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What I'm Reading
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items Books I'm currently reading, have read, or are long time favorites! I read a wide variety of books and this list shows that!
This book is long. I'm talking, LOTR long. I mean, War and Peace long. The book is a trilogy and generally, copies have all 3 books in there. The audible is nearly 48 hours in length. But it's sooooo good. Written in the 1920s, the book was fundemental to Sigrid Undset winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Written about a Norwegian woman of the upper classes during the 1300s, the book follows her entire life and is an ab...
Complete Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy (Grapevine)
Generally, I don't care for mysteries. But Maomao and her adventures in mysteries and romance are absolutely fantastic. The romance is an incredibly slow burn, so if you're not into that, well, you might want to skip this series. These are the light ...
The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 1 (Light Novel)
Charming and an easy ready, this book is a novel of Eliza Acton, famous for writing one of the best known and influential cookery writers in the Western world.
Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: Victorian Novel
Perfect for anyone who wants to read more than Anne of Green Gables, this book has all the short stories, poems, and other novels written by Montgomery. A must for any fan that needs a digital copy.
Collected Works of Lucy Maud Montgomery - Anne Series
Absolutely mandatory reading for the true Anne fan. These are the last of Montgomery's stories involving Anne. Stories, scenes, and poetry that “Anne” wrote. Be warned however, these stories were written near the end of Montgomery's lifetime battle w...
The Blythes Are Quoted
I'm not sure I'd call Hungry Hill Daphne Du Maurier my favorite book by this author, that'd be Mary Anne, but it's darn close. As someone who dislikes Rebecca, Hungry Hill is proof that Rebecca wasn't a fluke at least. It is a masterpiece of a family...
Hungry Hill
Good read if you don't want anything too heavy.
Seasons of Change
Non-Fiction read for fans of royals, especially Queen Victoria. I feel she's been covered so often as a topic, there really isn't any secrets anymore, but this one discusses her daughters, no new secrets, just a more focused look at some of her child...
Victoria's Daughters
I really like my family sagas. But they have to be readable. And these, really are. A bit formulaic, but that seems pretty standard these days for this type of book. But this one is good, better than usual. I would not be surprised if this one was ma...
THE COMPLETE COWGILL FAMILY SAGA BOOKS 1–3
I went into this one wanting to hate it. And I will say the author has an annoying habit of using Caroline's name every other sentence (stop it, there's no need for that) which can be irksome after you've ready it for the 6th time in 4 pages. But it'...
Caroline: Little House, Revisited
More of my royal obsession, Charles II being one of the most charismatic royals in history, to this day, over 300 years later, his personality still travels through time to reach us and learning about him, we often realize why this man was a problema... marriage, and was very much an involved father to many of them.
Charles II's Illegitimate Children: Royal Bastards
For the Bridgerton fans who want to learn the real history, who know that Bridgerton is delightful fantasy, and who love Charlotte as a character but want to learn about the deeply flawed and damaged woman who was the real Her Majesty Queen Charlotte...
The Real Queen Charlotte: Inside Bridgerton
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Imagining Identity in New Spain: Race & Lineage
Just a nice fluffy story about a poor girl and a rich man. Perfect romance filler for when you want a fast read.
WOMEN OF STRAW
For the Laura fans who want more info about Laura and her life, so much has been written about Laura and there's so many books out there, but I consider this one, one of the recent best.
Prairie Fires: American Dreams of Laura Ingalls
For the OZ reader who wants all the books digitally.
The Wizard of Oz 15 Book Collection by L. Frank Baum
Wonderful discourse on the symbolism in Tudor paintings.
Secrets of Tudor Portraits: Holbein & Others
Considered the first serious effort at a spicy novel in western literature, Fanny Hill is still an incredibly readable naughty book.
Fanny Hill (Illustrated): Memoirs of a Woman
Early San Francisco history and the impact of one woman on the insanity plea that still has an effect over 100 years later. Early feminism also plays a part in this twisted story of manipulation and a predatory male who paid the ultimate price for hi...
Trespassers at the Golden Gate: True Account
Every couple of years, I re-read the Pern books, if you've never read them, they're a must for sci-fi-fantasy enthusiasts. This is the first book and will help you decide if you want to keep reading all the books!
Dragonflight: Volume I in The Dragonriders of Pern