tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post9166697122955713287..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: My 1000th blog post! Ten new and upcoming historicals that caught my interestSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-63221655312567301732015-08-03T18:35:44.397-05:002015-08-03T18:35:44.397-05:00I haven't read it yet so unfortunately can'...I haven't read it yet so unfortunately can't say, but I hope to get to it soon!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-24508762785446187452015-08-03T17:07:14.394-05:002015-08-03T17:07:14.394-05:00I sure will. Is it great enough to jump to the for...I sure will. Is it great enough to jump to the forefront of my TBR? I mean, I know there's no way you could know everything on my TBR but if you think it's amazing & a must read, I'll certainly begin reading now. Mary Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133236443875557167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-78096432429675404692015-07-31T18:56:09.500-05:002015-07-31T18:56:09.500-05:00Hi Mary Evelyn, thanks for visiting and commenting...Hi Mary Evelyn, thanks for visiting and commenting - historical fiction is my favorite genre, too (obviously!). All of the books in this post have been published now, which makes things easier for those looking to read them :) Let me know what you think of Rebel Queen after you get the chance to read it!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-677965267737642062015-07-31T17:12:03.883-05:002015-07-31T17:12:03.883-05:00Great books on a stellar list. I recently read &am...Great books on a stellar list. I recently read & loved THE DREAM LOVER. George Sand must've been endlessly entertaining. What a life she led! I won REBEL QUEEN in a book giveaway about a month ago. Looking forward to reading. Happy I found your blog. Can't wait to keep up with your posts. I've been exploring your lovely blog. Historical fiction is my favorite genre so I think I'm following the perfect blog! Thanks! :)Mary Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133236443875557167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-29351976529338394072015-01-18T18:27:29.362-06:002015-01-18T18:27:29.362-06:00Thanks, and likewise!Thanks, and likewise!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-23655513983858792722015-01-18T18:19:31.509-06:002015-01-18T18:19:31.509-06:00How very kind of you to mention my novel, Sarah! T...How very kind of you to mention my novel, Sarah! Thank you! Continued success to you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030117203768696767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-82593675399427715492015-01-18T14:12:32.694-06:002015-01-18T14:12:32.694-06:00Thanks very much, Eleanor! I'm really pleased...Thanks very much, Eleanor! I'm really pleased you're enjoying the blog. Your upcoming novel sounds great!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-26472727221105538082015-01-17T23:12:51.422-06:002015-01-17T23:12:51.422-06:00Congratulations on your 1000th blog, Sarah! I'...Congratulations on your 1000th blog, Sarah! I'm a new follower of your blog, which quickly became my favorite blog. Thanks for the great list of new reads!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030117203768696767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-9105290069694024302014-12-04T15:37:48.245-06:002014-12-04T15:37:48.245-06:00Thanks, Elizabeth!Thanks, Elizabeth!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-69785665164406202792014-12-04T15:33:26.111-06:002014-12-04T15:33:26.111-06:00Congratulations on your 1,000th post Sarah!Congratulations on your 1,000th post Sarah!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06444024552120457195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-32424597700143621332014-11-14T20:49:13.723-06:002014-11-14T20:49:13.723-06:00Hi Annis, I'm not surprised you've read it...Hi Annis, I'm not surprised you've read it already :) I just finished the other day and will save most of my thoughts for the review, which I'm nearly done with!, but I did enjoy it. I understand where you're coming from on the split narrative, though... I knew the threads would come together eventually, but it did take quite a while, and the story felt more focused once that happened. And it was nice to see Henry as a young boy in this Norman novel.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-85454015849217630832014-11-14T15:17:12.150-06:002014-11-14T15:17:12.150-06:00I've just read the "Siege Winter" (t...I've just read the "Siege Winter" (titled the "Winter Siege" in the UK). It's vintage Diana Norman in its themes and characterisation and again features Norman's great historical love, Henry II of England. Although delighted to get an unexpected bonus Norman story, I perhaps ungratefully felt that the shift from Norman's usual two main protagonists to two central pairs (whose stories eventually merge) rather muddled the story and diluted its impact, despite it being at times genuinely affecting. I look forward to your review and seeing what you make of it :)Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-28540228814518907142014-11-01T16:12:03.824-05:002014-11-01T16:12:03.824-05:00Hi Deborah, glad you enjoyed Zemindar so much! I&...Hi Deborah, glad you enjoyed Zemindar so much! I'm embarrassed to say I haven't read Shadow of the Moon yet either -- although I liked her novel Trade Wind. By now it's time for a reread since I read it when I was a teenager and don't remember it as well as I should.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-27443255750231106892014-10-31T20:21:46.666-05:002014-10-31T20:21:46.666-05:00I LOVED Zemindar! I'm so glad you're reco...I LOVED Zemindar! I'm so glad you're recognizing it. It and M.M. Kaye's Shadow of the Moon are two of my very favorites.Deborah Lincolnhttp://www.deborahlincoln.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-20807025382463663432014-10-31T12:40:15.683-05:002014-10-31T12:40:15.683-05:00Thanks, Alex!Thanks, Alex!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-44281687197828802762014-10-31T12:40:06.314-05:002014-10-31T12:40:06.314-05:00Thanks, Colleen! I enjoy reading your reviews as ...Thanks, Colleen! I enjoy reading your reviews as well - it's great to have this small network of HF bloggers going :)Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-35988203255107258482014-10-31T12:39:11.335-05:002014-10-31T12:39:11.335-05:00Hi Linda, and thanks! I'm 70% done with the C...Hi Linda, and thanks! I'm 70% done with the Charles Todd prequel. It follows the pattern of many of his other books (him driving around interviewing people while he figures stuff out) but it's pretty good.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-90782016504289024132014-10-31T11:47:03.853-05:002014-10-31T11:47:03.853-05:00Congratulations, Sarah! 100 blog posts, brimming ...Congratulations, Sarah! 100 blog posts, brimming with superb content and filled with enjoyment for we readers -- extra kudos are in order for that. So, 100 kudos as well! Blog on, please ... ;)Alex Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075344236098617471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-72675332256254952862014-10-31T11:33:24.297-05:002014-10-31T11:33:24.297-05:00Thanks! The Torie novels are great, especially if...Thanks! The Torie novels are great, especially if you like genealogy and/or ghosts. I discovered them mid-series and read through all of the earlier ones one after another.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-48396434526361922022014-10-31T10:58:31.150-05:002014-10-31T10:58:31.150-05:00Congratulations!!! Thank you for bringing even mor...Congratulations!!! Thank you for bringing even more wonderful novels to my attention....my wish list just keeps growing!Colleen Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976640192696124574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-4715708180194019092014-10-31T10:52:51.982-05:002014-10-31T10:52:51.982-05:00Hi Kim, thanks for your comments on the blog and t...Hi Kim, thanks for your comments on the blog and the big HF tomes as well! I don't have plans to write a third volume at the moment, but I really appreciate your interest in one. The reasons have to do with time (it took me 18 months to write each of the first two) and the increasing budget problems libraries of all types have been facing. Many potentially useful titles aren't being purchased because libraries just can't afford them; I don't know how much demand overall there would be for another of the same type at the moment. Also, there are many libraries out there who bought the first one and not the 2nd, maybe feeling it was sufficient (and maybe not realizing that the second book was mostly new material). So I think it would be hard to justify now, but I won't say it will never happen. Given time, the market may come back...<br /><br />Thanks for the correction on Rebel Queen, too! I had the year wrong and just fixed it to say 2015.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-57116066954505003872014-10-31T10:38:21.582-05:002014-10-31T10:38:21.582-05:00Thanks, Emma! I've been finding many other TB...Thanks, Emma! I've been finding many other TBR additions via your blog as well!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-30098963776834368102014-10-31T07:13:20.135-05:002014-10-31T07:13:20.135-05:00Congratulations on your very successful blog. I f...Congratulations on your very successful blog. I follow and rely on your recommendations. I read Zemindar a couple of years ago, a fairly tattered pb copy. This new one looks beautiful and I'm tempted to buy it for the keeper shelf and re-read it. A couple of other titles are already on my wish list, but I'm pleased to learn about the Charles Todd prequel. And I'm adding Diamond Head to my wish list. Thanks!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809165184459649536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-8302691862667804942014-10-31T05:45:46.490-05:002014-10-31T05:45:46.490-05:00Congratulations on your milepost, that's a lot...Congratulations on your milepost, that's a lot of book lovin' you've had and shared! The Torie O'Shea books were new to me and on my to-read list now. Thanks for the great post.Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-15272989450017128892014-10-31T00:28:54.634-05:002014-10-31T00:28:54.634-05:00Thank you for your blog, Sarah. I've enjoyed i...Thank you for your blog, Sarah. I've enjoyed it so much, and I've also enjoyed your Genreflecting titles as well. For a hist fic addict like me they are a no-brainer! Will you be writing another up-to-date volume? I know you wrote a section for a recent version of the general Genreflecting volume, but many more historical fiction books have been published since then--both traditional and self-published books. <br />Also, you have Michelle Moran's book as coming out in Oct. 2014. According to Amazon US it's coming out in Mar. 2015, and April 2015 in the UK. Is it already out by any chance? Thanks.KimHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07603177166825769666noreply@blogger.com