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What are you reading September 2018?

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princess garnet
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Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by princess garnet » Tue September 18th, 2018, 3:10 pm

An Hour Unspent by Roseanna M. White
#3 and final novel in "Shadows Over England" trilogy (Note: Click the above title in hypertext to view description)
The story opens in 1915 London against the backdrop of WWI.

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Vanessa
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Joined: August 2008
Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
Preferred HF: Any
Location: North Yorkshire, UK

Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by Vanessa » Thu September 20th, 2018, 8:52 am

Having finished The wonderful Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton, I’m now reading The Corset by Laura Purcell via Pigeonhole. It’s a gothic Victorian ghost story.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads

Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind

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red805
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Posts: 303
Joined: August 2008
Preferred HF: I like a series the best - more to look forward to after one book ends. Masters of Rome, The Century Trilogy, & the Outlander series are some of my favorites.
Location: Southern California

Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by red805 » Fri September 21st, 2018, 11:09 pm

Finally finished my Russka audiobook! Now moving on to another marathon one - Gone With The Wind. Haven't read this since high school.

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Misfit
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Location: Seattle, WA

Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by Misfit » Mon September 24th, 2018, 11:48 pm

MLE (Emily Cotton) wrote:
Misfit wrote:Still not reading much, HF or anything else. Thought I'd get back in the groove with the new Kearsley book, but just abandoned ship at 27%.
I have enjoyed several of Kearsley's novels, although i can think of one that was a dud. Was considering ordering this. What didn't you like about it?
Nothing happened. I am in a terrible reading slump at the moment.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be

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princess garnet
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Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by princess garnet » Tue September 25th, 2018, 3:20 pm

Queen of Scots: the True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy (NF)
This biography is the basis for the upcoming movie. I've checked out a library copy.

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Madeleine
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Currently reading: "Mania" by L J Ross
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by Madeleine » Wed September 26th, 2018, 8:59 am

Just started "Emotional Geology" by Linda Gillard, set on North Uist in the Hebrides.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

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Vanessa
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Posts: 4378
Joined: August 2008
Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
Preferred HF: Any
Location: North Yorkshire, UK

Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by Vanessa » Wed September 26th, 2018, 9:13 am

I’m reading The Forgotten Ones by Sheena Holmes, contemporary fiction, and Absolute Proof by Peter James (Pigeonhole), a thriller.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads

Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind

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Nefret
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Joined: February 2009
Favourite HF book: Welsh Princes trilogy
Preferred HF: The Middle Ages (England), New Kingdom Egypt, Medieval France
Location: Temple of Isis

Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by Nefret » Fri September 28th, 2018, 3:02 am

I just started The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell.
Into battle we ride with Gods by our side
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}

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Madeleine
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Currently reading: "Mania" by L J Ross
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by Madeleine » Fri September 28th, 2018, 8:51 am

Getting ready for Halloween now, just started The Witch finder's Sister by Beth Underdown, about Matthew Hopkins' sister.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

jaintrain
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Joined: October 2018
Currently reading: The Last Will and Testament of the Pirate John Blackjohn
Interest in HF: Robert Lewis Stevenson
Favourite HF book: Kidnapped

Re: What are you reading September 2018?

Post by jaintrain » Fri October 26th, 2018, 1:34 am

I'm reading The Last Will and Testament of the Pirate John Blackjohn. It's a new publication and honestly one of the best HF books I've read in ages. It has all the right elements, Scottish highlands, adventures at sea. strong female characters, a touch of myth and fantasy, and it's meticulously researched. It gripped me right away. A perfect cozy tale for an autumn evening. I got it on Amazon. Kindle version just 0.99!


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