Books are a gateway drug…
We’re just all hooked on different Sh#t. So take the number of stars after the titles with a grain of salt. It might not be my cup of tea (strain of weed, etc), but it may be yours. It’s all just a matter of taste.
Are you the one and done type, or like me, do you return to your favorites year after year? Some of these titles will pop up year after year.
February 2026
The Mirror and the Light - Hilary Mantel ****
Weightless - Rocio Salas-Whalen *****
January 2025
Henry VIII’s True Daughter:Catherine Carey, A Tudor Life - Wendy J Dunn ***
Cults:The Shocking True Stories of Heaven’s Gate, the Mason Family, Jim Jones, the Branch Davidians, and More Deathly Cases - Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar ***
George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier & Diplomat - Clare Cherry & Claire Ridgway *****
Bizarre - Marc Dingman *****
Normal Women - Philippa Gregory *****
Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins *****
The King’s Painter:The Life of Hans Holbein - Franny Moyle *****
Royal Affairs - Leslie Carroll **
The Waiting Game - Nicola Clark *****
A Square Meal:A Culinary History of the Great Depression - Jane Ziegelman, Andrew Coe *****
Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel *****
Bring up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel *****
Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life - Ezekiel J. Emanuel ****
Catherine de Medici - Leonie Frieda ****
Jane Seymour - Alison Weir ****
The Woodville Women - Sarah Hodder **
