I am so behind on my reading, I’ve been working on a new website which is doing my head in. I went to the $5 book shop today and picked up Secrets of the Tudor Court by Darcy Bonette, Mary and Elizabeth by Emily Purdy, a trilogy of Elizabeth books by Margaret Irwin and a Tudor History (in Brief or something?) by Jasper Ridley. I haven’t read any of his yet so I was pleased to get one. I still have a massive backlog of history books to get through though. Still reading Sister Queens, I suspect I’m having trouble because it’s on my e-reader. I’m also reading Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas which I am enjoying far more than I should be, because it’s a little silly. But it’s very engaging.
Boleyn if this other Emily Purdy book makes me want to scream I am holding you responsible It actually looks quite different than her other one.

Olga said

I am so behind on my reading, I’ve been working on a new website which is doing my head in. I went to the $5 book shop today and picked up Secrets of the Tudor Court by Darcy Bonette, Mary and Elizabeth by Emily Purdy, a trilogy of Elizabeth books by Margaret Irwin and a Tudor History (in Brief or something?) by Jasper Ridley. I haven’t read any of his yet so I was pleased to get one. I still have a massive backlog of history books to get through though. Still reading Sister Queens, I suspect I’m having trouble because it’s on my e-reader. I’m also reading Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas which I am enjoying far more than I should be, because it’s a little silly. But it’s very engaging.
Boleyn if this other Emily Purdy book makes me want to scream I am holding you responsible It actually looks quite different than her other one.

LOL. The Emily Purdy book is actually the first one of hers I’ve actually read, but I liked it. You should enjoy the Margaret Urwin books.
The Japer Ridley books are rather good. You certainly have a lot of reading matter to keep you busy anyway.
I must start investing in a few more books soon as I’m running a little short of decent reading material, and my brain (when it works) is screaming out for something a little more meaty and factual. Olga you are as mad as a bottle of frogs, but I love you for it.

I love frogs Boleyn Unfortunately Harper Collins hasn’t gotten back to me about Claire’s article lol. I’m very curious about the book now, although I think I am pre-disposed to dislike it.
I managed to read 50 whole pages on my e-reader last night, I’m quite amazed at myself. I am getting a bit irritated at having to press 12 buttons to look at footnotes though. I’m really enjoying Sister Queens, I do like Julia Fox, she’s very easy to read. I also started To Die For a couple of weeks back, I might read that his weekend. I was very bummed to discover it is (again!) not from Anne’s point-of-view.

I’ve only read one of her books, an Anne Boleyn bio from the 70’s or 80’s maybe, found it in an op-shop. Haven’t been compelled to read any of her books since, although I see a lot of them. I had a good chuckle about the tea.
I finished To Die For, which I thought was really interesting. Just started Secrets of the Tudor Court by Bonette, it’s not grabbing me so far

I’m not reading Tudor stuff atm. I’ve just finished Rosie’s Mom which is about US women workers in WWI. I’m about to start Mobilizing Minerva which is also about women workers of the time but covers a far more political view of the era especially towards violence against women and the right to vote.

Olga I agree Secrets of a Tudor Court is ok, but there is some stuff in there which are debatable, but for the most part I enjoyed it.
Sorry to hear your’ve been unwell, I don’t like Dentists last time I went I had to have 6 teeth out in one go and had a face like a hamster for a week afterwards. Sucking soup through a straw can be a real nightmare especially veg soup, your face can go purple if you get a pea stuck in the straw.
Anyway your’ll be ok, just go steady, no chewing shoe leather for a week or so.
I’m dreading Thursday got to go into hospital, have what feels like a telegraph pole jabbed in my back for this epidural. Should be a simple in, out shake it all about job, so should be home in time for tea and biscuits.

Olga, I can only imagine how you are feeling. Before 330 today I was under the impression I was having 3 wisdmon teeth removed, so readin about your story made me very apprehensive. Turns out my dentist was a little bit over zealous the day he looked at the x-ray. Turns out the 2 he was worrited about he wants to stay there – the oral surgeon would just dismiss you he said – and the 3rd tooth he is removing but because it is already through apparently it is just like a regular extaction and it will be a breeze – his words. At least I’m not looking at major surgery at the moment.

I’m still plugging away at The Expected One – I think the secrets and clues are about to come to the forefront, but I must say the writing isn’t that exciting but who am I to judge, she probably writes better than me.

Olga said

I’ve had three out now Bill, first one was a breeze. He decided to take two out this time and it looked like a b-grade horror movie. Absolute mess. I suggest one at a time if you’re doing it the normal extraction way, I am usually very tolerant of pain and this was excruciating.
I just got a copy of At The Mercy of the Queen by Anne Clinard Barnhill from the library. I’ve already read quite a bit of it and the portrayal of Madge Shelton is quite unlike anything I’ve read before. I’m cringing a bit with where she’s going with Henry Norris and George Boleyn.

Oh, Olga, please tell me it’s not the ‘usual’ GB portrayal!!

That’s a relief. My mind was boggling.
I’m staying clear of historical fiction from now on because:-
1. It does my head in
2. It doesn’t do my heart any good
7. It damages my cognative abilities.
He he!!
I feel sorry for Norris though. He’s portrayed as a bad guy in ‘Bring Out Your Dead’ too and he actually seems to have been a decent man.
I’m sticking to fiction fiction at the moment. I’ve been reading ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo’ and ‘The Girl who Played with Fire’. I really enjoyed them and can’t wait to get stuck into ‘The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest’.

Ah I finished At The Mercy of the Queen and I’ll just say I’m really disappointed. It seems to have all-round good reviews but I just didn’t like it at all.

I just started mary and Elizabeth by Emily/Brandy Purdy. Boleyn you are safe This is actually nothing like her other book, unless she’s going to surprise me with anything outrageous. I loved the opening chapter where Henry was thinking about Elizabeth.