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Jan. 27th, 2025 04:54 pmOkay, it's January! New year new book list! I didn't do great last year meeting my goal, so let's reset. I've actually done a ton of reading already this year so we're off to a good start.
To restate the goal; to renew my old love of reading, I'm going to get back into the habit of reading novels. My goal is 15 for the year. I will make notes on them here, because this is the most convenient archiving blog I actually have. Now, let's get started!
A Year of Ravens: a novel of Boudica's Rebellion by Russell Whitfield, Ruth Downie, Eliza Knight, Stephanie Dray and Kate Quinn
I actually started reading this last year but I finished it on New Years Day, so I'm counting it. This was a really interesting form of historical fiction! Multiple view points interconnecting, different perspectives on Roman and "British" culture, with a fair amount of research backing everything considering how much guesswork is required. I recommend this for sure!
The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick
Continuing the historical fiction trend! This book was pushed into my hands by my mother while I was at her place, Chadwick is one of her favourite authors. The book follows the life of Aoife MacMurchada, a real historical figure, and basically covers the beginning of England's invasion of Ireland. Basically the first steps of the Empire, I guess. I don't know a ton of Irish history, so it was an interesting introduction! The tagline of the book is "Her father's only daughter. Her country's only hope." which is incredibly ironic, considering she's basically the vehicle for English colonisation in Ireland. Still a good read!
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
And now we're back to fantasy! This book is part of a trilogy and I can't wait to get into the next book in the series. Magical kingdom with Indian aesthetics, political intrigue, religion, feminism, lesbians, world building, everything I love in a fantasy novel! It gave me big The Priory of the Orange Tree vibes. As always, I love a book with a map at the beginning.
So as of today, I am at 3/15 novels. Good start. I want to read the next Suri book but I just got a delivery of books including She Who Became The Sun so I need to decide if I want to jump between series like that.
To restate the goal; to renew my old love of reading, I'm going to get back into the habit of reading novels. My goal is 15 for the year. I will make notes on them here, because this is the most convenient archiving blog I actually have. Now, let's get started!
A Year of Ravens: a novel of Boudica's Rebellion by Russell Whitfield, Ruth Downie, Eliza Knight, Stephanie Dray and Kate Quinn
I actually started reading this last year but I finished it on New Years Day, so I'm counting it. This was a really interesting form of historical fiction! Multiple view points interconnecting, different perspectives on Roman and "British" culture, with a fair amount of research backing everything considering how much guesswork is required. I recommend this for sure!
The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick
Continuing the historical fiction trend! This book was pushed into my hands by my mother while I was at her place, Chadwick is one of her favourite authors. The book follows the life of Aoife MacMurchada, a real historical figure, and basically covers the beginning of England's invasion of Ireland. Basically the first steps of the Empire, I guess. I don't know a ton of Irish history, so it was an interesting introduction! The tagline of the book is "Her father's only daughter. Her country's only hope." which is incredibly ironic, considering she's basically the vehicle for English colonisation in Ireland. Still a good read!
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
And now we're back to fantasy! This book is part of a trilogy and I can't wait to get into the next book in the series. Magical kingdom with Indian aesthetics, political intrigue, religion, feminism, lesbians, world building, everything I love in a fantasy novel! It gave me big The Priory of the Orange Tree vibes. As always, I love a book with a map at the beginning.
So as of today, I am at 3/15 novels. Good start. I want to read the next Suri book but I just got a delivery of books including She Who Became The Sun so I need to decide if I want to jump between series like that.
