What are you reading?

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Thu November 27th, 2008, 3:30 pm

I'm starting The Fires of Winter by Roberta Gellis, as sequel to her A Tapestry of Dreams. ROFL, I have to share the covers of these two books, they very much deserve to be on Tanzanite's book cover blog

MLE (Emily Cotton) · Post by **MLE (Emily Cotton)** » Thu November 27th, 2008, 3:36 pm

I am re-reading Winston Graham's Poldark, having been reminded of it here recently. I wonder if I'll like it as much now as I did 20 years ago?

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Thu November 27th, 2008, 5:10 pm

OOoooh, I treated myself the the newly republished set of the Poldark novels not long ago. I loved the TV series years ago. Please let me know how you get on, MLE.

Edited to say I was probably the person who was chatting about it! LOL.

Love those covers, Misfit!!!!

sweetpotatoboy · Post by **sweetpotatoboy** » Thu November 27th, 2008, 5:40 pm

I keep meaning to read the Poldark novels. The reissues look very nice.

annis · Post by **annis** » Thu November 27th, 2008, 6:10 pm

I had a passion for the Poldark series back in the day- I collected and read all the books and couldn't be persuaded to leave the house when there was an episode of the TV series showing! I have seen the TV series around as a DVD collection, but haven't given into temptation and bought it - too much water under the bridge, maybe? Sometimes it's better to leave things as a pleasant memory --revisiting old favourites can be a mixed blessing.

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Fri November 28th, 2008, 12:17 am

O, how I loved watching Poldark as a teen, and the books as well -- quite different in many ways to the series. Robin Ellis, now there was a nicely tormented hunk to slaver over. And who can possibly forget Angharad Rees?

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Fri November 28th, 2008, 11:19 am

[quote=""Telynor""]O, how I loved watching Poldark as a teen, and the books as well -- quite different in many ways to the series. Robin Ellis, now there was a nicely tormented hunk to slaver over. And who can possibly forget Angharad Rees?[/quote]

I know a couple of grown women (of a certain age) who are reduced to mush at the mention of these names

although I never saw the series myself, too young

Tanzanite · Post by **Tanzanite** » Fri November 28th, 2008, 3:33 pm

[quote=""Misfit""]I'm starting The Fires of Winter by Roberta Gellis, as sequel to her A Tapestry of Dreams. ROFL, I have to share the covers of these two books, they very much deserve to be on Tanzanite's book cover blog

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Oh my, those are something! Do you consider these historical fiction or more towards historical romance?

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Fri November 28th, 2008, 4:11 pm

[quote=""Tanzanite""]Oh my, those are something! Do you consider these historical fiction or more towards historical romance?[/quote]

Definitely romance (see posting with quote from book in the sex scenes thread

), although Gellis does pack a lot of history into her books - I've seen comenters on the Amazon romance boards complain her books are boring because of it. To each his own...

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Sat November 29th, 2008, 12:16 am

Just finished reading our own C.W. Gortner's The Last Queen and enjoyed it very much (review here). Juana's story is very compelling! I was riveted, from beginning to end.