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What Are You Reading? July 2013
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sweetpotatoboy
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1641
- Joined: August 2008
- Location: London, UK
[quote=""boswellbaxter""]I can believe that portrayal of her, actually. Will definitely have to read this one.[/quote]
I'll be interested to know your take when you do read it as you know the history and personalities of this period far better than I do.
I'll be interested to know your take when you do read it as you know the history and personalities of this period far better than I do.
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
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Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4336
- Joined: August 2008
- 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=""sweetpotatoboy""]Have just started "Girl Reading" by Katie Ward.[/quote]
It's unusual but I really enjoyed it.
It's unusual but I really enjoyed it.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
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
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Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4336
- Joined: August 2008
- 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
I'm just about to start The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker, a book which I've received to review. It hasn't been published yet.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
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
The Poisoned Pilgrim by Oliver Pötzsch, my third murder mystery in a row, but different times and places...Victorian London, 15th century England, 17th century Bavaria...next book will have to be something completely different!
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The Moneyman by Thomas Costain. My library copy has some very cool artwork on the inside flap. Will have to scan and share.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
Finished Vlad: The Last Confession with mixed feelings. Loved the craft of story telling, but wasn't grabbed by the characters or plot. That may be because the time period didn't appeal to me. Others who want to know more about the historical Dracula will probably enjoy it more. Continuing with an ARC of Princesses Behaving Badly, the stories are fun, but the typos and editing inconsistencies (on one page the princess is both red and raven-haired) bother me. I hope those will be taken care of in the final version. Haven't decided what to read next and may take a break from HF to speed through a YA series.
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MLE (Emily Cotton)
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 3565
- Joined: August 2008
- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
- Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
- Location: California Bay Area
[quote=""MLE""]It's been out on kindle for a few months. I enjoyed it.[/quote]
I'm reading The Golem and the Jinni as well (Djinni is the spelling on the UK version). It came out in the US in April, but I don't think it comes out in the UK until August. I like it a lot so far. I'm also reading the 2nd book in Donati's Wilderness series.
I'm reading The Golem and the Jinni as well (Djinni is the spelling on the UK version). It came out in the US in April, but I don't think it comes out in the UK until August. I like it a lot so far. I'm also reading the 2nd book in Donati's Wilderness series.