Cindy Lou Reviews – Robin's Room

Week beginning 21 July 2026

Margaret Waller Napoleon’s Closet The Emperor, the Priest, and the Men Who Invented Modern Fashion Columbia University Press, August 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I began this book several times, finding it dense and the somewhat specialist language difficult to navigate. However, Napoleon’s Closet The Emperor, theContinue reading “Week beginning 21 July 2026”

Week beginning 1st July 2026

Eileen Cope Hollywood Whispers The Untold Story of the Original Gossip Queens, Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper Globe Pequot | Lyons Press, November 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for this uncorrected proof for review. Eileen Cope reveals more than Hedda Hopper’s and Louella Parsons’ stories, and the scandals they placed before audiences of their era. The narratives ofContinue reading “Week beginning 1st July 2026”

Week beginning 27 May 2026

Nicholas Fogg The Tudor Theatre 1576-1642 Pen & Sword, January 2026. Thank you, Net Galley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Nicholas Fogg has brought so much to the history of the Tudor theatre in its golden age. Visiting The Globe on the South Bank, or Stratford-Upon-Avon and attending the Royal ShakespeareContinue reading “Week beginning 27 May 2026”

Week beginning 22 May 2026

Dr Christopher Herbert Jane Austen’s Favourite Brother, Henry Pen & Sword | Pen & Sword History, May 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Christoher Herbert’s history employs one of the most useful strategies when dealing with a subject for whom the material is sparse. In this case, there is anContinue reading “Week beginning 22 May 2026”

Week beginning 15 April, 2026

Kate Stephenson The Book Lover’s Guide to Edinburgh Pen & Sword | White Owl, January 2026. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Kate Stephenson’s Guide is not only a notable practical resource, but a pleasure to read. Well designed and clearly explained walks become literary explorations asContinue reading “Week beginning 15 April, 2026”

Week beginning 8 April 2026

Eurie Dahn, Snack, Bloomsbury Academic, February 2026. Thank you, NetGalley and Bloomsbury Academic, for this uncorrected proof for review. Snack is another title in the Object Lessons publications that can be so much fun, as well as making a serious contribution to information about the wide range of topics they address. Snack is less entertainingContinue reading “Week beginning 8 April 2026”

Week beginning April 1 2026

Clare Mackintosh, The Butler, Podium Entertainment, June 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Butler sets a pace that is quite different from Clare Mackintosh’s previous novels, and I had to adapt to the pace and tone. Once having done so, I was impressed with this writer’s abilityContinue reading “Week beginning April 1 2026”

Week beginning March 18 2026

M.L. Stedman A Far-flung Life Penguin Random House Australia| Penguin eBooks (AU Adult), March 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I found M. L. Stedman’s The Light Between Oceans a stunning, poignant read. A Far-flung Life is both, and more. The writing is beautiful, the plotting refined, characterisationContinue reading “Week beginning March 18 2026”

Week beginning 4 March 2026

Scott Ryan The Last Decade of Cinema Black Chateau Fayetteville Mafia Press, June 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Scott Ryan has a distinct writing style that carries this serious, perceptive and analytical approach to a decade of film with a firm grasp of the need to engageContinue reading “Week beginning 4 March 2026”