I finished Lucy Worsley’s book. I loved it; another great book by one of my favourite historians. She really changed my opinion about the Georgian monarchs, and now I want to read more about them. Can anyone recommend any books on the Georgian era?

I also finished Julia Gelardi’s “Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria.” I really enjoyed this book. It is a nice, concise biography of some very interesting women (Maud of Romania, Victoria of Spain, Alexandra of Russia, Maud of Norway, and Sophie of Greece).

I am now reading Christopher Hibbert’s “The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I, Genius of the Golden Age.” It is a pretty standard bio, with some glaring inaccuracies. But, Hibbert is a pretty good writer, so I shall plow through.

I looking for ideas for my new Kindle.

I’ve finished reading the Queens Promise by Lyn Andrews. Well it looked good but it was utter rubbish to be honest. The story was disjointed and often confusing. there were also years between the storylines which didn’t make sence.. for instance, Anne and Henry’s going to France wasn’t mentioned Wolsey’s death was mentioned almost as if one was checking the town hall clock.
With a title like the Queen Promise I expected a lot from it.. The main Charather in the whole book seems to be a young lad who was rescued by Henry Percy Father and was brought up with Henry, the few mentions about Anne were very breif and if you just quickly glanced over the page you were reading you may not have even noticed it.
Not quite as bad as the Virgins lover by SWMNBN, so the Chipmunks haven’t got a new book to shred, but it is a very disappointing book.
I’m actually reading the Kingmakers Daughter by SWMNBN I’ll reserve judgement till I read it fully, but so far it seems ok..I’m sure the chipmunks will happily rub their paws together with glee if it goes sailing across the room in total frustration…

I just finished Susan Bordo’s The Creation of Anne Boleyn, which I loved. She does a wonderful job of deconstructing the myths surrounding Anne. I found it to be a refreshing read.

I also read two good Gothics novels. “Serena” by Ron Rash, which is set in the souther US during the golden age of the lumber industry. The story surrounds the main character, Serena, newly arrived to Boston as the new wife of a lumber boss, and the fallout from her inability to bear any children. I also read Lousie Douglas’s “The Secrets Between Us.” It is influenced by Du Maurier and Bronte.