January 2011: What Are You Reading?

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Thu January 6th, 2011, 7:36 pm

I've finished "Tutankhamum: The Book of Shadows - Rahotep Mystery #2" by Nick Drake (373pgs, 2010)* The 2nd book in a planned trilogy, very good. The author does take some historical licenses, I don't want to mention them for fear of giving things away.

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Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Fri January 7th, 2011, 12:56 pm

I shall be starting my first Kindle read later on today - Snobbery with Violence by M C Beaton. It's the first in a new Edwardian mystery series by the author of the Agatha Raisin and Hamish MacBeth books.

emr · Post by **emr** » Fri January 7th, 2011, 1:06 pm

[quote=""Vanessa""]I shall be starting my first Kindle read later on today - Snobbery with Violence by M C Beaton. It's the first in a new Edwardian mystery series by the author of the Agatha Raisin and Hamish MacBeth books.[/quote]

In fact these books were already published under the Marion Chesney name. Snobbery with Violence is from 2003.

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Fri January 7th, 2011, 1:57 pm

Yes, I was wondering about that when I edited my signature. They're obviously republishing them under her M C Beaton name.

Michy · Post by **Michy** » Fri January 7th, 2011, 3:25 pm

[quote=""emr""]In fact these books were already published under the Marion Chesney name. Snobbery with Violence is from 2003.[/quote] Marion Chesney's Regency books were some of my favorites back in my younger days. Light and fluffy, yes, but so entertaining! Maybe I should give some of her mysteries a try.

rockygirl · Post by **rockygirl** » Fri January 7th, 2011, 4:06 pm

The Virals by Kathy Reichs. It's the first book in her new YA series. Not HF, I'm reading it for work.

Michy · Post by **Michy** » Fri January 7th, 2011, 4:18 pm

Getting ready to start A Woman of Independent Means by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey. One of our discussions here about epistolary novels brought it to mind (I read it as a teenager). I'm really looking forward to it.

Nefret · Post by **Nefret** » Fri January 7th, 2011, 4:54 pm

Still... Bleak House.

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Fri January 7th, 2011, 5:20 pm

[quote=""Nefret""]Still... Bleak House. [/quote]

That will take you a while.

Started Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly.

SGM · Post by **SGM** » Fri January 7th, 2011, 7:03 pm

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I did enjoy Game of Kings, once they stopped talking in versified latin riddles, (even the guards refer to the messenger as "the mercurio") its a good adventures book. Queen Play is on my tbr mountain. I hope it starts easier on the poor reader

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I really enjoyed the Lymond chronicles but I have to admit that I was at about page 300 (approx half-way through) before I got into Queen's Play -- others, however, do not appear to have had that problem.

I haven't read the Nicolo series yet but will do so soon. However, I decided not to buy them all before I started that I could have a breather between books whilst waiting for the next to be delivered.