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Hi Fellow Readers,

2024!!! So many possibilities!

1) A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World read 4/26/2024. 5/5 stars

2) 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

3) 1776 read 2/21/2024 4/5 stars

4) Sacrilege

5)The Lacuna

6) The Private Lives of the Tudors

7) The Voyage

8) The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow 3 Stars

9) The Starless Sea 12/01/2024. 3 Stars- confusing and visually beautiful sometimes

10) Age of Myth

11) The Testaments 12/31/2024 4 stars. I found it a remarkably hopeful ending to the tale.

12) The Bone Clocks

Alternates:
a) Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring 4/5 stars
b) Escalante's Dream: On the Trail of the Spanish Discovery of the Southwest 3.5 stars mostly because I don't think everyone would relate to his reflections- I quite enjoyed it.
c) The Last Kingdom
d) New Mexico: A History

Okay, I see you Mary!

Are you only going to select 12?? Don't forget those alternates; lord knows I needed them this year. 😩🤦🏾

Alondra wrote: "Okay, I see you Mary!

Are you only going to select 12?? Don't forget those alternates; lord knows I needed them this year. 😩🤦🏾"

Heh, Yes, I will get those alternates on there. But can I move past the stacks of non-fiction to include lighter reads?

BTW- I loved the Mistress of the Art of Death Series- I read a few of those instead of working on my 12 + 4 2023 list. Haha!

Mary wrote: "Heh, Yes, I will get those alternates on there. But can I move past the stacks of non-fiction to include lighter reads?

BTW- I loved the Mistress of the Art of Death Series.."

Yyeesss. Do whatever you want, my dear! We want you to enjoy your list. remember, keep out the "should reads".... ☺️


That series was excellent. I keep waffling on the 4th or 5th book, which i think was written by her daughter or another author. It had mixed reviews. *sigh*

I look forward to seeing what other books you choose. Pick books you want to read, not that you think you should.

Want to read always makes it easier to work on your list Good luck.

Looks like a great list. I really enjoyed reading 1776. Best wishes!

Looks terrific!

Escalante’s Dream looks good, especially since I live in the Southwest! I also want to read The Lacuna. Good luck w your challenge and enjoy!

I enjoyed 1776, David McCullough is one of my favorite Non-Fiction History writers. Good luck with your challenge.

I hope to read The Testaments as well this year. I have been enjoying Cornwell's Sharpe adventures. Maybe I'll try another series when I finally finish with him. Enjoy your 2024 reading.

Pam wrote: "Escalante’s Dream looks good, especially since I live in the Southwest! I also want to read The Lacuna. Good luck w your challenge and enjoy!"

I have read a ton of David Robert's books. I started with In Search of the Old Ones: Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest which started me on an odyssey to explore similar places in the SW. I live in Colorado and love New Mexico. Douglas Preston's book Cities of Gold: A Journey Across the American Southwest in Pursuit of Coronado is also a fascinating read exploring some of the history of the SW. I will likely pair Escalante's Dream: On the Trail of the Spanish Discovery of the Southwest with The Dominguez-Escalante Journal: Their Expedition Through Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico in 1776
since Roberts is retracing their steps. Happy Reading!

Denise wrote: "I enjoyed 1776, David McCullough is one of my favorite Non-Fiction History writers. Good luck with your challenge."

Thanks, Denise! I was just at Valley Forge and I am excited to learn more about that period.

John wrote: "Looks terrific!"

We need to coordinate a challenge!

Bill wrote: "I hope to read The Testaments as well this year. I have been enjoying Cornwell's Sharpe adventures. Maybe I'll try another series when I finally finish with him. Enjoy your 2024 reading."

Hi Bill, I loved watching the Sharpe series with Sean Bean. This will be my Cornwell. I have high hopes! I am looking forward to reading The Testaments. Atwood most always delivers.

I love Tony Horwitz. His books are so good!

You have an interesting selection here! I've never read Horwitz but I have heard of him. I will check out his books.
Happy Reading!

Patricia wrote: "You have an interesting selection here! I've never read Horwitz but I have heard of him. I will check out his books.
Happy Reading!"

Thanks, Patricia! I am enjoying my selections so far. For Horwitz, I started with Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War which is fascinating and hilarious. I highly recommend it.

7 completed! That's good for me. Yay! I enjoyed my picks for the most part and I got a couple off the list that have been hanging around for a while. Overall, a good showing.