Happy Furrowed Middlebrow Friday and Happy Valentine's Day, Friends!! πβ€οΈππ
Before I share my review of this lovely book (spoiler! π), I'd love to knowβWhat's your favorite thing to do on Valentine's Day? Is it spending the day alone doing everything you love to do, going out with your favorite person/best friend/partner, or just hanging out with family and furry friends?
Last weekend, Ian and I had an early romantic Valentine's Day and it was so awesome! Here's what we did:
- Morning at a Favorite Coffee Shop - Vanilla latte with almond milk for Ian and Chai latte with almond milk and coconut for me...mmmm.
- Daily Sketchbook Practice - Creating patterns and art (See photo below!)
- Antique Shopping - So much fun! Ian found a vintage comic book and I came home with pink balloon animal earrings...not vintage...lol.
- Nepalese Dinner Date - I love Dunbar Square in Portsmouth, New Hampshire! I always get the vegan sweet potato chili with basmati rice and it's sooo delicious!
- Late Night Movie - This late 1800s Music Hall used to be a Victorian theater and is absolutely gorgeous inside. I love seeing movies there! The velvet seats and unique bathrooms are so fancy! Unfortunately, the movie was a gore fest and I was more than slightly traumatized (eeek!) If you're a sensitive person, do not see this film!
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| Cat Head Lady inspired by the art of Terry Runyan and her Painting Happiness book! |
Anyway, on to the book review!!!
4π It's always a joy to read a Molly Clavering novel, especially in the Dean Street Press Furrowed Middlebrow edition!
This book centers around the Cranstoun family of Scotland and, specifically, the daughters of the family...Jane and Love. Jane is a thoughtful, dependable and careful young lady who is in the middle of a sticky situation with two young men, "Perry" and John. Peregrine Gilbert is shy, unsociable and nature-loving political man who buys the property next door to Sir Mangus and Lady Cranstoun. John Marsh is a flirty, charming and passionate friend of Jane's friends, Kitty and George (who live in England).
Love is Jane's younger sister just returning from finishing school. She is willful, self-centered, immature and lively, but also very likable and beautiful. Love decides to make her own plans for Jane's love lifeβwith possibly dire results.
This story is a mixture of witty conversations, misunderstandings, jealousy, gossip and young love. Although this type of situation usually makes me feel very frustrated, I really liked Love Comes Home. There was a bit too much nature description for me (some of it went on for more than a page)β I find it hard to picture in my mind landscapes and plants that are unknown to me. But, I still adore Molly Clavering's writing and this novel totally charmed me!
Many thanks to my new book friend and Instagram cheerlader, Chelcy (@cbstutzman on Instagram), for buddy reading this book with me. πβ€οΈ We had such a nice chat on Wednesday night about this book and tons of other fun topics. I hope we'll get to read and discuss another cozy book soon! π€πΌπ€πΌ
I only have Yoked with a Lamb left to read and then I'll have read all of the republished novels by DSP. Yay! I'll definitely read through all of them again next year. They're just SO GOOD! Highly recommended author!!
Do you love Molly Clavering's books as much as I do? Let me know in the comments!
All my love to you!! πβοΈπ€βοΈπ
