so-soLOVED reading about the small village being ravaged by the plague and the difficult decision to close their gates and quarantine themselves from the rest of Derbyshire. The story is based on a real village Eyam and how they handled the Bubonic Plague in 1665-1666.
But oh how I hated the ending. The last 50 pages or so made me mad because they ruined an otherwise beautiful book.
Beginning=5 stars, Ending=2 stars. So overall a So-So from me.
Memory is like a cat. It comes and wraps itself around you when you least desire it, and the moment you seek it out, it disappears. (Pg 194)
pickThe year is 1665, in the Plague year, modeled on the events in Eyam. Do look it up, history fascinates. The leaders in Eyam had the good sense to fully isolate the city to prevent the spread of disease.
Lots of death, lots of cruelty, lots of bravery too.
Image has symbolic meaning to the events of the novel. IYKYK. 👊🏼🤜🏼🕊️🤛🏼
What a lovely Christmas surprise from @LeahBergen !
You found me a book I‘ve never heard of, which I can‘t wait to read! And how did you know I‘ve been wanting to read The Armourer‘s House, and have been drooling over that Manderley Press edition? 😊 A bookmark, bookish card, and chocolate make for a perfect reading experience. Thank you so much!
P.S. I‘ll be saving that adorable kitty washi tape in my planner. 😸
so-soThis narrowly avoids an outright Pan. First part was disappointing, but I ploughed on, hopeless optimist that I am, thinking the excitement might just ramp up in the next chapter ... it didn't. Infuriatingly, it had the same tedious middle section as the last one! The characters got increasingly one dimensional & nowt much happens. The ending has a few moments of satisfying resolution, but overall, I wish I'd not bothered! Disappointing ☹️
so-soCompany of Liars is a cozy, entertaining, and immersive novel set during the English run of the Black Death. It has a great many twists that keep you hungering for more—
Unfortunately, I thought it was a straight historical fiction novel. It instead gets pretty fantastical and borderline paranormal towards the end in a way that totally took me out of the world I was coming to inhabit.
#historicalfiction #medieval #historicalfantasy #blackdeath
pickHistorical fiction at its very best! Lyrical writing, vivid imagery, and realistic characters helped place me right in the action of this village quarantined by the Plague in 1666 England. From the point of view of Anna, readers experience the sights, sounds, terrors, and small moments of joy while watching family and neighbors struggle, succumb to illness, hunt witches, and lose faith in God and fellow man. A contender for top of the year for me!
Resting this morning after a trip to see family yesterday and prepping to host the other side tomorrow for another Thanksgiving dinner. 📖 ☕️
