August 2010, what are you reading

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 4:38 am

I've finished reading "The Drowning Tree" by Carol Goodman (339pgs, 2004). Another good book by Carol.

SM

4ever Queen · Post by **4ever Queen** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 4:55 am

Last night I finished The Confessions of Catherine d'Medici... oh my, what a journey I had with Catherine!! I spent the last 2 nights reading until my eyes couldn't stay open.

I loved CW's character of Catherine! I have read much about this malignant Queen but after reading this novel I will never see her again in such a dark light. I saw her as a mother, Queen, lover and foe to many but with the latter I never thought I could excuse her extremist behavior until now. Mostly, I loved that C.W. let you, as the reader, draw your own conclusions of Catherine de Medici as a Queen Regent and as a person. Never did I feel that he imposed his own personal opinion of such a controversial historical character in centuries!

Thank you CW for another wonderful & exquisite novel.

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 10:05 am

I'm reading The People's Queen by Vanora Bennet. An unfortunate cover choice I have to say, but the novel itself is excellent as far as I have got - only at page 70. It is 100 times better at the moment than The King's Mistress, also about Alice Perrers.

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 12:33 pm

[quote=""EC2""] It is 100 times better at the moment than The King's Mistress, also about Alice Perrers.[/quote]

That wouldn't be difficult!

I'm still on Ackroyd's The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein. It's predictably creepy, and reminding me more that a little of one of his earlier novels - Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem. It's an interesting take on the original, with a certain touch of the Jeckyll and Hydes.

Brenna · Post by **Brenna** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 1:30 pm

Last night I finished Dawn on the Distant Shore Number 2 in Sara Donati's Into the Wilderness Series. I think I am going to start number 3 tonight.

Tanzanite · Post by **Tanzanite** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 4:15 pm

Finished up Imperial Highness by Evelyn Anthony (about Catherine the Great - the beginning was a little slow but I enjoyed the second half quite a bit). Holland's Great Maria is next.

Nefret · Post by **Nefret** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 4:42 pm

Currently... Mansfield Park.

Carine · Post by **Carine** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 5:27 pm

I finished Michelle Moran's Cleopatra's Daughter and am now about to start Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 5:40 pm

[quote=""Carine""]I finished Michelle Moran's Cleopatra's Daughter and am now about to start Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin[/quote]

Welcome back Carine, it's been awhile since I've seen you on the board!

SM

Carine · Post by **Carine** » Wed August 11th, 2010, 5:42 pm

Thanks SonjaMarie, yes it has been a long time actually ! But .... I'm still reading

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