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BethM
The Virgin's Lover | Philippa Gregory
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1- No? My mom has intermittently claimed that my middle name- Marie was for her bff at the time 🤷‍♀️
2- I will straight binge any Elizabeth 1 historical fiction. I find her fascinating.
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 8mo
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LibraryCin
The Last Tudor | Philippa Gregory
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Pickpick

I have read quite a bit about Jane, and only one or two other books about Katherine and Mary, so I was kept interested. With regards to Elizabeth I, this book sure looked at a different side to her, where she was so very worried about being outsted by others in her family to take over the throne. Katherine and Mary were next in line since Elizabeth had no children (alongside Mary of Scots). I listened to the audio and had no problem with it.

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KristiAhlers
Life of Elizabeth I | Alison Weir
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Pickpick

This #chunkster was a fantastic and in-depth read regarding Queen Elizabeth the First. If you're a fan of historic nonfiction reads I highly recommend this author. You will be given a lot of information but in a way thatbit almost reads as a work of fiction. In otherwords not like a textbook.

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Andrew65
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It‘s gone midnight so kicking off the #JoyousJanuary Readathon by getting stuck into this book. Book 28 in the excellent Ben Hope Series. This will get me back up to date I‘m the series. #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView

Recommend this series to anyone who enjoys this hero series such as Gabriel Allon, Jack Reacher, Mitch Rapp etc.

#JumpStart2024 @LizPixie
#ReadAway2024 @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

DieAReader Awesome! Enjoy❤️‍🔥 10mo
Andrew65 Whoops tagged this with the wrong book, teach me to post at 1 am 🤦‍♂️

It should be The Tudor Deception by Scott Mariani!
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DieAReader @Andrew65 🤣It happens😉 10mo
TheSpineView You are on fire! Great job! 10mo
Andrew65 @TheSpineView A good start to the year, but slowed down over the past few days with other commitments. 10mo
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GinaKButler
A Column of Fire | Ken Follett
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First book of the year! I loved Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, but kept passing over this one because of its size. Hoping to finish the Kingsbridge series in 2024!

#bookspinbingo
#unreadbookshelf
#serieslove2024
@TheSpineView @Andrew65

Andrew65 I‘m hoping to finish this series as well in 2024, and will be reading book 4 in a couple of days - has to be back at the library by 7th 😳 11mo
GinaKButler @Andrew65 You‘d better get reading then! 😂 11mo
TheSpineView Love Follett but his books are chunkster. Good luck! 11mo
Andrew65 @GinaKButler It‘s only 1000+ pages 🫣 11mo
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robinb
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Mehso-so

I did like certain aspects of this mystery set in Queen Elizabeth I‘s court such as the main character, Nicholas Holt, the younger brother of an earl, who owns a tavern and works undercover as a spy for the queen. But unfortunately, there were a couple of things that held me back from giving it a total thumbs up.
First, and the author alludes to this in her note at the end of the book, the language threw me as it was not conducive to the time 🔻

robinb period and distracted because of that. Yes, it may have been clearer in a more modern vernacular, but it just felt wrong. Second, there were stretches of explanations relating to the time period that were a bit boring and long-winded. And third, the romance triangle was murky and perplexing to me, and I felt it needed more explanation and clarity. 🔻 11mo
robinb The story itself was just OK but did produce a surprise villain. I might or might not give the next one a chance. 3.25/5⭐️ 11mo
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TheEllieMo
Heresy | S. J. Parris
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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DHill
The Tournament | Matthew Reilly
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Saturdays are all about sneaking in reading time in between games during volleyball season.

@THill

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LiseWorks
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September 6 #IdiumInsights Haste Makes Waste. One of Nicholas Udal"s proverbs from early 1500. It means slow down so mistakes don't happen. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfect 🤩 1y
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BethM
The Last Tudor | Philippa Gregory
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@MittenGirlPeach chose cozy English Christmas as the theme and nailed it! I confess- I‘ve never had lemon curd- what do I do with it? Thank you so much! #staycationintime

Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍😍 1y
DinoMom Lovely package. My grandmother always made lemon curd. She used it on a lot of things. Put it in tart shells, on her ice cream or would dip short bread cookies in it when having her afternoon tea 1y
MittenGirlPeach I‘m so good you like everything! What a great idea for a staycation; I may steal it next year. I‘m a tea and toast lover, and I use the curd on toast. I also put it on scones and ice cream. I love the idea of putting it on shortbread cookies! 1y
squirrelbrain Yes, lemon curd on toast. In the UK we use it like jam (jelly!). 1y
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