2022 What Are You Reading?

[Jan]

Elsewhere
compelling dystopian novel

[Margaret]

I’m
Reading Dearie by Bob Spitz

[Abigail]

Finished Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson and starting Back to the Garden for this group. I have a lot of group reads this month!

[Rachel]

The Tiger's Wife is the Orange Prize winning novel by Serbian author Téa Obreht. This is a beautifully written book that encompasses mystery, history, magical realism and folktales of superstition and tradition. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review

[Rachel]

Wild Women: History's Female Rebels, Radicals & Revolutionaries by Australian author Pamela Robson is a collection of stories about some of history’s real life heroines and rebels, the famous and the infamous, these ladies are sure to impress and intrigue you. Here is my review

[Rachel]

Pachinko is an award-winning epic historical fiction by South Korean author Min Jin Lee. The story traces the fortunes and misfortunes of Sunja and her family first in Korea then in Japan where the Koreans faced life as second-class citizens. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Here is my review

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg

A fun historical fantasy. Though a tad slow, I enjoyed the story and the characters. Definitely recommended.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rachel]

Odin's Game is a 10th Century historical fiction adventure story by Northern Irish author Tim Hodkinson. It is set in Iceland, the Orkney Isles and Ireland, and has beautiful princesses, Viking warriors and action galore. Here is my review

[PattyMacDotComma]

I'm sure we've all been guilty of Keeping Up Appearances or worrying 'what will the neighbours think'. Aussie author Tricia Stringer gives us a group of older women in a small South Australian town who think they know all the town's secrets. HA! I can see why the author is so popular.
3.5★ My review of Keeping Up Appearances

[Alice]

I started a new to me author and series last night, The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale. It is set in 1887 New York City.
The book is about the famous journalist Nellie Bly and her attempts at working at a big paper in New York. Good so far

[Debra]

Thanks for listing this, Alice. I am an ex-NY'er and know I will love it! Debra

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Finished Christmas Sweets and starting The Nine Lives of Christmas

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Jayme wrote: "Finished Christmas Sweets and starting The Nine Lives of Christmas"

Jayme; I read The Nine Lives of Christmas some years back because I loved the cover! It's a sweet story. Enjoy!

[Carolyn]

I enjoyed this historical murder mystery Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart, #3 in a series set in Singapore in the early 1900s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rachel]

NORTH AMERICA
Mexico:
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel is an award-winning story set in the 1910s in Mexico, with vivid descriptions, mouth-watering recipes, romance, drama and magical realism. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review

[Alice]

Historical Cozy set in 1936
I am reading one of my favorite series
Peril in Paris by Rhy Bowen. Love characters and Paris is a great setting. This book does not get ratings as good as others in the series but I am enjoying it.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I finished The Nine Lives of Christmas and starting The Murder on the Links

[PattyMacDotComma]

Tough, stubborn young teen Duchess Day Radley says she is an outlaw and will do whatever she has to to protect her little brother in We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker. Good story, bit too long.
3.5★ My review of We Begin at the End

[PattyMacDotComma]

I wound up a yearly challenge with a new favourite book, Too Much Lip, by Aussie Aboriginal author Melissa Lucashenko. It is like sitting on the verandah with an indigenous family in a small town in Northern NSW.Love, jealousy, land rights. Lots of language, both Aboriginal and swearing. Loved both the written and audio editions.
5★ My review of Too Much Lip

[Alice]

I needed a Q Book to finish one of my reading challenges.

I am reading

The Queen and Lord M by Jean Plaidy.

Published in 1973. It covers the beginning of the rein of Queen Victoria. Jean Plaidy's books are always entertaining. They don't have the finesse of Elizabeth Chadwick or Sharon Kay Penman but are good reads.

[Margaret]

I’m reading Antique Tragedy by Victoria Tait

[Kathryn]

Just finished This Tender Land. It's about four orphans on the run in Depression-era America. Highly recommend it.

[Melissa]

I started The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation today.

[Don]

Melissa: The book is on my list. Let us know what you thought of it.

[Rachel]

The Spanish Daughter by Ecuadorian Lorena Hughes is a historical mystery set in the cacao plantations of the 1920s. It involves intrigue, family secrets and creates a picture of the era. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review

[PattyMacDotComma]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I finished off last year's reading with Irish author Claire Keegan's wonderful novella, Foster, about a girl who is fostered by a couple while her mum has a baby. Loved it. Great start to the year!
5★ My review of Foster

[PattyMacDotComma]

I had a lot of fun with The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, which is as quirky as the title suggests. There are orphans and a manor house, deadly threats, romance (bit sexy) and some quite naughty language. Something for the LGBT+ community as well. Oh yes - and magic spells! A most entertaining read.
4★ My review of ...Irregular Witches

[PattyMacDotComma]

Queen Elizabeth never expected to be Queen, but she sure did the job well and was much loved for her common touch and dedication. Children's book author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara shows her as a child, a teen, and an adult in this great introduction for kids. (Not a bad refresher for grown-ups!]
5★ My review of Queen Elizabeth with several illustrations