What did you read this year?
Elizabeth’s
average rating for
2024
5.0
it was amazing
5.0
Meticulous Research and Colorful Storytelling Make This Medieval Saga Truly Memorable
The Rest of His Days, by Pamela Taylor, is an engrossing historical adventure of the late Medieval period. Set against the mystery of the death of Edward II of England, the novel is a rollercoaster of a tale that will ensnare readers in its complex and constantly shifting plot. Taylor is impressive in her knowledge of the era, painting each setting with striking ...more
The Rest of His Days, by Pamela Taylor, is an engrossing historical adventure of the late Medieval period. Set against the mystery of the death of Edward II of England, the novel is a rollercoaster of a tale that will ensnare readers in its complex and constantly shifting plot. Taylor is impressive in her knowledge of the era, painting each setting with striking ...more
A Very Special Journey
Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted is one of the most charming books I have read in a long time. To start with, it is refreshing to find a novel in which the primary female character is 77 years old. A bit of biographical background on the real Katharine Prescott Wormeley, a highly accomplished woman of the Victorian era, is provided in an author's foreword, after which Olmsted beautifully captures her lea ...more
Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted is one of the most charming books I have read in a long time. To start with, it is refreshing to find a novel in which the primary female character is 77 years old. A bit of biographical background on the real Katharine Prescott Wormeley, a highly accomplished woman of the Victorian era, is provided in an author's foreword, after which Olmsted beautifully captures her lea ...more