January/February
1. The King's Rose by Alisa M Libby (4.5/5)
2. The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman (4/5)
3. Time and Chance by Sharon Penman (5/5)
4. The Secrets of Jin-Shei by Alma Alexander (3.5/5)
5. Suite Francaise by Irene Nerimovsky (4/5)
6. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (4.5/5)
7. Company of Liars by Karen Maitland (4/5)
8. Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon (3.5/5)
9. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (4/5)
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Amanda's 2009 Reading List
Amanda's 2009 Reading List
Last edited by Amanda on Sat February 28th, 2009, 11:55 am, edited 8 times in total.
March
10. The Lost City of Z by David Grann (3/5)
11. Winds of Tara by Katherine Pinotti (3/5)
12. The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K Lee (3.5)
13. American Rust (3/5)
10. The Lost City of Z by David Grann (3/5)
11. Winds of Tara by Katherine Pinotti (3/5)
12. The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K Lee (3.5)
13. American Rust (3/5)
Last edited by Amanda on Sun March 29th, 2009, 11:29 am, edited 3 times in total.
April
14. The Master of Verona by David Blixt (4/5)
15. Madame du Barry by Jean Plaidy (3/5)
16. A Room With a View by E.M. Forster (3/5)
17. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philipa Gregory (5/5)
18. The King's General by Daphne du Maurier (4/5)
14. The Master of Verona by David Blixt (4/5)
15. Madame du Barry by Jean Plaidy (3/5)
16. A Room With a View by E.M. Forster (3/5)
17. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philipa Gregory (5/5)
18. The King's General by Daphne du Maurier (4/5)
Last edited by Amanda on Sat May 2nd, 2009, 2:38 am, edited 4 times in total.
May
19. Rasputin's Daughter by Robert Alexander (2/5 sadly)
20. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (4/5)
21. Amenable Women by Mavis Cheek (3/5)
22. Nine Lives by Dan Baum (3.5/5)
23. Pope Joan by Donna Cross (4/5)
19. Rasputin's Daughter by Robert Alexander (2/5 sadly)
20. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (4/5)
21. Amenable Women by Mavis Cheek (3/5)
22. Nine Lives by Dan Baum (3.5/5)
23. Pope Joan by Donna Cross (4/5)
Last edited by Amanda on Mon June 1st, 2009, 5:28 am, edited 5 times in total.
June
24. Etta by Gerard Kolpan (3/5)
25. The Other Queen by Philipa Gregory (3.5/5)
26. Mistress of the Art of Death (3.5/5)
27. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (3.5/5)
28. The Blue Notebook by James Levine (3/5)
24. Etta by Gerard Kolpan (3/5)
25. The Other Queen by Philipa Gregory (3.5/5)
26. Mistress of the Art of Death (3.5/5)
27. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (3.5/5)
28. The Blue Notebook by James Levine (3/5)
Last edited by Amanda on Wed July 1st, 2009, 2:44 am, edited 2 times in total.
[quote=""Amanda""]June
24. Etta by Gerard Kolpan (3/5)[/quote]
That one ended up pretty meh for me as well. It had the potential for a rocking good story but the diary/newsstory format wasn't the best way to execute it IMHO.
24. Etta by Gerard Kolpan (3/5)[/quote]
That one ended up pretty meh for me as well. It had the potential for a rocking good story but the diary/newsstory format wasn't the best way to execute it IMHO.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
July
29. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett (4/5....would have been 4.5 but got someone's name glaring wrong....Stillingfleet instead of Stillington the Bishop of Bath and Wells that knew about Edward IV's marriage to Eleanor Butler)
30. The Silver Rose by Susan Carroll (4/5)
29. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett (4/5....would have been 4.5 but got someone's name glaring wrong....Stillingfleet instead of Stillington the Bishop of Bath and Wells that knew about Edward IV's marriage to Eleanor Butler)
30. The Silver Rose by Susan Carroll (4/5)
Last edited by Amanda on Sat July 25th, 2009, 3:31 am, edited 1 time in total.
August
31. Pompeii by Mary Beard (4/5)
32. Night of Flames by Douglas Jacobsen (4/5)
33. Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (4.5/5)
34. The Local News by Miriam Gershow (3.5/5)
31. Pompeii by Mary Beard (4/5)
32. Night of Flames by Douglas Jacobsen (4/5)
33. Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (4.5/5)
34. The Local News by Miriam Gershow (3.5/5)
Last edited by Amanda on Mon August 31st, 2009, 1:25 am, edited 1 time in total.