bailedRead too much like a text book to keep my attention. My aging mind could not keep up with the rapid fire names and dates and I often found myself daydreaming of other things while my eyes passed over the pages and the words fell to the floor. I got tired of picking them up. Perhaps that is a result of age also.
I missed #BookSpin Day yesterday because of work and other things but I'm super excited about the draw this month. BookSpin is the tagged and the Double is Nightwatch. Thankfully the draw was on the upper range because all my chonky boi books are towards the low teens/twenty.
so-soI enjoyed being back in Kingsbridge. This wasn't the best book, but it wasn't bad. Kind of middle of the road.. still better than ACOF. Solid Follett with his usual tropes that I've become accustomed to over the years of reading him. The bit of Hornbeam at the end was a little surprising. Good, overall, but not great. Decent.
pickFinally finished my Q1 #chunksterchallenge2025 this morning. I admit that I didn‘t love this one as much as some other chunky biographies that I‘ve read. It‘s incredibly detailed, I only wish that the maps were just as detailed…it was difficult to imagine some of the battles. I‘m glad that I picked this one up…and the spine is beautiful on my shelves! Thanks for hosting, @Amiable #bookspinbingo
#SeriesLove2025 #WhereareyouMonday
I‘m pleased to be back on board and in the early 19th century with Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin as they sail to what was then known as New Holland (Australia) and the Spice Islands (Indonesia). This is book five in the 20 book Aubrey-Maturin series.
#chunksterchallenge2025 check in: I‘m 315 pages in. I‘m enjoying reading this…he‘s surprisingly funny in his letters. I do wish the maps (battlefields) were labeled more clearly.
@Amiable
Many might not know his name, but may have heard his voice! Simon Vance has narrated many an #audiobook from the Temeraire series to the Aubrey/Maturin series to the Dune series! His voice is grand in style, comfortable in both male and female voices and dialects. When I listen to his stories I‘m transported inside the narrative thanks to his voice.
His in-house recording studio burned along with his house in the Eaton, California fires. ⬇️
pickOverall, I'd say this was a Pick. The pace was good for a historical novel, and I enjoyed reading about the Battle of Copenhagen given that I visited the city this past summer. The only downside to this book: few female characters, and what ones exist are not well rounded. (I don't expect many given the setting, but it would be nice for the ones there ARE to be interesting.)
