The Saucy Wenches Book Club

'What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?' she says after a few minutes of silence have passed. 'Honestly?' 'Does now seem like the time for honesty?' I look at her from the corner of my eye. 'I think they're going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.' She laughs. I try not to--if I let myself laugh, I'll start to cry, too. Source - Insurgent by Veronica Roth

​ I'm a Shameless Fangirl There are some things I'm a little ashamed of fangirling about.  Movies on ABC Family for one, like the Bring It On sequels and old kids movies like Richie Rich . But, there's one thing I'm not ashamed of being a fangirl about and that's the Showtime hit, Shameless. (Though, I am  a little ashamed of that phrasing....) I adore Shameless and the Gallagher family that it features. I have  loved it​  since the first episode. I have so many reasons for loving this show, join me after the break and I'll tell you why I love this show and the Gallagher family! Source

I'm a busy wench these days!  I've been peeking through the upcoming releases from Riptide , and am bringing a whole bunch of interesting blog tours to stop our way!  Today, I bring you King of Dublin  (released February 24), which I am super excited to have gotten to read! Now, anyone who knows us here at The Saucy Wenches Book Club knows we have a soft spot for Dublin.  Can you blame us?  Add in post apocolyptic, and I'm majorly intrigued!  Follow us through the jump for a look into King of Dublin ...

“Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make  many others die with them, often before  them, at times instead of them.” The Name of the Rose , Umberto Eco

“She liked a very particular kind of plot: the sort where the pirate kidnaps some virgin damsel, rapes her into loving him, and then dispatches lots of seamen while she polishes his cutlass. Or where the Highland clan leader kidnaps some virginal English Rose, rapes her into loving him, and then kills entire armies of Sassenachs while she stuffs his haggis. Or where the Native American warrior kidnaps a virginal white settler, rapes her into loving him, and then kills a bunch of colonists while she whets his tomahawk. I hated to get Freudian on Linda, but her reading patterns suggested some interesting insight into why she is such a bitch.” ~ Nicole Peeler, Tempest Rising

by Wench Kathi and Wench Donna Several Wenches greatly anticipated the December release of the Dangerous Women anthology, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, for quite some time and for several reasons. For starters, it tantalized us with the promise of new stories by an array of authors whom we already loved, had been meaning to read, or had never heard of and were suddenly curious about. These authors ranged across many genres: science-fiction, western, historical, crime noir, fantasy, urban fantasy. One theme tied them all together: Strong Female Characters. Otherwise known as Dangerous Women ! This sounded custom made for the Wenches!! Was it worth the wait? Find out what Wench Donna and I thought after the jump!

From Showtime's The Tudors The fate of peoples is made like this, two men in small rooms. Forget the coronations, the conclaves of cardinals, the pomp and processions. This is how the world changes: a counter pushed across a table, a pen stroke that alters the force of a phrase, a woman's sigh as she passes and leaves on the air a trail of orange flower or rose water; her hand pulling close the bed curtain, the discreet sigh of flesh against flesh. ― Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall