📘 Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink
by Stephanie Kate Strohm
Genre Fiction ◦ YA
Format & Source Print ◦ Library
Publication Graphia ◦ 2012
Dates Read April 12 – 17, 2013
Rating ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
📚 What It's About
Libby Kelting is a history-loving, romance-reading, but super fashionable nerd. When the opportunity arises for her to intern over the summer at Camden Harbor, a living history museum, she is ecstatic to take part, even if it means wearing corsets instead of make up, and using old fashioned stoves instead of cell phones. Things turn out unexpectedly though when Libby meets a handsome sailor, encounters an annoying reporter, and rooms with a girl that hates her instantly. To make things even more interesting, Libby learns that the harbor may be haunted.
📝 My Review
This book was incredibly cute. I’ve never really been one for history, but I still really felt myself drawn into the story, and could still relate to Libby a lot with the book-loving and trying to fit in. I really loved the setting, and found myself wanting to be at Camden Harbor, being a part of the crew there, and getting involved in all of their crazy activities and sometimes drama. This book actually made me want to take up an interest in history myself and visit all the museums. We actually have a similar museum around here, which is a really cool place.
The characters were also really fun and drawn out well, from her bizarre, way too serious, and instantly mean roommate, to the handsome charmer she begins falling for. I also really liked Libby because she was full of contradictions and broke a lot of stereotypes, which I really appreciated – she loves books and history, but is still fashionable! Thank you, Stephanie, for portraying us book geeks as more than just that. I love it! I also absolutely LOVED Libby’s flamboyant best friend, Dev, whom I hear there’s a lot more of in the forthcoming sequel, Confederates Don’t Wear Couture, due out in June! This is a perfect light summer read that is just plain fun and delightful. I’m getting more and more excited to read the next installment!
“You should be the heroine of your own life.”
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