#sarah penner

[oldshrewsburyian]

Saturday indulgences: a latte and a library haul.

#coffee #adultbooklr #book stack #i love public libraries and they are important #is a tag that i have #otessa moshfegh #silvia moreno garcia #david mitchell #sarah penner #the lost apothecary #certain dark things #lapvona #the thousand autumns of jacob de zoet

[moondustbooks]

October JOMP Day 13 - Purple Books 💜

My favorite color! 💜

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #purple books #purple book covers #finale #the ballad of never after #stephanie garber #magonia #maria dahvana headley #the forbidden wish #jessica khoury #belladonna #adalyn grace #a wizard's guide to defensive baking #t. kingfisher #the lost apothecary #sarah penner #the crown of dalemark #the dalemark quartet #diana wynne jones #the snow queen #five hundred kingdoms #mercedes lackey #book photo challenge #book photography #moondustbooks

[twobrokegirlswithbooks]

jomp bpc: floral

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #the lost apothecary #sarah penner

[aliteratepenguin]

Believe me, if you want something different, the only person holding you back is you. What is it you love to do?

-The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

#books #reading #quotes #the lost apothecary #sarah penner #v's book log

[positivexcellence]

Genevieve Padalecki IG Live with Sarah Penner 4/5/23

#Genevieve Padalecki #sarah penner #gen book club

[brittanybwrites]

Another read, another pretty book cover :)

#booklr #litblr #currently reading #the lost apothecary #sarah penner #from my personal library #historical fiction

[mountainmaven]

Currently reading.

#books #booklr #currently reading #botm #sarah penner #london seance society

[lakecountylibrary]

Bewitching Books for October

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Though I would have liked a little more witchiness, this adorable novel has a lot of heart.

Mika Moon has always felt alone, pressured to keep her identity a secret. Her only outlet is online where she posts videos showing little bits of her magic because she knows no one will think it's real. But she's wrong.

An unexpected message arrives, beckoning Mika to a remote house by the sea where three young witches are in need of training. This romantic and culturally diverse story might appeal to fans of The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune.

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

“There's no such thing as witches. But there used to be.” So begins the captivating tale of three estranged sisters who are drawn to each other (by magic?) during the women's suffrage movement in Chicago.

Harrow effectively meshes women's rights in the late 1800s with the fairy tales and fables of witch women who used magic spells to wield power. Magic has been gone for years, but could it be revived by strong-willed women, desperate to improve their lives?

As in her first book, The Thousand Doors of January, Harrow's world-building is lush, inclusive, and utterly enchanting. It's a little bit scary at times, too! A perfect book for fall during an election year.

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Okay, there are no witches in this book. But there is poison! And a mysterious woman who is skilled in concocting just the right formula to control the oppressive men in the lives of eighteenth-century London women. Of course, her safety depends on secrecy which a precocious twelve-year-old may have jeopardized.

In chapters alternating between past and present from multiple characters, Sarah Penner builds suspenseful tension as the fates of three women hurtle toward crisis. With gripping writing, chapter-ending teasers and intricate plotting, this is a fast and entertaining read.

Read more of Chris' recs

#the very secret society of irregular witches #sangu mandanna #alix e. harrow #the lost apothecary #fall reads #fall books #booklr #book recs #the once and future witches #sarah penner #chris's recs #LCPL recs

[inlovewithquotes]

To me, the allure of history lay in the minutiae of life long ago, the untold secrets of ordinary people.

-The Lost Apothecary

#quotes #book quotes #literature #books & libraries #life quotes #history #sarah penner #the lost apothecary

[coffeeatmidnight]

ARC Review: "The London Séance Society," by Sarah Penner

Happy almost publish day! I was given Sarah Penner’s The London Séance Society as an ARC after falling in love with her first book The Lost Apothecary (thank you, Harlequin and Netgalley!) While Society was less my style than Apothecary, I still can’t wait to talk all about it! From the Publisher: From the author of the sensational bestseller The Lost Apothecary comes a spellbinding tale about…

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#arc review #beach reads #book review #Book Reviews #books #fiction #literature #london seance society #netgalley #reading #sarah penner

[wikibibs]

A Pequena Loja de Venenos- Sarah Penner (+14 anos)

Nella trabalha em uma botica que herdou de sua mãe escondida no meio da Londres Vitoriana. Sua mãe tinha uma loja para curar as enfermidades femininas, mas Nella, apesar de não ter seguido exatamente os passos da mãe, não se distanciou tanto assim de seu objetivo. Ela continuava a ajudar mulheres. mas para que elas se livrassem de cóleras muito mais perigosas: os homens que faziam de suas vidas um verdadeiro inferno.

Sua vida acaba dando uma grande volta quando se cruza com a de Eliza, uma garotinha de 12 anos muito curiosa, que foi mandada pela patroa para buscar uma encomenda destinada a seu marido. A jovem menina se interessa pela vida da botica e acaba se inserindo naquele mundo. Até que um dia um pequeno erro cometido leva a pequena loja a correr um enorme risco.

E esse erro reverberou até a atualidade. Três séculos depois de Nella, Caroline, que acabou de descobrir uma traição de seu marido, se encontra solitária na viagem para Londres que serviria de comemoração aos seus dez anos de casamento.

Como era uma aspirante a historiadora ela se mete em um turismo histórico. Ao encontrar uma garrafinha às margens do Tâmisa, ela embarca em uma busca dos segredos da boticária do século XVIII.

Com uma visão de ambas as linhas do tempo, a história desse livro é extremamente fluida, porque a cada página que passamos descobrindo a história, não conseguimos parar até entender o mistério que ali habita.

Essa ficção histórica nos mostra que mulheres podem ajudar mulheres de qualquer forma, mesmo através dos séculos. As três mulheres protagonistas são muito cativantes, cada uma com suas questões que acabam se completando e é uma verdadeira demonstração de sororidade (mas não aquela do feminismo radical, tá?), já que as três fizeram de tudo para facilitar uma a vida da outra. É um livro naquela vibe que gostamos, nem muito rápido nem muito lento, com protagonistas fortes e uma viagem no tempo entre as páginas.

Tem uma vibe meio sombria para nós mulheres que amamos o Halloween, mas temos medo de histórias de terror.

#sarah penner #a pequena loja de venenos #halloween books #resenha de livros #resenha

[bethsreads]

“𝐴 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝘩𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦. 𝐴 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛. 𝐴 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒. 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑇𝘩𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝐴𝑝𝑜𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑦.”

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Published by: Park Row Books in association with @harlequinbooks Publication Date: March 2, 2021 Genre: Historical fiction | Mystery Read time: 7 days

The story of the three women in this book was a rollercoaster, that’s for sure. Each character is engaging and has their own flair that makes their plot line just as interesting as the next.

My only gripe is that I wish it could have been more fleshed out, more focus on one or the other (past or present). The mystique of the end, not knowing what happens fully makes my brain itch for more.

I would recommend this for anyone who enjoys stories from Gregorian London era, and especially when it’s women-centric.

#harlequin books #historical fiction #sarah penner #the lost apothecary #park row books #suspense novel #booklr #book review #♡ beth reviews

[moondustbooks]

May JOMP Day 2 - Currently Reading

Been eyeing this one since picking it up in January. Today was the day I went "it is time!"

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #books #booklr #the lost apothecary #sarah penner #book photo challenge #book photography #moondustbooks

[cheeseonforehead-blog]

“the last apothecary” is for girls who went through a jennifer’s body phase growing up

#the last apothecary #jennifer’s body #books #sarah penner

[aliteratepenguin]

Why did we go to such lengths to protect the fragile minds of children? We only robbed them of the truth—and the chance to grow numb to it before it arrived with a hard knock on the door.

-The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

#books #reading #quotes #the lost apothecary #sarah penner #v's book log

[therefugeofbooks]

Currently listening to The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

#trying something different for my audiobook post #lets see if i dont hate this format too in five minutes #not satisfied with taking pictures of my cellphone #but i want something visual #:/ #booklr #audiobooks #sarah penner #the lost apothecary #nature #flowers #mysteries #the refuge of books