What Are You Reading (Jan 2009 edition)?

Cerridwen · Post by **Cerridwen** » Sun January 4th, 2009, 12:04 pm

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

Kasthu · Post by **Kasthu** » Sun January 4th, 2009, 6:41 pm

[quote=""cw gortner""]I'll try not to breathe so hard . . .

Hope you enjoy it!!

I'm currently reading "The Miracles of Prato" about the Italian Renaissance painter Fra Filippo and his forbidden love for his muse, a novatiate. So far, it's well written and interesting. It's an ARC for the Amazon Vine program.[/quote]

I ordered the same book from Vine. Glad to hear it's good; I'll find out for myself when I get home next week.

Dani · Post by **Dani** » Sun January 4th, 2009, 6:59 pm

Im reading Chosen The lost Diaries of Queen Esther by Ginger Garrett. So far it is very interesting.

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Sun January 4th, 2009, 7:57 pm

Today I am starting 3 Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story by Leonie Swann.

Ludmilla · Post by **Ludmilla** » Sun January 4th, 2009, 8:29 pm

I started this year off reading some juvenile and YA fiction I've had in the TBR pile. Just started Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt about a boy coming of age during the American Civil War. I grabbed this at the book store not long ago because the title rang a bell, and I vaguely remember liking it when I first read it in my youth, but don't remember much else. Thought it would be nice to revisit.

sweetpotatoboy · Post by **sweetpotatoboy** » Mon January 5th, 2009, 10:14 am

Corbenic by Catherine Fisher, a YA reworking of the Grail legend.

Laura · Post by **Laura** » Mon January 5th, 2009, 2:27 pm

Just finished The Daughter of York and started The Queens' Play: Second in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett

Alaric · Post by **Alaric** » Mon January 5th, 2009, 2:58 pm

“Flash for Freedom!” by George MacDonald Fraser

Kasthu · Post by **Kasthu** » Mon January 5th, 2009, 5:14 pm

Silent on the Moor, by Deanna Raybourn

cw gortner · Post by **cw gortner** » Tue January 6th, 2009, 12:31 am

[quote=""Kasthu""]I ordered the same book from Vine. Glad to hear it's good; I'll find out for myself when I get home next week.[/quote]

I'll be interested to hear your thoughts. I did hit a bump with it; there's a few mentions of homosexuality as being "unnatural," which I could excuse as these are 15th-century monks and nuns - though Fra Filippo's own homophobia is off-putting. Then the evil provost character is turning out to be gay, so I'm liking it less. And the virginial novitiate is starting to bug me; she needs more spine, but like I said, I'm not that far along yet. It could change.