For the past several months, I've not felt like writing too much about what I've read, but here's May and June's list.
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May Books Read:
Two Flights Up by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1928) 3/5 stars
Not her best.
Queen Emma and the Vikings: Power, Love, and Greed in 11th-Century England by Harriet O'Brien 4/5 stars
Informative nonfiction, if a bit dry at times.
Informative nonfiction, if a bit dry at times.
May Audiobooks Completed:
George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy by Sally Bedell Smith (2023) 4/5 stars
Smith gives detailed information that creates an intimate and personal picture of this couple, as well as filling out the history that surrounded them. I truly enjoyed it's thorough examination, and highly recommend it, though with the understanding that it's extremely comprehensive and minute nature might be hard going for some.
Misleading title, but good biography of Marie de Guise.
June Books Read:
Nothing Venture by Patricia Wentworth (1932) 4/5 stars
Death in the Night Watches by George Bellairs (1946) 4/5 stars
Fool Errant by Patricia Wentworth (1929) 4/5 stars
Death on the Aisle by Frances and Richard Lockhart (1942) 3/5 stars
Death on the Aisle by Frances and Richard Lockhart (1942) 3/5 stars
Danger Calling by Patricia Wentworth (1931)
The Layton Court Mystery by Anthony Berkeley (1925) 4/5 stars
Good story!
Good story!
The Wychford Poisoning Case by Anthony Berkeley (1926) 3/5 stars
Roger Sheringham and The Vane Mystery by Anthony Berkeley (1927) 4/5 stars
June Audiobooks Completed:
Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor by Anne Edwards (1984) 3/5 stars
Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor by Anne Edwards (1984) 3/5 stars
The author's obvious biases really detracted from the facts.
