New!

Just picked up

which is YA.

Another history by Alison Weir, hopefully more able to hold my interest than the last three.

And this last, which was reviewed on John Scalzi's Whatever site as one of the Big Idea features.



















Now, which to read first?  I'm leaning toward The Lady in the Tower:The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir.

Trying to remember...

So... I started this blog in order to get down my thoughts on books and hopefully to keep track of the books I had read.  I forget the books I read until I borrow them again from the library and realize... hmmm this is familiar.

Therefore, I'm going to list all the books I borrow here, prior to reading them.  I shall try to be diligent in this.

Currently, I have checked out
Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster by Alison Weir
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life by Alison Weir
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England by Alison Weir

And I'm fairly bored by all of them.

I read 

and very much enjoyed it.  

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir

A non-fiction history by Alison Weir. It was truly fantastic. Weir's story-telling was so evocative and rich that I felt deeply engrossed; I had to remind myself that I was reading non-fiction.

The lives of Henry's wives, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr, are very honestly and thoroughly examined. Henry VIII is a background figure, drifting through the stories of his wives' lives, usually to their detriment.

For any Phillipa Gregory fan, this book brings a depth and humanity to the characters you've grown familiar with. Likewise, fans of the Tudors or other fiction set in 16th century England will greatly appreciate this book.