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What Are You Reading Right Now? ( Hwæt béon ðu bocrædung?)
Hi, May! That’s a good book you’ve got there. I really enjoyed it. Right now I’m reading The Splintered Kingdom by James Aitcheson. I didn’t realize until I got really into it that it’s Book 2 so now I’ll have to go back for Book 1. He is a good writer though.
I really enjoyed James Aitcheson’s trilogy!!
The Lion by Conn Iggulden I am one fourth in and liking it. Who but Mr. Iggulden could write about Pericles carrying a naked man piggy back across an island? Did I grab someone's attention?
I am now reading Lonesome Dove. Finally. It does grab your attention from the very first. 😊
Where is everybody? I bought a new iPad and my connections with other toys have been screwed up. Today it was the daughter of my housekeeper who has helped me out. On to reading: a Brother Cadfael mystery: The Pilgrim of Hate. The really good book before that was The Boys From Biloxi. Oh, that was so good. My brain is still munching on it in my off hours. High recommend it if you haven’t read it yet.
Now that you mention it, we all have been quiet, haven't we?I'm reading a short story in Robert McCammon's historical fiction Matthew Corbett series: Death Comes for the Rich Man.
🙋🏻♀️I haven’t read anything HF in a while 😩
The Boys From Biloxi by John Grisham.
I´m also reading a couple of historical mysteries like the Cadfael ones, the last having been The Hermit of Eyton Forest. The last historical novel I read was The Clan of the Cave Bear with a Classics group.
Monika wrote: "Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind"Is that the one with the rat scene? *shudders*
If it is I didn't reach this moment yet @ Michelle :)
I'm reading books but since I've met my challenge, I'm not rushing to add more books to my total, unless I can write some kind of review.
Monika wrote: "If it is I didn't reach this moment yet @ Michelle :)"If it is and you come across it, I bet you'll remember this thread ;)
I think I reach the spot with rats Michelle... No fun... Someone will pay for it I think...
I’m reading.The Pilgrim of Hate, No 10 of the Cadfael Chronicles
Monika wrote: "I think I reach the spot with rats Michelle... No fun... Someone will pay for it I think..."Did it involve Cara, or whatever her name is?
Queen Cirilla was prisoner and Looks like her half sister Kahlan didn't found her... Yet... But found others and she is... We can say 'press's is understatement.
Reading THE BIRD HOTEL by Joyce Maynard
The Sugar Merchant Reading The Sugar Merchant by James Hutson-Wiley, a fascinating insight into the medieval Mediterranean through the eyes of an English merchant.
Interesting. I never considered that angle; English traders doing business with the Middle East. I will search out your book.
@Michelle my kindle doesn't like me :) changing what I want to say/write. I wanted to use word 'pissed' in this sentence 'We can say 'press's is understatement'. Technology...
My kindle autocorrect seems to be aggressive, too!
If the Kindle auto-corrects to a word you don’t want, simply erase that word and rewrite what you want.
Yes. Sometimes I post too quickly and I don’t catch the correction in time
I just finished Ben Kane's Clash of Empires dealing with the Second Macedonian War. It was darned good!
THE STONEY ROAD by Henry Lewis Gates, Jr
I started reading a book from a new-to-me author last night, and so far it seems promising! Deals with the nautical side of things during the Napoleonic Wars: The Captain's Nephew.
BROTHERS, RIVALS, VICTORS by Jonathan W. Jordan. It’s about Eisenhower, Patton, and Omar Bradley from their time at West Point, thru their travails during the 30s when a military career didn’t offer much and how they emerged as the U.S. greatest generals.
American Warlords, Jonathan W. Jordan. How Roosevelt’s high command led America to victory in World War II.
Currently reading SECRETS OF THE NILE by Tasha Alexander. Light reading; still engaging
Just starting Tombland, the final book in C.J.Sansom’s Shardlake series. I’ve really enjoyed this series.
We enjoyed his series immensely!!! Glad you are enjoying it, also
I follow you May. I take your recommendations seriously. I am reading Saltwater Cove thinking it was a piece of fluff. I was wrong. There is a real mystery going on! I think one husband may be cheating on his wife. Somebody will get killed before this tale is told. On holiday seasons, I try to read a book that will not require too much effort on my part. Happy Holidays!
Thank you, Linda. I also choose which book to read based on how I am feeling or on how much energy I can give to the story! Enjoy!!And, Merry Christmas!!
During my break from GR, I read Jeffrey Archer's latest
Good procedural, this set in 1997 and is about an attempt to steal the Crown Jewels just before the opening of Parliment.
Thoroughly enjoyable - not HF though :)
One that might interest some here is a history of the Normans in from their beginnings and how they affected all of Europe, not just England
Some interesting information and insights, but I found it as dry as dust. 3 stars
Currently reading Suzanna Gregory’s THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLES. Still enjoying this series!!
I just finished Tom Hollands
again not HF. Mr. Holland covers the history of Rome from Nero to Hadrian
It took me a bit to get used to his writing style, and he has an interesting take on Domition (Sp). He spends a lot of words on the situation in Judea. All of the emperors had troubles there. He doest not use "Jews" for the inhabitants, but Judeans. That took a bit to get used to.
Still a solid 4 stars
I have that book (PAX) lined up to read.
Hmmm The sword of the Templars by Paul Christopher. That's what I'm reading now.
I'm just started the new Anthony Riches book, (#14 I think), in the Empire series: Clash of Legions.
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Meanwhile, I am reading THE TRAITOR’S WIFE by Susan Higginbotham. Edward & Isabella, England 1306 - 1337.
There are so many traitors, back & forth, that I am not yet sure which wife the book title refers to!! 🥹