Books - January 2024
Jan. 29th, 2024 08:31 pmBefore I begin, here is my Book Bingo badge from 2023 with many thanks to ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
kingstoken
Only 5 books read this month, but that's not a bad start.
Alchemy by S J Parris
This was a recommended book and the seventh in the Giordano Bruno series. It's set in Prague, which is somewhere I still want to visit, and maybe if I'd known the city I'd have found more to enjoy. It was an okay story, worth reading, but I won't be looking out any of the others from the series. Borrowed from the library - the series is popular as I'd had to wait some months before it was my turn.
Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well, Thank You by Annie Lyons
Another library book, but this time without a wait. Having enjoyed a book by Lyons last year I decided to read this as the idea was interesting. Eudora Honeysett is 85, failing in strength and doesn't see any chance of her life improving. Then a ten year old girl moves in next door and things begin to happen which do start to change Eudora's life. Throughout the book the reader learns about Eudora's history and why she is as she is. Eudora remains physically frail and I found it an excellent look at aging and the importance of all sorts of things, including the physical side. I'd recommend the book, but if you have aging and ailing relatives, this might not be appropriate.
Wolf at the Door by Sarah Hawkswood
The next in the Bradecote and Catchpoll series. Set in the Worcester area in 1144, there is a wolf, but the story is much more complicated than that. I really enjoyed reading a book where the two main characters, plus the apprentice Walkelin, are competent. They, especially Walkelin, make mistakes but these are understandable. They work well together and really care about the peasants and townsfolk. I'd definitely recommend this book.
Death and Croissants by Ian Moore
A Christmas present by an author I've not read before. At first I found Richard Ainsworth, the main character, annoying but gradually the humour of the book came through, so that once Richard gives up trying to present a front and stops taking himself so seriously the story is entertaining. This is the first of a series and I've discovered that the library has the others, so at some point I will borrow them. There's a Christmas story which has definitely gone on the list for next December.
A Traveller's History of Poland by John Radzilowski
I knew very little about Polish history, so decided it was time I learn a bit more. This is a good book and I shall keep it for reference.
And here is my Book Bingo card for 2024:
kingstoken Only 5 books read this month, but that's not a bad start.
Alchemy by S J Parris
This was a recommended book and the seventh in the Giordano Bruno series. It's set in Prague, which is somewhere I still want to visit, and maybe if I'd known the city I'd have found more to enjoy. It was an okay story, worth reading, but I won't be looking out any of the others from the series. Borrowed from the library - the series is popular as I'd had to wait some months before it was my turn.
Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well, Thank You by Annie Lyons
Another library book, but this time without a wait. Having enjoyed a book by Lyons last year I decided to read this as the idea was interesting. Eudora Honeysett is 85, failing in strength and doesn't see any chance of her life improving. Then a ten year old girl moves in next door and things begin to happen which do start to change Eudora's life. Throughout the book the reader learns about Eudora's history and why she is as she is. Eudora remains physically frail and I found it an excellent look at aging and the importance of all sorts of things, including the physical side. I'd recommend the book, but if you have aging and ailing relatives, this might not be appropriate.
Wolf at the Door by Sarah Hawkswood
The next in the Bradecote and Catchpoll series. Set in the Worcester area in 1144, there is a wolf, but the story is much more complicated than that. I really enjoyed reading a book where the two main characters, plus the apprentice Walkelin, are competent. They, especially Walkelin, make mistakes but these are understandable. They work well together and really care about the peasants and townsfolk. I'd definitely recommend this book.
Death and Croissants by Ian Moore
A Christmas present by an author I've not read before. At first I found Richard Ainsworth, the main character, annoying but gradually the humour of the book came through, so that once Richard gives up trying to present a front and stops taking himself so seriously the story is entertaining. This is the first of a series and I've discovered that the library has the others, so at some point I will borrow them. There's a Christmas story which has definitely gone on the list for next December.
A Traveller's History of Poland by John Radzilowski
I knew very little about Polish history, so decided it was time I learn a bit more. This is a good book and I shall keep it for reference.
And here is my Book Bingo card for 2024:
