in "books I probably won't get around to reading until 2022" news

[tempestsarekind]

I got a remaindered hardback of Daisy Hay's Young Romantics today for $4.99, aw yeah. I had it out from the library a few months ago, but only read the first forty pages or so before I had to return it. So now I will...promptly go back to not reading it yet, I guess. But I'll know that at any moment, I *could*.

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[tempestsarekind]

Is there a series?

[tempestsarekind]

Oh, I've seen that! Different Romantics, though; the book I just bought is about the Romantic poets, whereas the miniseries is about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. I remember thinking that the title was a bit confusing... I thought Lizzie Siddal was great, though.

Speaking of, though, another book I read the first chapter of and continue to look at longingly in bookstores is Effie, a biography of John Ruskin's wife (played by Zoe Tapper in the miniseries), who went on to marry Millais. (I'm pretty sure the reason I saw the miniseries was that Samuel Barnett was playing Millais, now that I think on it.) The paperback edition says there's a movie in the works, so I feel like I ought to hurry up and read it before then!

[litlover12]

I read that one! It was good. Sad, of course, but good.

[tempestsarekind]

Yeah...the Romantics are not known for their happy life stories, alas. I'm looking forward to reading it, some time in the future.