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princess's 2013 Reading Log

Use this section to record the books you read in 2013. One thread per member, please.
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princess's 2013 Reading Log

Post by princess » Mon January 14th, 2013, 11:02 pm

The Chessmen - Peter May
Currently reading: The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman's Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch

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Post by princess » Tue February 5th, 2013, 11:23 pm

The Beggar King: A Hangman's Daughter Tale - Oliver Potzsch
Island of Wings - Karin Altenberg
Currently reading: The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman's Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch

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Post by annis » Wed February 6th, 2013, 5:01 am

What did you make of Island of Wings? It's one of those books that I see every now and then in library and think about taking out, but wondered if it might be a bit "worthy".

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Post by princess » Wed February 6th, 2013, 9:31 pm

[quote=""annis""]What did you make of Island of Wings? It's one of those books that I see every now and then in library and think about taking out, but wondered if it might be a bit "worthy".[/quote]

I found it so-so if I'm honest. There didn't seem to be much of a plot - it mostly focused on the relationship between the main character and her husband. It was interesting with regard to learning about the way of life on St Kilda.
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Post by princess » Sat May 4th, 2013, 8:51 pm

The Invisible Infanta (Trastamara Chronicles) - Elizabeth Toner
The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey
Wine of Violence :1 (A Medieval Mystery) - Priscilla Royal

Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel. Purchased Wolf Hall on my Kindle on a whim (as I've never been particularly interested in the Tudor era - I think it's "overdone") and I loved it so much I went straight on to read Bring up the Bodies.
Currently reading: The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman's Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch

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Post by princess » Fri May 10th, 2013, 8:35 pm

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom - loved it.
Currently reading: The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman's Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch

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Post by princess » Sun May 19th, 2013, 9:01 pm

Wife to the Bastard - Hilda Lewis
Currently reading: The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman's Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch

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Post by princess » Wed June 12th, 2013, 8:35 pm

Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood.
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Post by princess » Fri July 5th, 2013, 6:03 pm

And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini. Another beautifully written book, but not quite on par with his previous two in my opinion.

The Last Runaway - Tracy Chevalier. Although her stories tend not to move fast, I always like them - and this was no different.
Currently reading: The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman's Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch

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Post by princess » Mon August 12th, 2013, 7:23 pm

The Falcons of Fire and Ice by Karen Maitland - struggled with this (lack of atmosphere and style of writing) until about 60% through when it improved and the plot seemed to find a direction to take. Wouldn't recommend.
Currently reading: The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangman's Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch

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