The History Book Club discussion

Chris, here is your new thread in 2015. Happy reading in the new year.

Our Required Format:

JANUARY

1. by Winston S. Churchill
Finish date: January 2015
Genre: (whatever genre the book happens to be)
Rating: A
Review: You can add text from a review you have written but no links to any review elsewhere even goodreads. And that is about it. Just make sure to number consecutively and just add the months.

JANUARY
1. by Mary Balogh
Finish date: 01/01/15
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency period)
Rating: A
Review: Interesting story about the soldiers who returned from the Peninsular campaign. Good example of genre.

2. by Armand Cabasson (no image)
Finish date: 01/03/15
Genre: Historical Mystery (Napoleonic 1809 Battle of Wagram)
Rating: B
Review: The mystery was a little thin, but the accounts of life during Occupation of Vienna were interesting.

Wow, two books. Good job, Chris.
Be sure to add the word, Genre before the genre -- hope that makes sense. And also you forgot the word Review: before your review. Otherwise, looking good.

Thanks, Kathy. I've updated.

Great Job Chris - remember to put in the month - in this case JANUARY only before the first book completed for that month and so on.

3. by Lisa Kleypas
Finish date: 01/04/15
Genre: Historical Romance (Victorian era)
Rating: B
Review: Interesting description of Bow Street Runners and class distinctions.

Onward Chris - three books completed - wow

You are already on a roll, Chris!!!!

Outstanding progress Chris.

I need to get a life! :-)

(lol)

I wish I had that amount of time, lol. Great job, Chris.

Another one! You are a reading machine, Chris.

4. by Constance Walker
Finish date: 01/04
Genre: Historical Time Slip - World War II
Rating: B-
Review: A sweet story about small town life in US 1941.

Setting the pace for all of us I see. Nice job. I'm adding Wolf Hunt to my TBR list.

by Armand Cabasson (no photo)

Jesse if you mention one of the books in a post - just cite it at the bottom of your comment box so that the goodreads software will count it and folks do not have to scroll back through the thread to see what you meant. There are a lot of Wolf Hunt's

Like so:

by Armand Cabasson (no photo)

Jesse wrote: "Setting the pace for all of us I see. Nice job. I'm adding Wolf Hunt to my TBR list."

You might also enjoy also by Armand Cabasson. It was a good book, too! I liked it better than Wolf Hunt.

Chris, please put your book citation at the end of your post for a more uncluttered look. And be sure to also cite Wolf Hunt which you mentioned in your post.

& by Armand Cabasson (no photo)

Jill good catch - I think that Chis has missed the photos on some as well.

Chris for the author - you have to go back in twice to check if there is an author’s photo as well as adding the link.

You might want to edit the posts when a mod finds a correction and that way you will be prepared for the next one.

For message 15 - great progress

4. by Constance Walker

Chris wrote: "Jesse wrote: "Setting the pace for all of us I see. Nice job. I'm adding Wolf Hunt to my TBR list."

You might also enjoy also by [author:Armand Cabasson|85844..."

Thank you Chris, I'll definitely check it out!

Your author's images look good. Great progress.

5. by Jo Nesbø
Finish date: 01/08
Genre: Crime - Scandinavian
Rating: B
Review: A good crime/thriller, but not quite up to the level of the Harry Hole series by the author. Lots of twists and turns - a good read.

6. by Mary Balogh
Finish date: 01/11
Genre: Historical Romance / Regency
Rating: B
Review: Flighty heroine gets happy ending with the right guy.

Things are looking good Chris

7. by Scott Lynch
Finish date: 0/14
Genre: Fantasy / Historical
Rating: A
Review:
This picaresque series is so much fun! The 'Gentlemen Bastards' are a must read for historical fantasy lovers. The second installment is as much fun as the first.

8. by Linwood Barclay
Finish date: 01/15/15
Genre: Crime / Suspense
Rating: B
Review: Okay read, I thought it a bit long.

Much better. Thanks

Bentley wrote: "Finish date: line is missing
Review: Missing.

Are you still working on this. You only need a sentence or two.

And of course the Finish date:"

Sorry, misseed the date :-(

9. by David Liss
Finish date: 01/19/15
Genre: Historical Fiction / Mystery
Rating: A
Review: Every once in a while you stumble upon a book that you really enjoy, and this was one. It was a multi-layered story that encompassed the South Sea Bubble scandal, London society and the treatment of Jews in in the early 18th Century, as well as an interesting explanation of the financial problems of the time.

The characters were interesting and the plot keeps your attention. If you are a fan of historical fiction, you'll enjoy reading this.

Looks like an interesting read Chris.

10. by Bernard Cornwell
Finish date: 01/20/15
Genre: Historical Fiction / Midieval
Rating: A
Review: Second in The Saxon Stories, an interesting story about Alfred the Great and how he consolidated power and beat the Danes. Looking forward to the third book.

Looks good Chris

Chris wrote: "9. by David Liss
Finish date: 01/19/15
Genre: Historical Fiction / Mystery
Rating: A
Review: Every once in ...

David Liss is a really interesting author. Really liked The Whiskey Rebels. I love how he incorporates economics into his historical fiction. Economics plays an important part in why people react to certain situations as the do. Ex. the French Revolution, the American Revolution, etc. I have always been more fascinated by the economic as opposed to the war side of history. Now my calculator and I will go sit quietly in the corner!

@ Bentley, that is me, all over the place! Hope this is correct.

by David Liss

Kathy....just a quick change to get the citation in line.

"David Liss is a really interesting author. Really liked The Whiskey Rebels

by David Liss

11. by Sarah MacLean
Finish date: 01/21/15
Genre: Historical Romance / Regency
Rating: A
Review: Fun read, the second in the series. Likeable characters and HEA ending. Good representation of the genre.

I think it is right now. But I think there was an echo - Jill and I posted at the same time (lol)

12. by Harry Currie (no picture)
Finish date: 01/22
Genre: Thriller/Espionage
Rating: B+
Review: 60's era Spy vs. Spy. Exciting tale with a mixture of military and romance.

13. by Iris Johansen
Finish date: 1/23
Genre: Thriller / Suspense / Paranormal
Rating: B
Review: Forensic hunt for coins from Judas Iscariot. I jumped into the middle of a series - probably not smart.

You are cruising along

14. by S.A. Wolfe (no picture).
Finish date: 01/25
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: A-
Review: Good characters for coming of age novel.

15. by Susanna Kearsley
Finish date: 01/26/15
Genre: Historical Fiction / Paranormal / Time Travel
Rating: A
Review: This is one of my favorite authors. This and several other of her books is about the Rebellion led by the supporters James against George I in 1715. This particular book takes place on the Cornish Coast which is a little different than the typical Scottish Rebellion book.

Doing great Chris

16. by Alicia Quigley (No picture)
Finish date: 01/27
Genre: Historical Romance / Georgian
Rating: B
Review: Star-crossed love story with a HEA. Pleasant read.

17. by Michael Connelly
Finish date: 01/30
Genre: Crime / Detective
Rating: A
Review: Another exciting Harry Bosch. Good plot with lots of twists and turns.

18. (aka Ratcatcher) by James McGee
Finish date: 01/31
Genre: Historical Mystery
Rating: A
Review: This was a very interesting (and fun) read about the development of submarines by the French and British during the Napoleonic Wars. It was a history lesson for me, and I love the Matthew Hawkwood character. Worth reading if you're a historical mystery fan.

A varied number of books - good progress

I'm pretty much all over the map, but History is my favorite :-). Thanks, Bentley.

FEBRUARY

19. by Bernard Cornwell
Finish date: 02/03
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: A
Review: The third in the Saxon Stories series; a continuation of the saga about the consolidation of England by Alfred told through the eyes of Uthred.

Nice, Chris, that series looks good.

Just put February in all caps and you got it :-)