What is everyone reading for HIstorical Fiction this month?

I finished The Quiet Librarian by  Allen Eskens. Technically it is not historical (dual time line 1995 and present day). A lot of it deals with Serbs and Bosnia war in 1995. Very intersting and well done. I wanted to share a good book with you.

Still working my way through Wolf Hall

The Ashes of London (Marwood and Lovett, Bk 1) by Andrew Taylor 3.5 stars finished it today. It was better than I expected. Lots of good historical facts of 1666.  Mystery woven around Regicide of Charles the I and current king.  Main characters Cat and Marwood were well put together. If I can find book 2 I may give it a read.  

Hi, guys!  Again, I'm sorry to be somewhat MIA.  I haven't been reading a ton.  I sure hope my mojo comes back soon as I have PLENTY of books on Mt. TBR! I finished listening to all 52 hours of The Count of Monte Cristo, and yep, still my favorite book.  It's just brilliant! I don't know that I've finished anything that I've read with my eyeballs lately, so I guess I'll just report that my current read is A Gathering of Ghosts by Karen Maitland.  I picked that up  hoping it would excite me about reading again.  I enjoy Maitland's books, although nothing will ever compare to her greatest, Company of Liars.  This one isn't too bad though. I'm listening to The Knight of Maison Rouge by Alexandre Dumas.  The only other Dumas book I've read is his other famous one, The Three Musketeers, and I saw this one pop up on Audible, so I figured I would give it a try.  A little hard to follow at times with all the political intrigue and ever-changing landscape of the years of the French Revolution, but it's keeping my interest.  Dumas is a master storyteller! 

Carolyn - I will be anxious to hear how you liked Wolf Hall.  I remember when that book first came out, I read it --  and hated it!  Someone else around here at the time (Genie maybe???) also disliked it.  I was really surprised since it seemed to be a smash with the critics and loved by many.  It still often appears on the best HF books of all time.  Depiste being about some of my favorite royals of the past - Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn - I just didn't like it. 

I finished A Court of Royal Betrayal by Anne O'Brien  set in 1300s  Lets of marriages, convents, betrayals warring with monarchy.  I enjoyed it.

Hello, All!

I finished A Sound Among the Trees by Susan Meissner earlier today. It wasn's as good, IMO, as some of her other titles. I was ready to call it non-HF, but one entire section is set in the pre- and Civil War years - all told through letters from our character in Fredericksburg, Maryland to a cousin in Maine. The rest of the book is set in 1990. Solid 3-stars, but not any higher for me.

Carolyn, I really enjoyed Wolf Hall, and didn't have the 'pronoun' issue that so many other readers did. Funny that that title came up; I was looking for Bring up the Bodies (book two) just a few minutes ago. Mom & I picked up book three from the Friends' book sale room at our local library. I know I have book two somewhere ... somewhere ... :)

Shelley! I remember reading The Three Musketeers the summer before I started my senior year of high school and being absolutely enthralled. I don't specifically remember when I read Monte Cristo, but I do remember loving it as well. 

I have had Company of Liars on my historical mystery shelf for years! So neat to hear such a resounding endorsement of this title from you. I will move it up on the 'read very soon' list.

Up next for me is non-HF. It's time for me to visit the Slow Horses of Slough House. Mom & I are both at book five of the series by Mick Herron (London Rules).

Kelly - Well, I am definitely with you on Wolf Hall.  I loved it!  I also didn't have any issues with understanding who was talking and who was in the scene. There was some breathtakingly beautiful turns of phrases all over this book.  Looking back in the Goodreads reviews, I have to agree that one needs a fair understanding of Tudor history before delving into this book.  While there is a list of characters, Mantel gives no backstory to anyone. You just have to know already who everyone is.  (Which is not to say this applies to readers here in our forum!)  I have the next two books, so I am going to continue with Bring Up The Bodies.

Hello!  I finished 2 books yesterday.  My audio book was The Knight of Maison Rouge by Alexandre Dumas, which I enjoyed a lot.  My eyeball read was A Gathering of Ghosts by Karen Maitland, which was okay.  I started listening to Isola by Allegra Goodman this morning.  I haven't decided what to read next yet.  

Sorry for no shout outs, but I am pressed for time. I hope everyone enjoys the upcoming long weekend! 

Just barely HF set in 1975 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore 

Excellent book gave it 5 starts set in 1975 Adirondack summer camp. Lots of twist and turns. Very good

Haven't been here for quite some time.  But I have finally picked up a historical fiction book:  The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff.  More on that as I progress.

The past two years have been filled with medical issues for DH, and the last several months finding us in doctor offices, the hospital, ambulances and visiting and/or calling the pharmacy and doctors.  He died May 18 of heart failure.  I cannot believe in my heart that he will not walk through the door, give me a hug and say "I love you".  There is a huge hole in my heart and as I try to focus on the future memory after memory floods my mind.  We will celebrate his life in mid June asking that trees be planted in his memory.  He believed the world did not have enough trees so anywhere and everywhere plant trees my friends.  We planted 12,000 on property some years back.  Our goal this time is 10,000 trees to fulfill his wish.  If any of you want to help let me know when, how many and where you are planting trees.  We're counting.  We are more than halfway there!

REK - I am so sorry for your loss.  I love the idea of honoring his memory by planting trees.  I don't have much property to plany a tree.  Is there a way to donate money for trees to be planted?