I started Guy Gavriel Kay‘s latest this morning. It took me a little while to sink into it, but I‘m there now! I hope I can get some more time with it on this dull, rainy evening.
Casey‘s happy because he enjoyed extensive snuggles during reading time, then found a nice floor to nap on.
I‘m so close to the end of my Kobo project that I‘ve taken all my library holds off suspension! My plan is to alternate between my ebooks and this lot for the next while.
Once I had my holds in hand, I also grabbed a collection of Indian food legends with recipes off the New Stuff display. I never can resist a tiny, beautiful book about food.
pickI've always loved Cornwell's battle scenes, and in this book, they really get center stage. The brutal reality of medieval warfare may even be a more important character than any of the named individuals. How armies were built up, how they travelled, what a siege and a battle looked, felt, and smelled like are described in detail, as is some of the aftermath.
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An interesting and informative biography of Joan of Arc. I started reading this when my family was vacationing in Rouen, France, where her trial and execution took place. The Joan of Arc museum there is well worth visiting.
#52bookclub (celebrity on the cover)
My jet-lagged brain did a double-take, then took a second to go, “It wasn‘t a museum yet” 😂
This is my first time doing a Reading Bracket. It's harder than I thought to get the pic of the book just right. Anyway, Henry V was by far my favorite of January. I always learn new things when I read a Dan Jones book.
Recent acquisitions:
📖 Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones
📖 South East England (Ancient Peoples and Places) by Ronald Jessup
pickI finished this audio history book a few days ago. Dan Jones writes the most lively books! This one completes his Medieval English history trilogy and connects The Plantagenets and The Wars of the Roses. I wish Dan Jones narrated more books because he‘s so engaging to listen to! Highly recommend!!
pick05/100 Dan Jones never fails to entertain and educate. If you want to understand English History this is the author to read. Like Mary Beard with Roman History, Jones work is full of details, from major events like the Battle of Agincourt to seemingly minor things that had a big impact of Henry before he became King. Henry V was a complex man, full of contradictions, he was pious and religious, but he was also cruel, easily angered, and vengeful.
