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Black Cross by Greg Iles 
My Review
This is a wonderful action adventure story staged in World War II.
The audiobook was wonderful.
I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Black Cross by Greg Iles
My Review
This is a wonderful action adventure story staged in World War II.
The audiobook was wonderful."
Well, I like Rollins and Ludlum so there goes another one on my TBR list. I just finished Black Order by Rollins and very much enjoyed to whole theme of the book so this sounds like one I will enjoy as well.
Great Review!
My Review
This is a wonderful action adventure story staged in World War II.
The audiobook was wonderful."
Well, I like Rollins and Ludlum so there goes another one on my TBR list. I just finished Black Order by Rollins and very much enjoyed to whole theme of the book so this sounds like one I will enjoy as well.
Great Review!
My review of
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Unfortunately not a good review.
I have a couple of historical reviews. I love a good historical novel. I'm only posting ones I've reviewed this year, if I go posting one's I've read previously I'll be here forever.
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Bernard Cornwell is one of my favorite historical fiction writers. I've been reading & listening to his Sharpe books. They follow an English soldier during the Napoleonic Wars period. Excellent! Here's my review of the first one, Sharpe's Tiger.http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I'm not sure if it's historical, being set in the 1920s, but here is my review regardless.This is a pretty wonderful book and I'm still not sure what happened.
The Other Typist: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I read first 4 books and this one stud out for 5 stars. But to be fair, they are all very good. The Field of Swords by Conn Iggulden
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Tudor Court #3) by Phillipa Gregory http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This is Historical Romance. The Viper by Monica McCarty
My Review
This is the fourth book in the series so I wouldn't recommend reading it if you're not up to date in the series. I'd recommend reading the review for the first book in the series, The Chief.
Review of The Chief, first book in the Highland Guards series.
Cora Linn wrote: "I'm not sure if it's historical, being set in the 1920s, but here is my review regardless.This is a pretty wonderful book and I'm still not sure what happened.
The Other Typist: http://www.goodr..."
I have seen this book recommended or on several TBR lists lately, and decided to read it after reading your review.
Thanks Pam and Curmudgeon. As a result of your reviews, I'm putting Black Cross on my "to read" or "to listen" list.
Cutting for Stone - Abraham VergheseAfrican - Ethiopia, Madras-India, Boston, New York-USA, cultural, family,
fiction, novel
My review
A remarkable tale with a surprising twist in the end that makes it worth tot take on and stick with it to the end, I promise! It is not strictly historical fiction per se because it is a contemporary book about the life in Ethiopia and elsewhere, but it does contain facts about the a segment of Ethiopian history that will become a great historical tale in future.
I don't know if this is the right place to add a historical fiction review on Goodreads. I will remove if it is not.A Light in the Cane Fields by Enrico Antiporda<
Phillipines, historical fiction, drama, suspense
My review
I brilliant book in this genre.
Trade winds to Meluhha by Vasant DavéMiddle-East, Bronze Age, historical fiction, murder mystery
My review
The Bronze Age comes to life in this book, and the story has the potential to
become a brilliant read if serious editorial polish can be applied to the text.
Cora Linn wrote: "I have a couple of historical reviews. I love a good historical novel. I'm only posting ones I've reviewed this year, if I go posting one's I've read previously I'll be here forever.[bookcover:Th..."
I enjoyed your review of The Fever Tree! I have marked the book and hope to read it soon. Living in South Africa, in the Karoo, it willbe hopefully an interesting read for me.
Cora Linn wrote: "I'm not sure if it's historical, being set in the 1920s, but here is my review regardless.This is a pretty wonderful book and I'm still not sure what happened.
The Other Typist: http://www.goodr..."
Looking forward to this book as well. \Enjoyed your review.:-)
Margitte wrote: "Cora Linn wrote: "I'm not sure if it's historical, being set in the 1920s, but here is my review regardless.This is a pretty wonderful book and I'm still not sure what happened.
The Other Typist..."
THIS one was a bit of a mess-with-your-mind type. Still thinking about it too haha.
The Bookseller of Kabul - by Åsne Seierstad, Ingrid Christopherson (Translator)
Afghanistan - memoir, investigative journalism
My review
I did not tiptoe through the tulips on this one, I am afraid. And it is, again, not a new publication as well.
It is promoted as a novel which it is not in my opinion, so I did not shelved it either under historical fiction nor a novel.
A Wilder Rose
Rose Wilder Lane, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Their Little Houses - by Susan Wittig
Albert.
Historical fiction, American, NetGalley - new release
My review
It is much much more than just biographical fiction.
I recommend it wholeheartedly. What an absolute thought-provoking, yet
delightful, spell-bounding experience!
Family Likeness by Caitlin Davis (Goodreads author)England, historical fiction. NetGalley, 2013 release
My review
This book broke my heart, yet made it whole again in the same sitting!
I closed it with awe splashed all over my keyboard!
Lacey's House by Joanne GrahamEngland, fiction, NetGalley, 2013 release
My review
This first novel had me grasping for a dictionary, an internet thesaurus, a love letter,a mundane telephone conversation - basically anything to recover some
logic and objectivity to write a deserving review.
I thought I lost my words forever. It just struck a cord too high for anyone to come by in my soul. Oh but that's just me. I tend to throw praise around and blame my hormones afterwards for the almost indecent indulgence in it! Sometimes a book just hit me at the right time, right place, in the right mood, you know!
I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Declare by Tim PowersOne of your all time brilliant reviews, Hugh! I really enjoy your style in reviews.
Thank you. Every now and then I am able to shrug off mediocrity and look more smarter than I are.
Is it a bit quiet around here?One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Russia, historical fiction
My review
Little Island by Katharine Britton
Maine, USA, 2013 release, NetGalley
My review
I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Thank you. Every now and then I am able to shrug off mediocrity and look more smarter than I are."Oh I always look dumb, but that's just my hairstyle...:-)
Wow, you're lucky... mine's a little more than a haircut away from sanity. :)
I decided to re-read John Jakes Bicentennial series. It's been a lot of years since it first came out & I read it, but I've remembered it fondly. The TV mini-series were good, too. I wondered if the writing would still seem as good. After all, my introduction to Jakes was Brak the Barbarian. I have to say, the first book, The Bastard, didn't disappoint. I gave it 5 stars. My review is here:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Took me a while to find this thread - it wasn't coming up :OThis book was an awesome blend of contemporary and historical crime, with a good dose of archaeology.
The Merchant's House by Kate Ellis
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Since The Bastard, I've read 3 more in his Bicentennial series & given them all 4 stars.The Rebels - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Seekers - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Furies - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished my first novel by Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe's Tiger. An exciting 4 star read and first of a series. I am looking forward to reading the second installment.My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tim, I've read several of the Sharpe books & like them a lot, too. They're also very good as audio books.
Sharpe's Triumph -
The second exciting book in Cornwell's "Sharpe" series.
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jim, I have enjoyed the first two. Looking forward to the rest.
Glad you're liking them, Tim. I need to get back in to them, too. It's unfortunate that my library doesn't have more of them in audio.
Haven't tried the audio. I prefer to read my HF.
I've 'read' them both ways. Can't say I have a real preference, but practicality has given audio books more of an edge the past couple of years. I read all day for work (computers) & like to be more active in my free time. My eyes are getting worse, so audio books are a great answer.
I've read 2 more of the Casca books. I gave 4 stars to The Legionnaire here:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I could only give 2 stars to The Trench Soldier, though. That might have been a bit generous. It's a shame.
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished the third in the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell. While I was a little disappointed by the second book, the third does not disappoint. I gave it 5 stars.Sharpe's Fortress -
My Review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I hope you enjoy my review of The Signature of All Things, it was a very enjoyable book to read:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finshed The Clan of the Cave Bear -
. For me, it was a five star read. It was so different from what I have read, I found it difficult to review.My review attempt - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am so disappointed after finishing, The Valley of Horses -
. I loved the first book but this one simply dissolved into a prehistoric love story. Blah. Not my cup of teaMy Review
Finished reading
Code name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Book on CD performed by Morven Christie & Lucy Gaskell) – 4****This is a young-adult book, a war story, a spy novel, and a story of an unforgettable friendship. “Verity” is arrested by the Gestapo in northern France. Deprived of sleep, clothes, and food, subject to various tortures, she finally begins to write her “confession.” War is never romantic, and this book certainly points that out, but it also brings to light the role that many women played in the war. And I particularly liked the way it explored a multi-faceted and deep friendship, and how the situations they found themselves in forced them to make difficult decisions in the name of that friendship. Morven Christie & Lucy Gaskell do a fine job narrating the audio version.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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