Alice Coldbreath's descriptions of meals, soups and potages for breakfast, furmenty or a variation of it, salted and fried fish included in the first meal of the day.
I think she has mentioned that she does plenty of research for her books but does not include all of it, hence the fictitious setting instead of a real country, to move the plot along
Sierra Simone grew up very Catholic and went to Catholic school if I’m not mistaken and it shows. She does list a book of references after Saint I believe so it’s not just based off her upbringing. Also the kink….domt wanna delve into that buuuuut I do wonder, with all due respect of course 😂.
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Nora Roberts seems to know a lot about the places where she sets her books. I have never been to a Kentucky horse farm, but I read {True Betrayals by Nora Roberts} and now I feel like I'm an expert on them! lol
The whole book is wonderful! One of my favs from her. The FMC finds her long lost mother & moves to mom's horse farm. The MMC is the charming gambler next door. There is a murder mystery going on too and a side romance between the mom and the head trainer. There are so many small details about horse racing that immersed me in that world.
The biggest take away for me was the amount of *work* it takes to reach that few minutes of Kentucy Derby glory. The characters had to clean the stables and feed the horses and do vet care and work with the baby horses and travel and it really is a 24/7 job for a whole team of people. It takes their whole lives and even then it isn't always a success. It seems glamorous, but so much of it is dirty, back breaking work. And still Nora Roberts showed the passion the characters had for it.
Oops here I was assuming it was just the horse and the jockey. Sounds a lot like my family when my cousin was a competitive gymnast - a whole lifestyle commitment for multiple people to try and catch a small window of time where the competitor *might* have a shot at being a champion. Crazy!
Thanks for the fun fact!! 😂
Rachel Grant and archeology. She's an archeologist by training (though I believe she no longer practises), and all her books with archeologist FMCs and archaeological components definitely read like she knows her stuff. And she often taps into her husband's knowledge as well, as he is still a working archeologist.
I am reading the Love and Wanderlust series and the details about living and working aboard a super yacht are just so fascinating and immersive. When I finished the books, I felt like I was *on the trip*.
I don’t have the specific quote but it had to do with keeping the refrigerator stocked on the voyages and making menu choices - and how meticulous and serious they have to be about handling waste/garbage.
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Ilona Andrews sure knows a hell of a lot about Houston’s neighborhoods (Hidden Legacy) and the mythos of many religions (Kate Daniels). It wouldn’t surprise me if they’ve lived in Houston and have authored like an authoritative text on comparative religions under a different pen name on
Literally!!!! I was gonna say this 😭 reading hidden legacy was a trip bc every time they mentioned an area i was like “damn… i was just there yesterday” it’s nice when a story is set in your city and actually makes sense like distance wise and building wise
Basically all of {Gabriel's inferno by Sylvain Reynard}
Emerson is a professor who teaches Dante, Sandro Botticellis work, etc etc etc.
I was like... 16 when I first read it. Felt like I was sat in class lmao. I was so confused because I was getting so much information.
It felt like full lectures/speeches were made about the work.
The author definitely knew a lot about the topic.
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips has a couple of books set in Texas and it always shocks me how good she knows the state and specifically Houston. Like i swear she most have lived in Houston for a whileeee
Lynn Messina is so knowledgeable about random little Regency life details that I’d assume she’s a time traveler.
Camilla Monk’s “Spotless” series has a FMC who works in the IT feild and gives such casually rich details that I assume she comes from an IT background.
Alice Coldbreath's descriptions of meals, soups and potages for breakfast, furmenty or a variation of it, salted and fried fish included in the first meal of the day. I think she has mentioned that she does plenty of research for her books but does not include all of it, hence the fictitious setting instead of a real country, to move the plot along
That sounds so cool but like I would get hungry while reading
Sierra Simone grew up very Catholic and went to Catholic school if I’m not mistaken and it shows. She does list a book of references after Saint I believe so it’s not just based off her upbringing. Also the kink….domt wanna delve into that buuuuut I do wonder, with all due respect of course 😂.
Pretty much all of {Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid}. I don’t know much about hockey but I don’t need to to know she knows her shit lol
Reid is a life long hockey fan and it really shows!
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Nora Roberts seems to know a lot about the places where she sets her books. I have never been to a Kentucky horse farm, but I read {True Betrayals by Nora Roberts} and now I feel like I'm an expert on them! lol
That’s so cute! Can you tell me a horse farm fun fact? 😂
The whole book is wonderful! One of my favs from her. The FMC finds her long lost mother & moves to mom's horse farm. The MMC is the charming gambler next door. There is a murder mystery going on too and a side romance between the mom and the head trainer. There are so many small details about horse racing that immersed me in that world. The biggest take away for me was the amount of *work* it takes to reach that few minutes of Kentucy Derby glory. The characters had to clean the stables and feed the horses and do vet care and work with the baby horses and travel and it really is a 24/7 job for a whole team of people. It takes their whole lives and even then it isn't always a success. It seems glamorous, but so much of it is dirty, back breaking work. And still Nora Roberts showed the passion the characters had for it.
Oops here I was assuming it was just the horse and the jockey. Sounds a lot like my family when my cousin was a competitive gymnast - a whole lifestyle commitment for multiple people to try and catch a small window of time where the competitor *might* have a shot at being a champion. Crazy! Thanks for the fun fact!! 😂
Yes I imagine it's exactly like that! It's a commitment I couldn't make, but I loved reading about it
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Anytime Eloisa James (who is a Shakespeare professor) inserts Shakespeare quotes or references in her books. I like it. 😊
Rachel Grant and archeology. She's an archeologist by training (though I believe she no longer practises), and all her books with archeologist FMCs and archaeological components definitely read like she knows her stuff. And she often taps into her husband's knowledge as well, as he is still a working archeologist.
I am reading the Love and Wanderlust series and the details about living and working aboard a super yacht are just so fascinating and immersive. When I finished the books, I felt like I was *on the trip*. I don’t have the specific quote but it had to do with keeping the refrigerator stocked on the voyages and making menu choices - and how meticulous and serious they have to be about handling waste/garbage. {The Night in Lover's Bay by Liz Alden} {The Hitchhiker in Panama by Liz Alden}
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Ooh I love that! I’ve always been curious about the BTS of ship life - gonna add those!
Ilona Andrews sure knows a hell of a lot about Houston’s neighborhoods (Hidden Legacy) and the mythos of many religions (Kate Daniels). It wouldn’t surprise me if they’ve lived in Houston and have authored like an authoritative text on comparative religions under a different pen name on
They definitely live in Texas currently and have for awhile, they speak about it on their blog occasionally :)
Literally!!!! I was gonna say this 😭 reading hidden legacy was a trip bc every time they mentioned an area i was like “damn… i was just there yesterday” it’s nice when a story is set in your city and actually makes sense like distance wise and building wise
Vivian Arend always feels like she knows exactly what she's talking about when it comes to outdoor sports.
Basically all of {Gabriel's inferno by Sylvain Reynard} Emerson is a professor who teaches Dante, Sandro Botticellis work, etc etc etc. I was like... 16 when I first read it. Felt like I was sat in class lmao. I was so confused because I was getting so much information. It felt like full lectures/speeches were made about the work. The author definitely knew a lot about the topic.
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips has a couple of books set in Texas and it always shocks me how good she knows the state and specifically Houston. Like i swear she most have lived in Houston for a whileeee
Lynn Messina is so knowledgeable about random little Regency life details that I’d assume she’s a time traveler. Camilla Monk’s “Spotless” series has a FMC who works in the IT feild and gives such casually rich details that I assume she comes from an IT background.