pickA friend lent me this older book from her shelf. Published in 2001 and sub titled “A Year of the Plague” - I wasn‘t feeling much excitement to read this so it sat by the bed for 6 months. I finally picked it up over Xmas & then completely devoured it. It‘s a beautifully written & researched historical fiction, told in 1st person from a young woman living within a small English village in 1665 & her town has been closed off due to plague outbreak.
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"The alarm clock woke me this morning at the ungodly hour of eight."
Indeed it did, though it was six for me...
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pickThis started kind of slow for me, but then I got into the story and the worlds that George and Orry were from. I loved this book and can't wait to read the next 2 in the trilogy!
pickHonestly, I loved reading Collins‘ book. I jumped in without knowing anything about it other than thinking it was a horror book. Checking Goodreads, I see that it is first historical fiction, followed by fantasy and gothic fiction. That definitely fits the book more than horror, but there were some horrific portions well placed throughout. The buildup to the story‘s climax was so suspensful that I could hardly put it down!
The second book in the Royal Spyness series. Out in my car with the windows down, reading on lunch today.
#SeriesLove2026
Kid had an appointment today so I took a few hours off work to read while we waited in a waiting room. Picking this book up for #BookedInTime . From what I've read so far, the pace might be a bit slow for me but it is still early goings so we'll see how the rest goes.
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