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Slow Burn Summer: A Novel | Josie Silver

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Very good. Full of romance. Josie Silver just keeps on getting better with every book. This story follows Kate who takes on the role of an author as the actual author doesn't want to be associated with the book. Shows the highs and lows of social media. Full of bookish goodness. Thank you #PenquinRandomHouse for the free copy via #Netgalley.

#SlowBurnSummer
#Viking
#Penquin
@penguinrandomhouse

LoverOfLearning Ooh Loved One Day in December. Read that one years ago 5d

Birdsong28 @LoverOfLearning One Day in December is excellent. I have reread it so many times and it doesn't disappoint. 5d

LoverOfLearning @Birdsong28 love that for you! 4d

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Ruthiella

The Last Kingdom | Bernard Cornwell

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#OffMyShelf (Published over 10 years ago)
#Roll100

I didn‘t realize this was the start of a 16 book series! 😬 First published in 2006.

This is the story of Uhtred, the Saxon son of a Northumbrian Eorlemann who is taken at the age of 10 and raised by the invading Danes. The Last Kingdom refers to Wessex, which is the last Anglo-Saxon holdout against the Danes. This is excellent historical fiction. Violent but likely historically accurate.

wanderinglynn, PuddleJumper

willaful 16 books! Ack! I know exactly what you mean. 2mo

Ruthiella @willaful I know! 😂 I thought it was as a trilogy max! (edited) 2mo

LeahBergen My husband has read them all but I think I stopped after book 5 or 6. I tend to do that with big series! 😆 2mo

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Ruthiella @LeahBergen It‘s a big commitment! 😆 2mo

wanderinglynn Yay! Off to a great start! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo

Ruthiella @wanderinglynn Hope to keep up the momentum! 🤞 1mo

eeclayton I'm glad you liked it. I read all 16 books, over several years, with lots of breaks of various length between installments. It actually felt really nice when there were further books left, like opportunities to return to this world. Not every book is equally strong, but I found something to enjoy in each. 1mo

Ruthiella @eeclayton Good to know. I will likely continue on but like you did, as the books come to me and I have an urge to read historical fiction. 👍 1mo

AnishaInkspill I have this on my tbr ( 😂been there for a few years), seriously, 16 books, maybe it will stay there for a few more 😂 1mo

Ruthiella @AnishaInkspill I hear you! 😂 if it‘s any consolation, I think one can also read this as a standalone. 1mo

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 3w

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quietlycuriouskate

The Pagan Lord | Bernard Cornwell

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This year's installment of my annual Last Kingdom fest. ☺️
Are the stories getting formulaic by now? Pretty much, yeah.
Is Uhtred a posturing self-mythologiser? I'd say he matches the description, yes.
Did I thoroughly enjoy these past few days in his company? Absolutely!

Ruthiella I‘m hopefully 🤞 going to read the first book in January. 2mo

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quietlycuriouskate

The Pagan Lord | Bernard Cornwell

👋 *waving at Uhtred from my sofa and a thousand years' distance*

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bibliothecarivs

Vikings | Magnus Magnusson

Recent acquisitions (50% off all hardbacks at my local right now!):

📖 Viking: Hammer of the North by Magnus Magnusson
📖 The Celts: Life, Myth and Art by Juliette Wood
📖 Timpson's England: A Look Beyond the Obvious by John Timpson

#UniteAgainstBookBans and #LetUtahRead

Bookwomble Ah, Magnus Magnusson. He was a TV staple when I was growing up. 3mo

bibliothecarivs @Bookwomble thanks for pointing that out. I just scanned his Wikipedia bio. Interesting life. 3mo

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dabbe

Untitled | Untitled

#poetrymatters
#Viking
@TheSpineView

I see the word “Viking“ ... I think of this song.
Because ... Led Zeppelin.

Oh, who am I kidding? It's all about Robert Plant. #vikingindeed

TheSpineView ❤️ Robert Plant 4mo

dabbe @TheSpineView Oh, to have been chosen as his groupie back in the day. 😂 4mo

TheSpineView @dabbe IKR! 4mo

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dabbe @TheSpineView 🤎🍁🧡 4mo

TheSpineView I had to listen to some Led Zeppelin currently listening to Still Loving You by the Scorpions 4mo

dabbe @TheSpineView 🖤🎶🎶🖤 4mo

The_Book_Ninja I always feel this is the song of choice for people who read David Gemmell 4mo

dabbe @The_Book_Ninja I have never read anything by him. I don't read fantasy that much. Do you like him? 4mo

The_Book_Ninja @dabbe no I haven‘t actually…but that song‘s lyrics scream fantasy novel 4mo

dabbe @The_Book_Ninja 🎯!!! 4mo

Shemac77 Zeppelin! My favorite band! 4mo

dabbe @Shemac77 #ditto! 🤩 4mo

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Eggs

Untitled | Unknown

#Viking #PoetryMatters

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Perfect!🌞 4mo

Eggs @TheSpineView 🌼🌸 4mo

dabbe 🤎🍁🧡 4mo

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Eggs @dabbe 🧡💫🧡 4mo

AnishaInkspill 😍 😍 4mo

Eggs @AnishaInkspill 🥰🌸 4mo

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TheSpineView

Selected Poems of Henry Newbolt | Sir Henry John Newbolt

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Viking

dabbe 🤎🍁🧡 4mo

TheSpineView @dabbe 🥰 4mo

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Rome753

Empires of the Normans | Levi Roach

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Decent read. It's good as a broad introduction to the history of the Normans. The book covers several different historical events, such as William the Conqueror, the Norman conquest of Sicily, and the 1st Crusade. However, I feel that the author tries to cover too much material in too short of a book. As a result, several events aren't covered in as much detail as they could've been.

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