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Medieval Bookworm

Medieval Bookworm

http://chikune.com/blog

I love to read and my blog is my way of sharing my enthusiasm with the world. I love medieval history and my favorite genre is historical fiction, thus the name.

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  • Library Loot: Week of Nov 8th, 2009

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 05:41 in memes, library loot

    This was a fairly quiet week at the library for me.  I haven’t been reading many of the books I’ve taken out, mostly because I’ve actually been reading a bit less this month.  For one thing, my evenings are generally no longer my ...

  • Review: The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 02:31 in reviews, fantasy, own copy

    Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson has always had issues in school.  He’s been diagnosed with attention disorders but still ends up failing out of school every time.  In his latest boarding school, Percy has a peculiar encounter with one of his te...

  • The Sunday Salon — History vs. Historical Fiction

    Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 12:45 in memes, the sunday salon

    Apparently, my recent burnout only applies to historical fiction, not history.  I’ve no idea why this is.  Perhaps I’m just craving some truth!  In any case, I definitely needed an escape from the Tudors.  My nanowrimo novel is set in...

  • Review: The Knife of Never Letting Go, Patrick Ness

    Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 02:37 in reviews, fantasy, young adult, own copy

    Todd Hewitt is nearly thirteen years old and has never seen a woman.  He knows what women look like, though, because he can see them in other men’s thoughts.  The ability to see thoughts – words and images – is called Noise, and a...

  • Review: Hunting Ground, Patricia Briggs

    Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 02:32 in reviews, fantasy, own copy

    Anna and Charles Cornick are just settling in to their new life together when Charles’s father, Bran, the Marrok of all the werewolves, sets up a meeting with all the European werewolves to discuss revealing their existence.  Charles finally c...

  • Review: Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 02:48 in reviews, fantasy, young adult, own copy

    Rose and Lissa are best friends.  Lissa is one of the Moroi vampires, while Rose is a dhampir, learning to become a guardian and protect Lissa from the Strigoi, the evil vampires.  Convinced that someone was out to get Lissa, the two fled St. Vladi...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 4 comments.

5 stars Pete

I share you enthusiasm for the Medieval culture. I own a business in Medieval accessories and I always enjoy reading up about cool facts and history on the subject. Thanks for blogging!

Pete,
www.redskytrader.com

Posted: July 7th, 2009 | Report This Comment

Melisende

5 stars Melisende

Excellent !

You should pop on over to Historical Fiction Online - you'd love it!

http://www.historicalfictiononline.com/forums/index.php

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webduck

5 stars webduck

Wonderful blog with great articles.

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Eyre32

5 stars Eyre32

Great blog!

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