February 26th-March 4th 2023

 The Sunday Post

The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme

#22 Sick

(On President's Day I did end up going to a Chinese buffet for about an hour or so, kind of a little "me" time. I promise to respond to my comments and on other blogs this week.)So last week my mom got sick and ended it up passing it on to my son and eventually me. So yes, the two of us pretty much stayed home trying to get better which rather means nothing new to report. I haven't gotten any new books last week, although possibly next week I might get one or two. I also have began some really awesome reads, namely THE JUSTICE OF KINGS by Richard Swan which I'm highly liking. Did I mention my son's middle tooth is loose? And another one is growing in. My son has an extra tooth between top two teeth and that one is loose which rather means new way of grossing me out (Where does he even get the ideas?) For his seventh birthday he desires bulgogi and tous les jours cake and next day will be Cici's Pizza...

Last Week On The Blog:

Impossible to be human by robert kalich

iron curtain by vesna goldsworthy 

This Week On The Blog: Evil things by katja ivar 

New Arrivals At svetlana's reads and views:

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 

(From The Book Date)

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn here at The Book Date.

Jen Vincent, Teach Mentor Texts, and Kellee of Unleashing Readers decided to give It’s Monday! a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels or anything in those genres – join them.

I am surprised that I am reading THE JUSTICE OF KINGS by Richard Swan and THE MAGICIAN'S DAUGHTER by H.G. Parry. For some odd reason I was kind of certain that I'm not that far along. THE JUSTICE OF KINGS is very very good in my opinion and I'm really turning pages all too quickly. Only time will tell about THE MAGICIAN'S DAUGHTER. 

Reading:

 
   194/413                                 16/372

Plans:

  

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

How it works:

I assign each Tuesday a topic and then post my top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join me and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.

You’ll find the schedule of upcoming TTT topics below so you can plan ahead. I’ll post a Linky here on the blog each week so you can link up your post (if you want). If you don’t have a blog, post your picks in the comment section below! Have tons of fun talking books and getting to know your fellow bloggers!

NOTE: If a weekly topic is listed as a “freebie”, you are invited to come up with your own topic. Sometimes I will give your topic a theme, such as “love”, a season, or an upcoming holiday. That just means that you can come up with any topic you want that fits under that umbrella.

You’re more than welcome to use the Top Ten Tuesday image I designed above (or any of my older/seasonal ones), or make your own that fits your site’s theme.

February 28: Genre Freebie (Pick a genre and build a list around it. It could be a list of favorites, a to-read list, recommendations for people interested in reading books in that genre, “if you like this, try this”, etc.)

Non WWII Historical Fiction To Try:

Tired of nothing but WWII historical fiction? Looking for something that doesn't touch 1930s-1950s with a ten foot pole? Then by all means give these authors/books a shot before throwing hands in despair!

1.  Grace Ingram:  I was asked to read and review her book RED ADAM"S LADY and oh boy what a delight this novel was to my Medieval Ages loving history self this was! 

 

2. Rachel Barenbaum: So far she has written two historical fiction novels, but if you are seeking novels featuring strong and unconventional Jewish women that is also very heavy on science/science fiction, then don't dare to pass these two up! 

  

3. Kate Innes: I've read two of her novels and third awaiting me, but they are written incredibly realistically and are very adventurous. Definitely hidden treasures. 

   

4. Annie Whitehead: I've read three of her novels, with hopes of reading her forth one this year, but her novels delve heavily into England that was prior to 1066, namely her novels strentch back to 7th century (600s) very wonderful, atmospheric and just simply breathtaking. 

 

5. Kirstin Hannah: Actually, I hadn't read The Nightingale, and I don't want to. I am going to recommend two other ones I've read, namely THE GREAT ALONE and THE FOUR WINDS which are just, wow. 

 

6. Bryn Turnbull: I read one of her novels, and have begun reading her second one, and both are well written and in her hands the characters become all too human. 

 

7. Faith L Justice: Anohter hidden treasure author. I've read three of her novels and definitely highly loved them, in particular the Empress series where she introduces two important empresses: Placidia in Twilight Empress and Pulcheria in Dawn Empress. 

   




 

8. Kate Quinn: Nope, sorry, I will not be recommending her WWII novels.While so far I had only read one of her books, prior to writing WWII novels, Kate Quinn wrote the Empress of Rome Quartet where she featured on Rome from 69 ME to 120s ME. LShe has also written about the Bourgia family in a duology, although I hadn't read that yet.,

       

 

9. Sharon Kay Penman: I've read only two of her novels but oh boy could she write! She wrote about the beginning of Plantagenets line as well as Welsh history of 13th century and she even wrote a novel of King Richard III which jumps into 1400s. 

   


 

10. Margaret George: How could I leave out this novelist? She writes historical fiction biographies types and covers all sorts of characters from real to fiction; I've only read her first novel about King Henry VIII and her Emperor Nero duology., She did write novels about Helen of Troy, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary of Scots and yes, even Cleopatra. 

Shelf Control

Welcome to Shelf Control — an original feature created and hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies.

Shelf Control is a weekly celebration of the unread books on our shelves. Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up! For more info on what Shelf Control is all about, check out my introductory post, here.

Want to join in? Shelf Control posts go up every Wednesday. See the guidelines at the bottom of the post, and jump on board!

Title:  A history of modern Europe Volume I from the renaissance to the age of Napoleon

Author:  John Merriman 

Published:  1996

Length: 586 

What it’s about (synopsis via Goodreads):

This work, the first of a two-volume set, covers the history of Europe since the Renaissance. It emphasizes not only cultural and social history, but also examines important political and diplomatic events.

How and when I got it: October 26th, 2013 by a friend Gd rest her soul. 

Why I want to read it: I know very little about Modern Europe and would like to fill in more in the blanks about how and why Europe controlled the world. 

What do you think? Would you read this book? And if you’ve read it, do you recommend it?

Please share your thoughts!

Books from Backlog

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.

If you would like to join in, please feel free to enter your link, link back to this post, and then spend some time visiting some of the other posts.

This week’s neglected book 

Book Title: A history of modern Europe Volume II: from the French revolution to the present 

Series: A History of Modern Europe Volume II

Publisher: W.W. Norton 

Genres: Nonfiction, history, Modern Europe, wars, from 1700s to 21st century, WWI, Napoleon, Industrial Revolution, colonization 

Pages: 468-1365

Format: Print 

Source: October 29th, 2013 from a friend Gd rest her soul. 

Summary:

A seasoned teacher and talented historian, Professor Merriman's offers a carefully crafted narrative that guides students through a vast amount of complex material, integrating the many aspects of the European experience into a larger, interconnected whole. A full 10% shorter than its predecessor, the Second Edition has tightened organization throughout to make room for recent research and descriptions of the current issues and events that define Europe's role in the world today.

Why did I add A history of modern Europe Volume II: from the French revolution to the present  to my bookshelf?

To continue on in my knowledge of European history. 

What are your thoughts? Have you read this book?  Would you recommend it?

Let's Talk Bookish 

 March 3: Book Stopping Places? (Fives @ Down the Rabbit Hole)

Prompts: Are you the type of reader able to stop reading just anywhere? 

Sort of but not really. I like stopping and finishing up chapters. 

In the middle of a sentence? 

No

Paragraph? 

No

Or do you need to reach the end of a chapter before stopping? 

Yes, very big yes! YES

What do you do if you can’t stop at a good point – do you have to go back right away to stop at a better place? 

I think I tend to start the chapter over or else try to get to a break if available (some have paragraph breaks spaces in between)

Do you use bookmarks in a special way to remember where exactly you are? 

Yes I do, I mean I use them to show where I stopped. 

How uncomfortable does it make you to stop in the middle of an exciting part of the book, and how do you deal with that?

Pretty uncomfortable so I tend to start over when it comes to a chapter. 

Stacking the Shelves 

Book Titles I got this week: (if available) 

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Planned Reviews: (If available. Use pictures)