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Yeah, that we shall.

After Aubrey's post I decided I would follow suit with reading Elisabeth's "The Silver Shawl". I loved it! Five stars. I never put it down once I started, though I only meant to read a few pages, since I was so sleepy I could barely keep my eyes open. But I've finished the whole thing! :)

*grins happily*

Read one of Elisabeth Grace's other works, War Memorial: A Short Story. Now I suppose I need to acquire her third book, The Ranch Next Door and Other Stories, so I can say I've read all of her books. :D

Finished The Abolitionist. Boy oh boy was that ever good! Now...back to Scaramouche.

Aubrey wrote: "Read one of Elisabeth Grace's other works, War Memorial: A Short Story. Now I suppose I need to acquire her third book, The Ranch Next Door and Other Stories, so I can say I've read all of her books..."

You two are making one shy author torn between being delighted and wanting to hide. :)

You're not allowed to hide, missy. You need to keep reading and updating us on your progress! So there! Besides, if you hid from Twitter, I would be very sad. *likes following Elisabeth on Twitter*

No, Elisabeth, you're not allowed to hide, unless to go write more! :)
I'm glad you are around!

Okay, okay, I won't hide. I was half kidding, anyway. I'm happy you like following me... :)

Right now I'm working on Little Dorrit, and enjoying it very much.

Hannah wrote: "...you're not allowed to hide, unless to go write more!

*laughs* Now this girl knows how it's done!

Finally got started on the Violet Travilla series. Good gracious, I haven't read these books in years, but I still cry at the "plot twist" at the beginning of book 1...

I finished "Thurston of Orchard Valley" by Harold Bindloss last night. Good, solid outdoor story...

I just finished "Never", by J. Grace Pennington! *is happy*

Yay for Gracie books! (Sorry, that's my nickname for her. It takes effort to call her anything else.)

I was asked for format a young author's upcoming book of poems and realized that, while I had purchased it, I'd never bothered to read her first book! Sixteen, So In Love With You So I took care of that and in so doing reached a total of 20 books. SQUEE! (Oops, should have warned the more sensitive gentlemen among us that I was going to do that...)

Interestingly, 20 books was my original yearly goal... and believe me, when I set that goal, it seemed lofty! Pfft. This challenge has worked much better than I expected. Thanks to each of you for making it happen! :D

Good job, Aubrey!

Thanks, dearie!

I met my minimum monthly goal! Now for my lofty monthly goal...

Good job, Aubrey. *must keep reading!*

You must! You're outreading me, but not by much, so watch your back, sweetie... ;)

Finished "The Mountain Girl" by Payne Erskine today and read "Maid Sally" by Harriet A. Cheever and "An Unknown Lover" by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey.
I also raised my personal yearly challenge from 75 books to 100. Watch out...I might catch up yet... :)
~Hannah

Oh, wonderful! *rubs hands eagerly* :D

I finished Kingdoms Quest and now I'm reading Kingdoms Reign. I'm looking forward to reading something else then Chuck Blacks books when I'm done.

Aubrey wrote: " SQUEE! (Oops, should have warned the more sensitive gentlemen among us that I was going to do that...)"

Just so long as you don't do so right next to my ear. :)

If anyone's interested in what I thought of most of the books I've mentioned in this thread so far (at somewhat greater length than I've given here), I finally made my "review of 'recent' books" post on my blog on Saturday: .

Aubrey wrote: "You must! You're outreading me, but not by much, so watch your back, sweetie... ;)"
Believe me, I am! Especially since I have had zero time to read in the last few days.

*laughs at Jon* I can't make any promises. If you say something that delights me, you never know what I might spontaneously do... ;)

Tell me how it is when you get further in, Corey... I've heard some amazing things about that book.

I've wondered many times if I should try reading some Ayn Rand. But stories of her not being a Christian have helped delay me...let me know how much her worldview peppers the story. At least we know she was a great lover of freedom!

Corey wrote: "Starting Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Just finished page 3... only 1165 pages to go."

I look forward to your review of it. I started it a few years ago, but there were some things in it that made me decide to abandon the book.

Working very, very slowly on "The Fire Chronicles" by John Stephens and "Fire Star" by Chris d'Lacey... just keep reading, just keep reading, just keep reading, reading, reading...

Firestar? That's the book with the lady whose a potter who makes dragons and they come alive, right?

What do we do? We read, read, read... Oh great, you got me started now.

Kaleb wrote: "Firestar? That's the book with the lady whose a potter who makes dragons and they come alive, right?"

Yes, indeed! It's the third book in the series; I love Chris d'Lacey's books. You've read them?

Aubrey: MWAHAHA! XD

Yeah, except the Darkstar one, I think.

Ah, cool. Yeah, that's the last one in the series, I think... I have that one from the library too, but at the rate I'm reading, I might have to re-order it.

I just never got around to it. Or maybe I did.
I don't remember.

Still working on Little Dorrit and yesterday I read one of the few Agatha Christie books I'd never read before, Death Comes as the End—a murder mystery set in ancient Egypt.

I just finish Pirate Doughter Promise, it was really good though somewhat predictable. I'm at a loss as to what I want to read next.

Mikayla wrote: "I just finish Pirate Doughter Promise, it was really good though somewhat predictable. I'm at a loss as to what I want to read next."

Have a certain type of book you're interested in? I could probably recommend a number!

There's three sequels to The Pirate Daughter's Promise, Mikayla, and the author also has another series. I need to read both myself...

Finished Little Dorrit! That was a good one. Now I think I'm going to read Flower of the Dusk by Myrtle Reed.

I just read Mark Frost's "Paladin Prophecy" and loved it. I read it in 4 hours, ending at 3:30 AM. That's not happened for a long time.

Gettin' into the swing of things, aintcha, Kaleb? B-)

I met my secondary monthly reading goal! Now I'm adjusting my speed and doing rough weekly goals--at least, we're going to try that and see if it's effective.

Hannah wrote: "Mikayla wrote: "I just finish Pirate Doughter Promise, it was really good though somewhat predictable. I'm at a loss as to what I want to read next."

Have a certain type of book you're interested ..."

Thank you Hannah, I would love some. I really don't want any fantasy and I was thinking Historical Fiction.

Aubrey wrote: "There's three sequels to The Pirate Daughter's Promise, Mikayla, and the author also has another series. I need to read both myself..."

Thank you Aubrey, I'll look into it.

Mikayla wrote: "Thank you Hannah, I would love some. I really don't want any fantasy and I was thinking Historical Fiction."

Hey Mikayla. I'm not Hannah, but I thought I'd suggest a few books anyway.

I just recently finished The Abolitionist, which was fantastic. Here's a link to My Review.

Broken Song and When My Name Was Keoko are both good WWII stories. Enemy Brothers is another unique book set in that time period.

Jake's Orphan is a neat one someone recommended to me recently.

Anyways. His-fic is my favorite. Here's the link to my historical fiction bookshelf if you're interested.

Thank you Leah, I've read The Abolitionist but I'll look into the rest. Thank you for all the help!

Mikayla wrote: "Thank you Leah, I've read The Abolitionist but I'll look into the rest. Thank you for all the help!"

Have you ever read "Johnny Tremain"? It's a Revolutionary period story. A young boy indentured to a silversmith is drawn into the events leading up to freedom.
Then there's "Carry On, Captain Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham. It was a slightly earlier time frame, but not much; it's a true story, but reads just like fiction. He was a indentured servant but longed for an education, and was one of history's great mathematic geniuses. "It's just a simple matter of mathematics."
For stories aimed at girls, try the "Little Maids" series, written by Alice Turner Curtis and Amanda M Douglas. Each young girl is placed in a historical period, varying from Mayflower days to the Civil War; they can be found online or perhaps in a library, and are fairly quick reads.
I loved "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare. It is set after the famous Salem trials, which I expected to hear a lot more of by the title, but there actually are not any witches in the story, just some very interesting characters.
One of my all-time favorite books is "How They Kept the Faith" by Grace Raymond, a story of the French Huguenots in the 1600s. It's been republished by Inheritance Publications.
Another great one, but with some fairly emotionally deep parts, is Deborah Alcock's "The Spanish Brothers". It's a fabulous story set in the days of the Inquisition, and the ending is not the perfectly easy one I might have liked best, but is still excellent, and has a wonderful Christian message.
"But Not Forsaken", by Helen Good Brenneman, (published by CLP), is a short but wonderful story of a mother's journey to freedom just after WW2 in postwar Germany, and how she and her children are provided for again and again through her prayers and unwavering faith.
That should get you started...I'll add more if I think of them! :)

Wow! I think I might have to borrow some of those suggestions... :)

Oh, great recommendations there Hannah. Johnny Tremain, Mr. Bowditch, The Witch of Blackbird Pond...

How They Kept the Faith is actually on the bookshelf downstairs, but I haven't read it. And guess what? I'm actually distantly related to Helen Good Brenneman. (My last name is Good).

Leah wrote: "Oh, great recommendations there Hannah. Johnny Tremain, Mr. Bowditch, The Witch of Blackbird Pond...

How They Kept the Faith is actually on the bookshelf downstairs, but I haven't read it. And gue..."

How interesting, Leah! Being related to an author is so much fun. I had a grandfather who wrote some theological books and self-published them, but as his ideas were unique to say the least I wouldn't really count that! Do you know if she wrote any other books? I read that whole book while sitting in workshops with my mom at a homeschool conference about ten years ago, and reread it periodically when in need of a good Christian book.
Oh, you must definitely read "How They Kept the Faith"! And try not to peek at the ending if you can! :) I peeked...and read the ending three times before I finished the book.