! And they didn't explain why!
I've been trying to think back and determine why anyone would hate that book. Is it because like the 2021 movie musical, it features a "girlboss Cinderella" – an aspiring career woman with the pragmatic motive of finding a patron at the ball so she can start her own business and free herself from her stepfamily? I don't consider that a problem in the least! It's not inherently better than versions where her motives are emotional and romantic, but why shouldn't a few retellings give her a business motive?
Or did this person not like the fact that Nicolette has no fairy godmother, but takes herself to the ball with her mechanical inventions? Did they think that a Cinderella retelling where she saves herself without a fairy godmother has unfortunate implications, i.e. that abuse victims are weak if they need help from someone else? I'd be surprised if they feel that way, because their favorite YA Cinderella was Ella Enchanted. I adore that one too, but I think it has unfortunate implications of its own, "justifying" an abuse victim's submissiveness by placing her under an obedience spell, as if obeying out of fear and lack of other choices is weakness.
Or is the problem that she doesn't end up with the prince romantically? (Until the sequel, that is, but the sequel isn't a Cinderella retelling.) What's wrong with that? He still becomes her found family – what's wrong with a retelling where her romantic hopes are shattered, but she learns that friendship is just as valuable a form of love?
Maybe if I reread it, I'll realize it was less good than I remembered. Or maybe I'll reaffirm my own personal love for it. We'll see.
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oopsbooks · 2 years
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¿Y no has visto cómo te miro a ti?
El circo de la rosa (Betsy Cornwell)
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wolfythoughts · 1 year
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Book Review: Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell
Book Review: Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell
A YA romp told from the perspective of Mr. Rochester’s ward gives a new view of both Jane Eyre and London’s queer underground. Summary:Adéle grew up watching her mother dance in Le Moulin in Paris but soon found herself sent away to England with the man her mother said was her father. Mr. Rochester. Soon she meets her governess Jane Eyre and begins her own series of adventures. Review:If you…
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womanoncesaid · 2 years
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Sometimes you have to put things away for a while.
Betsy Cornwell, Mechanica
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literary-lion · 2 years
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*UF* Reader, I Murdered Him | Can't-Wait Wednesday
*UF* Reader, I Murdered Him | Can’t-Wait Wednesday
Why am I waiting on this title? I’m not a big historical fiction reader but when I do dive into historical fiction my favourite periods are always Victorian and Regency England. I don’t know what about these periods draws me so intensely – maybe I’m just a basic bitch. I love the social conventions and the fashions. The nightly parties. There’s so much potential for social drama and ladder…
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gbhbl · 1 year
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Horror Movie Review: The Menu (2022)
A young couple who visits an exclusive destination restaurant on a remote island where the acclaimed chef has prepared a lavish tasting menu, along with some shocking surprises.
 The Menu is a 2022 American black comedy horror film directed by Mark Mylod, written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, based on an original story created by Tracy. Foodie Tyler Ledford and his date, Margot Mills, travel by boat to Hawthorn. Hawthorn is an exclusive restaurant owned and operated by celebrity chef Julian Slowik, located on a private island. The other guests attending the dinner are…
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aroaessidhe · 2 years
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some more random miniprints I’m almost out of, that I’m happy to give away if anyone wants them!
i’m happy to send a bunch to couple people, or if you pay a few $ shipping or with a store order. just lmk what you want!
we set the dark on fire, the darkest part of the forest, wicked as you wish, shadowhunters
fever crumb, mechanica, tides (betsy cornwell)
evelyn hugo, girl mans up, we awaken, soft on soft
others in part 1!
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lgbtqreads · 1 year
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Is there any WLW historical books set in the Victorian Era?
Yep!
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland (YA)
Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell (YA)
Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan (Amz)
Affinity by Sarah Waters
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
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klaineharmony · 21 days
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9 questions to get to know me better
I got tagged by @theredandwhitequeen - thank you! :) I haven't been on here much, so for those of you who are new to my blog, this will tell you a little bit about me.
Last song: Can't Stop the Feeling by Justin Timberlake
Favorite color: Burgundy and yellow
Last show/film: The Bear and NCIS
Sweet/savory/spicy: Sweet and savory - I like both! And spicy in limited doses.
Last thing I googled: Toronto postal code
Last book: I’m reading Reader, I Murdered Him right now. (Yes, it is a Jane Eyre spinoff. Yes, it's great. It's by Betsy Cornwell. Go read!)
Relationship status: Married
Current obsessions: omg. I mean, most of them aren't new, and things you will see quite a bit of on my blog. Klaine, Newsies, The Matrix and Neo/Trinity, Chronicles of Narnia, Jane Austen, queer romance, series fiction, period film. The list goes on.
I’m going to tag: @whatstheproblembaby @redheadgleek, @coffeegleek, @thatgirlnevershutsup, @elozable, @siterlas, @galadryels, @ckerouac , @jackabelle73, @queenofbrooklyn, and anyone else who would like to play! :)
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lavenderfables · 2 years
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what's a book you like that you're surprised more people haven't heard of?
I am very disconnected from the book community, so take what I think of as unheard of books with a grain of salt.
The Trelian Trilogy (The Dragon Of Trelian, The Princess Of Trelian, The Mage of Trelian) by Michelle Knudsen
Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell
Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones
Song For The Basilisk by Patricia A McKillip
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Prisoners Of Peace duology (The Scorpion Rules, The Swan Riders) by Erin Bow
Mechanica duology and companion novels (Mechanica, Venturess, The Forest Queen, The Circus Rose) by Betsy Cornwell
Shadows by Robin McKinley
Roses And Rot by Kat Howard
Beneath The Haunting Sea and it's companion Beyond The Shadowed Earth by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Burn by Patrick Ness
Driftwood by Marie Brennan
The Smashed Man Of Dread End by J.W. Ocker
Horseman by Christina Henry
Dread Wood by Jennifer Killick
Honeycomb by Joanne Harris
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