What are you reading for Historical fiction to start off the new year?

I am reading a historical cozy

Death Comes to the Fair by Catherine Lloyd set in 1817 England  Very good series

Well it seems only right and proper that for my first h/f read of 2019 I should should choose the latest installment of the adventures of my hero, Uhtred, War of the Wolf by Bernard Cornwell.  I'm not sure what category of this year's  reading challenge the book will fit into yet.

I've started S.J. Parris novel, Sacrilege.

Hi, old friends!  I am alive and well, and I am reading The Folly of the World by Jesse Bullington and listening to The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott (just started that one last evening).  I just finished listening to The Forest by one of my fave guys, Edward Rutherfurd. 

There is a new Historical Fiction swap  open if you are interested Winter Historical Fiction

Welcome Back Shelley good see you again

Linda & I are also well and still reading HF! Mom moreso than I. BUT! I am just about to finish The Sixth Lamentation by William Brodrick. It has been very interesting; and it has the distinction of being the oldest book on my TBR list!

Hi Kelly I have been missing you

Hi Kelly I have been missing you

Hi all-yep I'm here too.  

Got two going right now.  Needed something to sink my teeth into for the New Year.  

Penman's Devil's Brood and Chadwick's To Defy a King.  Nothing but the cream of the crop to get me thru ....

Jan

Reading A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly.  Only fifty pages in and a murder has been committed.

REK that is an excellent series. One of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it.

Alice

Loved both of those Jan!

I am reading Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne. An older HF mystery sereies set in 646 AD. Can't beleive I have not read this series yet. Love it!!

REK- I love the Bruno series by SJ Parris!! I hope you enjoy it!

Alice- I plan on reading Absolution by Murder for the challenge. Please let me know how you like it!

I finished The Sixth Lamentation, and my next book is a Sebastian St. Cyr! Can't wait.

I have tried the Hambly series before, but couldn't get into it ... I'll try again, and Alice, Mom & I are off to check into the Tremayne series right now. I love books in the late BC or early centuries AD time settings.

And we've missed all of you as well! So good to see so many familiar 'faces'! Alice, my neglect alone is to blame for missing the last couple of games. We'll get back into the swing of things!

~Kelly

I finished Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer, another wonderful romp through Regency England!

Finished A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly, 4.5 stars  Great read so I will try to work on this series throughout the year.  Had obtained several of these books from a PBS friend who thought I would like them.  Good deal!

REK, let me know how you like the Parris book.  I acquired a few years ago when our buddy Jeanne here recommended them. I'm not much of a mystery gal, but they will come in handy for the mystery category of this year's challenge.

Still reading/listening to the same books as I was in my last post.  I'm enjoying Folly of the World.  I get a kick out of Jesse Bullington's books, even if they are only very loosely based on historical events.  The Ninth Hour is okay.  It's well written, but it's a bit dull for me, and very depressing.  LOL!  I certainly don't dislike it, but I will be happy to move on from it. 

Yes, Shelley, I liked Sacrilege by Parris very much.  The key character is Giordano Bruno who has left Italy due to his unorthodox ideas and the persecution he would face there.  This is the third novel in the series where he meets Sophia, an old acquaintance who needs his help.  This is an interesting mystery and I enjoyed it.  PBS does not have any reviews at this point and I admit that I did not do one.  As you may have noticed I bounce around in my reading.  I love reading and I love variety.  Parris is an excellent author so I  pick up one of the author's novels now and then.  So my recommendation is pick up one of the novels and see if it is itneresting to you.  If so, move into others of the series.  If not, move on.  There are a number of historical mystery authors I do not enjoy and I avoid that others seem to enjoy but this is not one of them..  

I am enjoying a good Historical Mystery set in Victorian London

A Mortal Likeness by Laura Joh Rowland

I just finished Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets by Rosemary Simpson. In this one, there isn't much of a mystery as the culprit is pretty much revealed in the beginning. Prudence and her team spend the entire book trying to prove the culprit's guilt.  There are some surprises along the way that keep you on your toes. I found the tidbits about postmortem cabinet photos that were popular during the 1800s rather morbid but interesting nonetheless.

I've finished Bone River by Megan Chance, set in mid-19th century Washington State.  Leonie Russell collects Indian artifacts and discovers a mummy in a riverbank.  The mummy seems to have a profound connection to her, but Leonie doesn't know why.  This was interesting and sad...I have always been interested in anthropology and ancient cultures, but to read how sacred Indian relics were treated by "scientists" of the day made me very upset.  For a change of pace, I'm now reading some urban fantasy by Jeri Westerson, Booke of the Hidden.

Not historical fiction but historical, I read We Die Alone by David Haworth.  What a read!  It's amazing that one person could suvive what this man did.  He was caught in an avalanche, buried alive in a snow storm, lived in a cabin for days, was lashed to a crafted sled and survived a trip up a mountain in pain from frostbite the entire time.  It's a most intriguing tale that could not be told until the Germans were defeated because so many could lose their lives because they helped him.  5 stars and then some!

Probably my last HF read of the month, I am starting Blind Justice by Anne Perry.

Just finished The Folly of the World by Jesse Bullington, which I enjoyed very much.  His books are entertaining if anything.

I also finished listening to The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott, which was beautifully written but super depressing. 

I've started my next audio book, which is A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan, which I am enjoying.  It doesn't appear to have gotten the best reviews, but I like it. I'm not sure which book I'll actually "read" next.  Will peruse my bookshelf this evening. 

Just finished Prince Edward's Warrant by Melvin Starr. Good but series is getting bit weary