I finally finished 'Insurrection' by Robyn Young. It was a bit slow in the beginning but improved later on. I will now read the follow up 'Renegade' and then wait for the third and final book in the Bruce trilogy.
Bec
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What Are You Reading? May 2013
Started a new research book The Greek Roman World and fell asleep after two pages! Did better after dinner.
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I have started Anne Easter Smith's Royal Mistress and am enjoying it immensely! My favourite time period!
My 4 girls!
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet. ~Lady Montagu
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet. ~Lady Montagu
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- 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
[quote=""LadyB""]I enjoyed that one - it does get better as the book goes on, but the storyline and characterisation is much better in the story set in the past, IMO.[/quote]
I'm really enjoying The Island House. I think that anyone who enjoys Barbara Erskine's books would enjoy this one. It has a hint of the supernaturals about it!
I'm really enjoying The Island House. I think that anyone who enjoys Barbara Erskine's books would enjoy this one. It has a hint of the supernaturals about it!
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders, latest in Gyles Brandreth's series of historical mysteries featuring real-life friends Oscar Wilde and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
An enjoyable well-plotted series with plenty of ironic wit, Edwardian atmosphere and enough twists and turns to keep the reader's attention. The flamboyant Wilde and his steadfast companion Doyle seem tailor-made as Holmes and Watson respectively, but there is a belief that it was Sherlock's older, even more brilliant brother Mycroft for whom Doyle took Wilde as his model.
An enjoyable well-plotted series with plenty of ironic wit, Edwardian atmosphere and enough twists and turns to keep the reader's attention. The flamboyant Wilde and his steadfast companion Doyle seem tailor-made as Holmes and Watson respectively, but there is a belief that it was Sherlock's older, even more brilliant brother Mycroft for whom Doyle took Wilde as his model.
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The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan; When I finish this one I'll be done with all of Rick Riordan's YA published books about mythology. I would have loved these books as a kid.
~Susan~
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