Today, I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for Throwback Thursday.
I'm not sure what format my posts will take. Initially, I intend to feature some of my old reviews, but as I have a number of draft reviews going back a few years this may be the ideal opportunity to tweak and finally publish them.
Currently on Twitter there is a Georgette Heyer Readalong featuring The Unknown Ajax, with discussions held on Sundays and Wednesdays. Unfortunately these take place at 7.00 pm UK time which converts to about 5.00 am in my part of Australia. Way too early for me to participate, but I
Publication Date: February 1, 2020
Courante Publishing
Paperback & eBook; 342 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance
Synopsis
Death and life are in the power of the tongue.
England 1586
Alyce Bradley has few choices when her father decides it is time she marry as many refuse to see her as other than the girl she once was--unruly, outspoken and close to her grandmother, a woman
Publication Date: 19 December, 2019
Sapere Books
Series: Charles Holborne #5
Format: ebook
Genre: Historical Fiction, Thriller
Synopsis
A deadly crime has been dragged to the surface…
London, 1965
Charles Holborne, maverick barrister, will never fit in at the Bar; he is too working-class, too Jewish and too
The first Saturday of the month is time to play Six Degrees of Separation. This meme is hosted by Kate of Books Are My Favourite and Best. The aim is to link six books to each other from the starting point.
This month it is Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar. Once again, it is a book I haven't read yet, even though I had intended to before this month's Six Degrees of Separation. The setting is an island off the north east coast of the USA
My first thought was to link to other novels set on islands. I've read many books with this setting, but as I'm pressed for time this month, I'm going with the
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Girl Reader. A topic is assigned to each Tuesday. For that topic you are encouraged to make a top ten list, putting your own spin on it, if needed. Upcoming topics and more information can be found here.
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday list for this week.
Publication Date: 01 Feb 2020
Unicorn Publishing Group
Paperback, 320 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction/Biographical
Synopsis
When the 15-year-old Lady Anne Clifford’s father died in 1605, she was his sole surviving child and expecting to inherit the Cliffords’ great northern estates. But the Earl of Cumberland leaves a will which ignores an ancient law and bequeaths the lands to his brother, in the belief that a prophecy by his great-grandfather will eventually come true and
Publication Date: January 5, 2019
Sergeant Press
eBook & Paperback; 310 Pages
Series: The Plantagenet Legacy, Book One
Genre: Historical Fiction/Biographical
Synopsis
Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to
Publication Date: February 4, 2020
Amberjack Publishing
Hardcover: 304 Pages
ISBN: 9781948705646
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis
Salt the Snow follows the story of American journalist Milly Bennett. Milly has covered murders in San Francisco, fires in Hawaii, and a civil war in China, but 1930s Moscow presents her greatest challenge yet. When her young Russian husband is suddenly arrested by the secret police, Milly tries to get him released. But his arrest reveals
The first Saturday of the month is time to play Six Degrees of Separation. This meme is hosted by Kate of Books Are My Favourite and Best. The aim is to link six books to each other from the starting point.
This month the starting point is Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, a book that topped the critics ‘best of 2019’ lists.
Once again we're starting with a novel I haven't read. That's okay. I'm getting used to searching for that first link no matter how obscure. This time, however, I didn't have to look too deeply. I'm using the fact that this was Brodesser-Akner's debut novel to make my
Hosted by: Passages to the Past.
Challenge period: 1st January to 31st December, 2020
Sign up: anytime during the year
All the details are available on the sign-up page.
There are six different reading levels: 20th Century Reader (2 books), Victorian Reader (5 books), Renaissance Reader (10 books), Medieval (15 books), Ancient History (25 books) and Prehistoric (50+ books).
Hosted by: Ariel and Kriti @ Armed With A Book
Challenge period: 1st January to 31st December, 2020
Sign Up: Open until 15th March, 2020
Aim: To complete all 25 squares on the bingo card (reviews not required, but questions will be asked about the books read).
More information and how to sign up can be found here.
To mark off 25 squares on a bingo card with a year to do it sounds a pretty simple task, but
Hosted by: Becky's Book Reviews
Challenge period: December 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Aim: To read a minimum of four books, from or set during the Georgian era, fiction or non-fiction (no review required).
More information and how to sign up can be found here.
Looking back over my reading trends, I realised that a large part of my reading material falls
Hosted by: Brandee and Lexie at (un)Conventional Bookworms
Challenge period: 1st January to 31st December, 2020
Sign Up: By 1st September, 2020
Aim: To read and review books released in 2020.
All the information can be found here on the sign-up page.
As I didn't reach my target of 61 books to read and
Hosted by: Jo at Book Lover Reviews
Challenge period: 1st January to 31st December, 2020
Sign Up: Anytime during the year
Aim: To showcase the quality and diversity of the books being produced by Australian authors.
All the information and how to join is here on the sign-up page.
This year I'm participating at the same level as last year
Hosted by: Australian Women Writers.
Challenge period: 1st January to 31st December, 2020.
Sign Up: Throughout the year until 30th November, 2020.
Aim: To help overcome gender bias in the reviewing of books by Australian women.
Further information about the challenge and how to join can be found here.
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. Find out more here.
Aussie Author Challenge 2019
This year I participated at the Wallaroo level: read and review 6 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 2 of those authors are female, at least 2 of those authors are male, and at least 2 of those authors are new to you; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 2 genres.
My statistics show that I read a total of 29 books by Australian authors: 26 by female authors, 3 by male authors and 1 by a father and daughter team. What I
