Blindspot
By a Gentleman in Exile & a Lady in Disguise

I think the authors were trying to make a nod at novel conventions, so I can overlook the trite mystery and romance aspects of it. As a few other people mentioned, the sex scenes seem out of place and a bit overboard, but what really got me was the way Fanny's reveal as a woman became such a big dea......more

Those who read my reviews regularly know that I deplore poorly researched historical fiction. Unfortunately, there is such a plethora of poorly researched historical fiction available today that I begin each book with a sense of trepidation. Fortunately, "Blindspot" is not only well-researched but al......more

Blindspot is a masterpiece of teamwork. Kamensky and Lepore, both history professors, have brought alive pre-Revolutionary Boston in the most charming way imaginable: the tale of Stewart Jameson, exiled Scottish portraitist, and Fannie Easton, fallen-socialite-turned-apprentice. As Fannie Easton—or,......more

This could have been a classy book of historical fiction but for some reason the authors decided to make it a bawdy romance going so far as to name a horse "muck" so they could make a rhyme with the word "fuck". Much of this book is serious and worth consideration: slavery in the 1760's colonies, th......more

I enjoyed reading about this period in American history and was intrigued enough to follow the authors' link to learn more about real-life art and biographies from which the novel is drawn. At the risk of sounding prudish (for who wants to be accused of that! lol) I did not think the book needed the......more