April has been a pretty slow reading month for me. As much as I enjoy reading, I tend to go through lulls where I can’t really get into a book or I’m not really motivated to read. But I did manage to finish the last book in one of my Instagram book stacks. Washington’s General:…
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Recent Reads – March 2019
Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England’s Most Notorious Royal Family – Leanda de Lisle I honestly couldn’t remember if I’d read this book, so I decided to (re?)read it. It’s a good, comprehensive overview of the Tudor family and their dynasty. Leanda de Lisle explores the lives of all of the Tudor monarchs…
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Recent Reads – February 2019
Happy February, friends! I didn’t read as much during January because I was making my way through a 600-page biography. Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Happy Endings – Linda Rodriguez McRobbie Princesses Behaving Badly looks at the lives of princesses who didn’t have a Disney happy ending. Some of the women…
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Recent Reads – January 2019
Happy first month of the year! December was a good reading month for me, but January may not be as fast. I picked up an almost 600 page biography that I started several years ago, so I’ll be working through that for a while. Elizabeth of York: The Forgotten Tudor Queen – Amy Licence Amy…
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Recent Reads – December 2018
I was going to say something like, “Wow. It’s already the last month of the year.” Then I remembered that I was posting this halfway through the month. I also broke out of my funk in November and have already finished five books this month (three in the last five days!). Le Temps Viendra: A…
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Recent reads – November 2018
I’m almost caught up with the books I’ve read but haven’t reviewed. Isn’t that super exciting? Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848 – 1868 – Cokie Roberts This book is the third installment of Cokie Robert’s histories of American women. It looks at the lives of women in Washington, DC,…