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[May]

Thank you! It's now on my TR list!!

[Kimber]

Laureen wrote: "Please forgive me if I am posting this question in the wrong thread. I don't know hoe to make a new thread.

So much has been written about historical England, America, The Vikings, Italy & most of..."

Lauren - If you click on this link:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/list_...
it will take you to the main discussion page of this group. Just scroll through and you'll find plenty of topics that will lead you to the books you're looking for. We have topics from almost every historical location that exists. Good Luck!

[Kimber]

Just finished The Swan-Daughter about Gunnhild Godwinsdatter, daughter of King Harold, and what happened to her family after the Battle of Hastings. This is the second in The DAughters of Hastings trilogy that starts with . Now moving on to about Thea and her marriage to Vladmir II, Prince of Kiev.

[happy]

I just started this on on the friendship between JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis and how there WW I experiences affected their writing

[Shannon Elizabeth]

Kimber wrote: "Just finished The Swan-Daughter about Gunnhild Godwinsdatter, daughter of King Harold, and what happened to her family after the Battle of Has..."

I've been wanting to read that trilogy for the longest time. I really should bump it up on my TBR list as I keep hearing good things about it.

[Shannon Elizabeth]

Almost finished with Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt. It's wonderful! Such an interesting piece of history and highly recommended, especially for those who are interested in the Salem Witch Trials as this shows the stance England was taking on weeding out witches a century before.

[happy]

Started The Medieval Murderers's latest



They changed the format a little for this one. Instead of the stories being set in different years and connected by a common theme/relic, the theme is that a group of pilgrims on the way to Walsingham each take of of the 7 deadly sins and tell a story about that. Also Micheal Jecks is back - he contributed the first story on Lust.

I'm reading in on a Nook so it'll take a while :)

[Kimber]

happy wrote: "Started The Medieval Murderers's latest



They changed the format a little for this one. Instead of the stories being set in different years an..."

You've got me hooked just by description. Dang it Happy! I have too many books to read! ;)

[Jane]

Blood Divide: A Novel of Flodden Field / John Sadler

[Bobby]

[Pamela]

Just started The Far Shore

[Gretchen]

Recently started
Venus in Winter
and
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution

[happy]

I finished A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-18

Not bad, It has a very academic feel to it though. Dr. Loconte looks at how Lewis' and Tolkien's experiences as combat officers in WW I affected what they wrote. on a bigger scale how the War affected society, esp the elites and literary circles attitudes towards traditional values in general and religion specifically. He goes in how their writing was a reaction to that.

I would rate it 3.5 stars because of the academic feel, so I rounded down.

Currently reading the latest in David Drake's RCN/Lt. Leary series

[Mark]

Reading an ARC of by Alan Smale

its book 2 in the alterative history rome series.

darker then the first one, and if I say the writing is flowing better.

[Gretchen]

I finished Venus in Winter . I thought it was a pretty good book. It's definitely not for everyone in this group but I think some would enjoy it. It was light reading.

I'm moving on to some more light reading. The Heretic Queen. It's a monthly read for another group but I'm hesitant to discuss it with that group. The thread for it has grown quite hostile and I'm in no mood to have to defend my opinions.

[Ace]

Gretchen wrote: "I'm moving on to some more light reading. The Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen. It's a monthly read for another group but I'm hesitant to discuss it with that group. The thread for it has grown quite hostile and I'm in no mood to have to defend my opinions.
..."

I just went to check it out (the book and the other thread). I don't really read romance novels much, but if it was my genre I would clear my shelves to form an opinion on this one - not sure I'd join the discussion!)

[Jane]

The Parthenon Enigma

also Ice

[Patricia]

Gretchen wrote: "I finished Venus in Winter . I thought it was a pretty good book. It's definitely not for everyone in this group but I think some would enjoy it. I..."
I'm in that other group, too. Not sure why there has been so much fuss. I can see how the book wouldn't be for everyone, but that can be said of every book. I'm about halfway through it & am enjoying it.

[Deb]

Hi all - I have been reading a lot of drek supernatural recently and not much historical. I have just finished one that isn't fiction, so if you want to me remove this suggestion I will completely understand.

This book really impressed me though, it tells the story of a whaling ship that was wrecked and was probably the inspiration for the story Moby Dick. I was really excited to read this, so here it is, if anyone is interested:

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

[Dawn]

Deborah, this thread is one of the few where you are welcome to tell us whatever genre of book you're reading. No restrictions.

[Deb]

Yay. Thanks Dawn, I though I had it right but was not sure.

I try to have different groups for my different interests, but sometimes my enthusiasm for a book overflows a single group and some of the groups can be so very pedantic about that...

[Gretchen]

I finally finished Night of Sorrows. I learned more about codpieces and genital scratching than a person every really needs to know. I was disappointed. It seems to be a pretty well reviewed book and there is not a whole lot of literature dealing with the fall of the Aztecs and Mayans and Cortes.

I've started this month's group read I Am the Chosen King. If not for all the moving, I could find myself wasting all of nap time reading this book. Sadly my house hasn't figure out how to pack itself yet.

[happy]

I'm starting a NF World War II book



As an aside, their base at RAF Molesworth is one of two 8th AF bases that the USAF is currently using - for the moment. I've read that both are scheduled to be returned to the British Gov't in the near future.

[Allison]

Had to add that Happy. Thanks.

[happy]

My brother worked a Molesworth a few yrs ago He said that in the base HQ they had pictures of the 303rd all over the place. I wish I could have seen them

[Shannon Elizabeth]

Gretchen wrote: "I finally finished Night of Sorrows. I learned more about codpieces and genital scratching than a person every really needs to know. I was disappointed. It seems to be a pretty well ..."

I was disappointed by Night of Sorrows too Gretchen. I skimmed so much of that book. It was such a drag. I don't think I felt any deal emotion for anyone in the cast of characters. Just my opinion, of course. But I loved I Am the Chosen King. I actually really want to re-read it along with The Forever Queen sometime soon.

[Shannon Elizabeth]

I'm about to begin A Pledge of Better Times by Margaret Porter. It's received many great reviews so I'm hopeful that it will be a fun and interesting read. There just aren't a plethora of novels centered around the forced abdication of James II and the Glorious Revolution of 1689 which is a period that I'm very interested in. So I hope it'll bring that time to life. *fingers crossed*

[May]

I cannot wait to hear what you think of this novel. I keep wandering by it, but have not yet taken the time to read it.

[Kimber]

Shannon Elizabeth wrote: "I'm about to begin A Pledge of Better Times by Margaret Porter. It's received many great reviews so I'm hopeful that ..."

It's on sale at Amazon for Kindle for $5.99.

[Bobby]

Seems appropriate this time of year!!

[happy]

:D

[Kimber]

happy wrote: ":D"

I'm doing the same...reading a very light, ya fantasy called The Immortal Circus: Act One. It's not a challenge whatsoever. Kind of nice for a change. :D

[Jane]

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. Perfect for this time of year.

[Teanka]

Agreed. I read it in November last year :).

[Andy]

on my library hold list too :)

[happy]

I recently finished a NF look at Dunkirk



not the best 3.25 stars

Currently reading Paul Doherty's

[Jane]

Just finished Authority / Jeff VanderMeer and although this was so-so, I am continuing with the last volume in the trilogy, Acceptance.

[Bobby]

[Kimber]

American Gods

[Shannon Elizabeth]

About a little over halfway through A Pledge of Better Times by Margaret Porter. I'm enjoying it immensely! It's a story with a lot of players who all have important roles, and the author is doing a wonderful job of dealing with such a large cast. She brings characters into the narrative once their presence is necessary rather than dropping too much info about them chapters ahead of their introduction to the story. Much more preferable than leaving you to figure out who's who (and leaving you to tear your hair out)!

[Diego]

After years on my shelf, I'm finally into The Last Kingdom, but now it feels kinda forced because I wanted to read the book before watching the BBC series.

Also, after reading one of Giles Kristian's book and watching all 3 seasons of History Channel's Vikings this same year, I'm kinda getting tired of the subject. So after finishing this one, I think I'll wait like half a year before I watch or read anything related to Vikings again.

[Mark]

Diego wrote: "After years on my shelf, I'm finally into The Last Kingdom, but now it feels kinda forced because I wanted to read the book before watching the BBC s..."

So glad you have decided to read the books before watching the tv show.

[Shannon Elizabeth]

Diego wrote: "After years on my shelf, I'm finally into The Last Kingdom, but now it feels kinda forced because I wanted to read the book before watching the BBC s..."

I did the same thing with Wolf Hall/Bring Up the Bodies when it came to quickly reading through a couple books before watching the show based on it. Luckily The Last Kingdom is far superior to Wolf Hall or Bring Up the Bodies, IMO. But you're right, it definitely made the experience of reading the book feel forced. However, Bernard Cornwell is a very good author and hopefully you won't feel that way once you're into the story. Lol.

[May]

Just finished "All Roads Lead to Murder", the November selection. Is there a discussion happening? Where do I find it? Thank you.

[Ioana]

I read Genghis: Birth of an Empire a few years ago and loved it. I finally picked up Genghis: Lords of the Bow, and it's taking me a while to remember the characters, but so far...so good.

[Dawn]

May wrote: "Just finished "All Roads Lead to Murder", the November selection. Is there a discussion happening? Where do I find it? Thank you."

May, the discussions are always in the folder "Monthly Group Reads", to be found closer to the end of the home page.

The November discussion is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[May]

Thank you, Dawn. So sorry you are leaving the group... wishing you the best.

[Jane]

The Crimson Cord: Rahab's Story / Jill Eileen Smith

[Kimber]

Fire Catcher and The Ocean at the End of the Lane

[happy]

I finished Roseblood

Not quite what I expected - I expected a mystery and it is more a political thriller. Set in the time between the end of the 100 yrs war and the beginning of the Wars of the Roses. It's rich in detail, but the beginning is a little confusing.

I would rate it 3.75 stars if GR allowed, so I rounded up to 4

Currently reading John Guy's biography of Thomas Becket