This is historical fiction. All guesses are encouraged (no googling, though!). This is meant to be fun. Don't be dismayed if you disagree with the review. Any spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors are copied directly from the review. I’ll post the correct answer tomorrow (3rd June 2026). ⭐ This book was popular? As in a mini-phenomenon? Seriously? Am I being punked? Tell the truth--no one else read the book. It was all an elaborate media/pop culture scheme to trick me into reading this book. Please lie to me about this. I'm not sure I can go on living if I have to believe that this is what my fellow man is reading these days. My utter disdain for the book comes from many a source: A) It's 900 pages. Mind you, I'll read 900 pages, even 1,500 pages, if it's amazing. But it has to be a crackerjack of a book. This was not. B) Here's where this book and I really parted ways: [character 1]'s beloved wife, [character 2], dies in childbirth on the side of the road. Only hours later, [character 1]'s rolling in the leaves with an attractive forest wench in a sex scene so ridiculous I could practically hear the "bow-chicka-wow-wow" music in the background. Poor [character 2]'s body isn't even cold yet and [character 1]'s getting it on with a woman he had a 15 minute conversation with earlier in the book. C) It's hard to believe this is medieval England, what with all the modern sensibilities and modern vernacular. C) It could have been whittled down by about 500 pages if the scenes of people eating had been omitted. E) The women, oh, the women. Witches or whores or victims of tag team rape. Here's the basic rundown of the plot: --Building a church, building a church, building a church . . . --Oh, crap, a plot complication! We might not be able to build the church. --Crafty [character 1] overcomes the complication. --Insert licentious sex scene. --Building a church, building a church, building a church . . . --Oh, crap, a plot complication! We might not be able to build the church.

The premise of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke grabbed me: A tradwife social media influencer who wakes up one morning in the actual 1855! Enough of us are interested that we can make this work. I’ve bought a copy, but I’ll wait to read it until more of you have your hands on it. We’ll aim to discuss around the end of May. (Either by zoom or by text in here, we’ll see.) Apparently, if you have a paid Spotify account, it's available as an audiobook! It’s also on Audible. Article about the book: https://www.motherjones.com/media/2026/04/trad-wife-caro-claire-burke-yesteryear-hannah-neeleman-anne-hathaway/

Members who are interested will be reading Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke and having a discussion at the end of the month. If enough people are interested, we'll meet by Zoom. If not, we'll just discuss in the community. If you'd like to participate in a Zoom discussion, please choose all the dates/times you CAN do and I'll choose the one with the most votes. Here's the Google form for voting: https://forms.gle/Tdvy59Nd8HJ8Upye6 If you don't know if you'll be able to get the book in time (or if there are other factors that might interfere) please vote if you plan to TRY to read it and attend. If you don't plan to read it and/or you don't want to attend, don't vote 😉 I'll announce the date on Tuesday 12th, so everyone can mark their calendars. I'm looking forward to it! Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

I’m so glad you joined! STEP 1: Introduce yourself, either in a comment on this post, or in a new post. Tell us one of your favourite historical novels. Bonus if you share a photo or gif that relates to the book in some way. Or a photo of your pet. Pets are always welcome 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ STEP 2: Say hi to a couple of other people who have introduced themselves. Maybe you'll find some new favourite historical fiction and, in time, some new friends. STEP 3: Let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy! 🧡 PS Take a peek at our community rules. PPS Make your own post any time! And comment on others' posts!