Here are the books that I read in January.
Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy
I had heard good, even great, things about this book from multiple sources, but I’m sorry to say I was not a fan and had to force myself to pick it up every time it was time to read. I could say more, oh so much more, but I’ve rarely read a historical fiction book more obviously written in the 21st century. Every page contained at least one example of something totally anachronistic, and I had a hard time keeping myself from starting a list. So sorry to say, love L.M. Montgomery, but this attempt at a prequel gets a big thumbs down from me.
The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill (with the boys)
There's not much I like to read more than a book about a school in another time and place, and this is one that I had never read before, so this was a treat to read aloud to the boys at bedtime!
Dearest Dorothy, Slow Down, You're Wearing Us Out by Charlene Ann Baumbich
This is the second book in a series that a friend from school loaned me. It’s in the same vein as Mitford, and was a mildly good time.
Poldark - Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
This was my first page-turner of the month. It is the polar opposite of Marilla. Try it, you’ll love it!
Poldark - Demelza by Winston Graham
The second book in the Poldark stories.
Couldn’t put it down!
My Daniel by Pam Conrad (with the boys)
Another historical fiction kids’ book that I had never read before, so that was fun! Not my fav, but we had fun getting through it together.
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