Books Read in August 2010

Posted on September 1st, 2010 by --Deb

Here’s what I read in August:

  1. KNIGHTLEY ACADEMY by Violet Haberdasher. YA book, kind of a Harry Potter wanna-be, but enjoyable enough.
  2. WRITER’S BOOK OF HOPE by Ralph Keyes. How DO you get a book published, anyway?
  3. GAME OF KINGS by Dorothy Dunnett
  4. QUEENS’ PLAY by Dorothy Dunnett
  5. DISORDERLY KNIGHTS by Dorothy Dunnett
  6. PAWN IN FRANKINCENSE by Dorothy Dunnett
  7. RINGED CASTLE by Dorothy Dunnett
  8. CHECKMATE by Dorothy Dunnett. The Lymond Chronicles, one of my very favorite historical fiction series.
  9. BELLWETHER by Connie Willis. Funny and fun. It always gets classified as sci-fi, mostly because Willis usually writes sci-fi, but this one isn’t really. It’s just a good story and fun. Always makes me chuckle. (And I already know that Targhees are sheep.)
  10. EIFFEL’S TOWER by Jill Jones. A look at the 1889 Paris world’s fair, where the Eiffel Tower had its debut.
  11. IT’S A BOOK by Lane Snider. Children’s picture book, so adorable.
  12. CHALICE by Robin McKinley. YA fantasy.
  13. SAVAGE PEACE: HOPE AND FEAR IN AMERICA 1919 by Ann Hagedorn. History about 1919–I had no idea it was such a rough year. WWI ended, but it wasn’t exactly all sunshine and light.
  14. SINGLED OUT by Virginia Nicholson. After WWI, Britain had lost so many men to the war, there were two million “extra” women–practically an entire generation with no-one to marry, at a time when that was the primary goal for most women.
  15. GRIFFIN & SABINE by Nick Bantock
  16. SABINE’S NOTEBOOK by Nick Bantock
  17. GOLDEN MEAN by Nick Bantock. The best part of this trilogy is the illustrations. The story is told via the correspondence between the two characters, but instead of just the text, you get the actual mail pieces–postcards (front and back, illustrated by the characters who are both artists) or actual letters that you remove from their envelopes to read. Very cool. The story, I confess isn’t as charming, but definite points for presentation.
  18. 10 LB PENALTY by Dick Francis
  19. STRAIGHT by Dick Francis. Dick Francis mysteries are always comforting and enjoyable, and, well, I need a fix every couple months!
  20. WEAVER’S IDEA BOOK by Jane Patrick
  21. JIL EATON’S KNITTING SCHOOL by Jil Eaton
  22. GIFTED by Mags Kandis
  23. VAMPIRE KNITS by Genevive Miller

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