Welcome to The Sunday Salon! This is the time of the week we all get together virtually to talk about what we love - Books and reading! This week I've had my head in a book and had to tear myself away to do my "chores", but now that I'm almost done (with the book, not the chores) I'm trying to slow down because I am going to hate to come to the end of this tale… Am I addicted?!
We've all been there… a book that just grabs a hold of you and won't let go. Sometimes it's a book that you've been anticipating, book #2 or the next in a sequel, or sometimes it's a book that is totally not what you expected or better than you expected. There is nothing more satisfying than starting a book reluctantly only to find yourself all wrapped up and having to remind yourself to breathe… and this week I was totally wrapped up in a book that isn't my normal reading, though I do love historicals, and took me to unfamiliar terrain that I just lost myself in. The sites, the sounds, the smells, the way the people lived, the honor among men, all of it swept me up before I realized it and I was hooked.
The setting for the book is the Normandy Conquest. English, Normans, Welsh, Vikings and the like all battling for the English land they all want to claim for their own. The book? The Splintered Kingdom by James Aitcheson, a book I got an email from the publisher about reviewing, and after reading a 60 page sampling of the first book, jumped at the chance to read it.
I haven't quite finished it, but the writing is wonderful. The characters are so well rounded and the landscape is so easy to visualize. Before I read the sample I was a bit apprehensive because Knights, war, and 11th century England are not what I normally would call fun, (mostly the war part not being fun) but this book and this series is terrific! Every free moment I've got my head in this book! I'm addicted...
The great part about this book, besides being able to read it courtesy of the publisher, is that next month James Aitcheson is going on a Virtual Tour and making a stop here!!! I'll be "officially"reviewing The Splintered Kingdom AND HAVING A GIVEAWAY!!! Yes, I have a beautiful hardcover copy of The Splintered Kingdom and another copy of the first book in the series Sworn Sword to giveaway to one lucky Chick with Books reader! All the fun starts Sept.4th! Mark your calendar! But in the meantime…
Let me know what books you have been addicted to lately! Any books surprise you when they swept you away?
Happy reading… Suzanne
4 comments:
Whew! I know the feeling. I read five wonderful books last week. I am especially recommending All the Light We Cannot See.
Hi Deb! Yes, I started to read All the Light We Cannot See and loved it! I put it aside so I could read it with my book club- my choice next month.
Glad that you enjoyed it! I feel confident in my choice now!
I just love that feeling of being knee-deep in a book and it won't let you go! :-) The last book that I was surprised it swept me away is Ruby by Cynthia Bond. It started out slow but the longer I stayed with the book, the more I wanted to know about the characters.
I hope you have a good week. :-)
Oh being knee deep in a book is always the best kind of feeling. I just ripped through a memoir called Crazy for the Storm which was good after the long mystery from JK Rowling. Cheers!
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