Before I take a look back at 2008, I’m looking forward to the year to come. I did not have more than a vague notion of what I wanted to accomplish in 2008. It was also somewhat of a turning point with my blog. I started it as a means to chronicle my goal of [...]
I found this fun quiz sponsored by The Tudors on today’s Early Buzz on PopCandy (thanks Whitney!). It’s entitled “Who the Tudor Are You?” and after answering a few simple questions, it identifies who you would be in Tudor England. To my surprise and shock (being Roman Catholic and all…), I am a Bishop and [...]
The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer The Conqueror tells the story of William the Conqueror, from his bastard birth, to his life as the Duke of Normandy, and finally to his triumphant rise to the throne of England. Given the circumstances of William’s life and the political climate of both Normandy and England in the 11th [...]
Thanks to a fun post written by Fyrefly, I found out about SantaThing, a wonderful Secret Santa type of book exchange facilitated by LibraryThing. I received my SantaThing books yesterday and I’m so exicted! I got Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer and The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman. I am loving Georgette Heyer these days [...]
I walked into work this morning at 9:15. This is what temperature it was inside: It was 58.2 when the first person came in to the office. Here is my response to this situation: Another piece of coal, please!?!?!?!??! You think I’m exaggerating? Here are some of my other co-workers: Need I say more? Happy [...]
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. What about by the length of its chapters? After finishing The Conqueror over the weekend, I started reading Loving Frank. Content completely aside, the books are like night and day. The Conqueror is broken down into four sections with five to six chapters each. I [...]
A ton of stuff came in over the past week or so… Wow! In the stores during holiday shopping I picked up the following: Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer To Hold the Crown by Jean Plady I snagged the following from November’s Early Reviewers: Etta by Gerald Kolpan I [...]
The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones A’isha is a 6 year old girl who, after her parents betrothed her to Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, was required to remain in her family home until she had her first menstrual period. For an adventurous girl such as herself, she is tortured by the limitations placed [...]
I really am enjoying Book Clubs on Facebook! I set up a book club for historical fiction called Historical Fiction Lovers and our first novel is going to be Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. One of my high school classmates suggested it a few months ago. I’ve been to Frank Lloyd Wright‘s Fallingwater near Ohiopyle, [...]
So Many Precious Books, So Little Time is sponsoring a reading challenge specifically for ARCs. This is right up my ally since I’ve been trying to make my pile more manageable over the past couple of months. Here are the rules: 1. To sign up, leave a comment (here) and a direct link to your [...]
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