[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I found this to be a fun and informative read that really complimented my previous reading of Queen Victoria’s family. This is much more than a look at Victoria’s life, but also an exploration of a very turbulent time in history, spanning from the late nineteenth century through two world wars. My favorite sections were those that delved into Victoria’s childhood, with her siblings, and the death of her mother, Princess Alice, but I also enjoyed the later bits that explored the death of Alix and Ella. Miller does a terrific job of relaying these events in a well-rounded way that prioritizes how deeply affected Victoria was by them (all while trying to spare Ernie from some of the more horrific details.) Phenomenal work with just the right blend of history and gossip that kept my attention the entire time (and often made me say to myself, “If only they had listened to Victoria!”)
NetGalley, Nicholas Artrip

Reader review
Who Do You Think You Are? - Issue 221, September 2024

"All in all, Dickens and Travel offers a rich and entertaining overview of Dickens as a traveler and travel writer. It will please any readers interested in that lesser-known aspect of Dickens’s writing. From end to end, this book gives us the impression of travelling with Dickens to the numerous places he visited during his life. And we get a real feel of what it was like to travel and sojourn in Britain and abroad in the Victorian period."
Dickens Quarterly - March 2024 issue

‘This book brings to life key moments in Victorian history that have occurred on every day from 1 January to 31 December’. I like how this was written out, it is a book that you can return to daily by reading a number of facts for each day of the year. Interesting and perfect for any history and Victorian reader. I’ve highlighted so many moments of history from my kindle arc :) ‘31 August, 1888, the first of the Whitechapel murders occurs. No killer had inflicted as much horror, disgust and despair on Victorian Britain as Jack the Ripper’.
NetGalley, Georgi Lvs Books

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I have always been interested in the lives of the Victorians and this book showed me so much information about the era in a large variety of topics and locations.
NetGalley, A D