“The boy in the bed was just fifteen years old.”
@ShyBookOwl
#FirstLineFridays
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“The boy in the bed was just fifteen years old.”
@ShyBookOwl
#FirstLineFridays
pickHard to believe this one came out ten years ago! Since its release in 2015, with the sequel out 5 years later, I decided to re-read this one to fully enjoy the whole duology! And I‘m so glad— while I clearly remembered the central, larger than life romance of an Iowan foreign exchange student meeting and falling in love with a prince, I had forgotten the side dramas between the friends & her twin that added so much more to this romance! So fun!
panIt got a little more interesting right toward the end, but most of the journal entries seem trivial. She also talks way too much about having to hide her diary. The most interesting part of it was the historical facts after the diary entries. Knowing that Queen Victoria did keep a diary starting at the age of 13 makes me want to read that instead! This was the newest book on my TBR.
@wanderinglynn
#2025offmyshelfreadingchallenge
I‘m about 100 pages from finishing this book, so I drew a little sketch in my planner. I have a small list of possibilities for my next read. These are my top three.
• Empires of the Sea by Roger Crowley
• The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
• Life in a Medieval Castle by Joseph Gies & Frances Gies
Last night was one of our favourite school events of the year! Every year, they host a Snuggle Up and Read evening. Everyone comes to the school in their pajamas, and there are all sorts of literacy focused events throughout the school. It's the most cozy form of chaos, and the kids LOVE it!
#RaisingReaders
pickCounting this one as a book with a map—Scotland and France, that is. This was an excellent installment of the Royal Diaries. To me, the most effective historical fiction is one that makes me want to research what really happened! Which is why I appreciate that the authors of Royal Diaries put the history at the end of the story. After reading the Cleopatra Royal Diary, I thought maybe I just didn‘t like it because I‘m an adult now. Nope.
pickA royal trying to be anonymous in Rome. Sweet story. I DNF-ed the other two stories in this collection (a Sally Thorne and a Jasmine Guillory) but thoroughly enjoyed the four I reviewed.
