#Kingsbridge

[wanderingnewyork]

From 2019: Looking up the tracks of the No. 1 line from the 238th Street Station, #the_Bronx..

#New_York_City_Subways

#mtanyctransit

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Here’s one of the nicer side effects of all the crazy weather we’ve been having lately!

RAINBOW ALERT!!!!!

[corainne]

This is like crack to me

[thisbluespirit]

Random, but unusually for searches like this, all the Jeremy Northam results I got were for what was unquestionably the one I was looking for. Except this one, from 1849 from The Exeter & Plymouth Gazette of 22 December, which was so wonderfully random I had to share it too.

I have no explanation for this, but it's from Kingsbridge in Devon, and as someone with Devonshire ancestors, I can only nod and say: 19th C Devon be like that.

[viking-hel]

Nothing quite makes me put down a book like the aggravating characters you can find in a Kingsbridge Series book. Godwyn, Ralph, I’ve nearly yeeted the book several times because of you.

[theinquisitxor]

January 2023 Reading Wrap-Up

I read a whopping 15 books this month, which is the most I think I've ever read in a month. That is partially due to novella audiobooks, as I could get through each one in 4-5 hours. But, looking at previous Januarys, I do tend to read the most during this month. Most noteworthy: After starting the Wayward Children series back in 2019, I made myself catch up to the most recent release!

1.In An Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) by Seanan Mcguire. 4/5 stars. This is one of my favorites of the series, and I saw aspects of myself in Elizabeth. This novella also contains many things I enjoy- especially goblin markets and bargains. portal fantasy, audiobook, novella.

2.The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (trans. Lucia Graves) 4/5 stars. This may be the book that was on my physical tbr the longest. I got this book in high school and it followed me through college and now to my post-college life. I really enjoyed the immersiveness of this story; it makes me want to travel to Barcelona and retrace the footsteps of the characters. The story slowly built up to an explosive and cinematic ending, with twists and turns I did not see coming. I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to read the rest in the series though. historical fiction.

3.Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5) by Seanan Mcguire. 3/5 stars. This was not my favorite, and while I'm glad I got to see how Jack and Jill's story resolved, this book felt largely unnecessary. However it was cool that Seanan Mcguire narrated the audiobook herself. portal fantasy, audiobook, novella

4.Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Lehigh Bardugo. 5/5 stars. I reread this in anticipation for the release of book 2, and I enjoyed this even more than the first time. This series is one of my favorite works-in-progress. fantasy

5.Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley. 4/5 stars. This was a sweet, enjoyable, wintery read. I read this mainly because I am always on the hunt for books that feature music/musicians as main characters. This was definitely younger-ya, and featured a sapphic romance. I can forgive some of the faults of this book for how much I enjoyed it. young adult fantasy.

6.Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children #6) by Seanan Mcguire. 3/5 stars. I was expecting this book to be a favorite based off the setting/premise of the story, but I found it lacking in many ways. I related to Regan about girlhood and growing up, however I was left wanting more from the story. This one felt very underdeveloped. fantasy, novella, audiobook.

7.Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children #7) by Seanan Mcguire. 3.5/5 stars. I enjoyed this one more than the previous two, with the exploration of Cora and the introduction of the anthesis to Eleanor West's school. audiobook, fantasy, novella.

8. Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Lehigh Bardugo. 5/5 stars. This was fantastic and I enjoyed it just as much as the first book. Lehigh is really good at writing these types of stories, and I hope I don't have to wait another 4 years for book 3! fantasy.

9.Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. 5/5 stars. This is a new favorite, and a wonderfully witty book about academics, faeries and folklore. This reminded me of HMC and Spinning Silver, and was just perfect. Cozy historical fantasy

10.The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black. 3.5/5 stars. I reread this on audio in anticipation for The Stolen Heir. I wanted to reread the OG trilogy first, and the audiobook narrator was awesome, and this was a fun reread. I don't think I enjoyed this book quite as much as when I first read it, but I was also Jude's age and these books were much more my *thing* back then. Listening on audio was a great way to listen to the story without feeling like I had to be super dedicated to it. audiobook, Ya fantasy

11. The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black.5/5 stars. This book is definitely my favorite of the 3, and I find it so entertaining and fun to listen to. Jude is awesome in this book, and a lot of the other characters grow and get more fleshed out as well. audiobook, ya fantasy

12.World Without End (Kingsbridge 2) by Ken Follett. 4/5 stars: This is set in the same town, Kingsbridge, but set 200 years after the first book and following a new set of characters. These books are basically a middle ages soap opera, and I just find them so entertaining. historical fiction.

13.Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children 8) by Seanan Mcguire, 4/5 stars. This is probably my favorite of the series other than book 1. I enjoyed the story behind this one a lot, and all the little easter eggs that come up from the rest of the series was so much fun. I can't believe I binge read this series, but now have to wait a year for the next! audiobook, fantasy, novella.

14.Women's Bookscapes in Early Modern Britain: Reading, Ownership and Circulation. This was my nonfiction for the month, and I had seen this book in the library and checked it out to myself. The subject was interesting to me, and I enjoyed reading through this collection of thirteen essays on the topic. Definitely very academic and dense however. non-fiction.

15.Gallant by V.E. Schwab, 2/5 stars. This one was a disapointement, and it felf underdeveloped and lackluster all around. After Addie LaRue also being a flop for me, my trust in VE Schwab is wavering :(

7 audiobooks, 8 physical books. 5 novellas, 10 novels. 12 fantasy, 2 historical fiction, 1 nonfiction. Average rating: 3.9

[john-bracket]

[organchordsandlightning]

pulls at face

ok ok ok but the echoes in world without end from pillars of the earth. jack's descendent is a carpenter. martha's descendent doesn't want to settle down. the same problems face them in the 1300s as they do in the 1100s: the church collapsing, the king's overwhelming power, poor harvests and the constant demand of money. shiring hates that the priory can still take however much stone they want from the quarry.

and some problems are brand new! they have to worry about the weight of bridges now, because carts are so large. there's friars running around. they have an established king over their heads. plague. wagh.

[anudavid]

i am so far into the future, i have lost track of time.

[tatguysw70]

[wanderingnewyork]

A No. 1 train runs down Broadway in #Kingsbridge, #the_Bronx.

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Big storm clouds + high winds over Kingsbridge!

[bobbydcustoms]

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[mokamara-blog1]

The English Riviera

The English Riviera!!!!

[ss-hikaru]

I felt like this book was set sufficiently outside of Kingsbridge and following characters only tangentially related to the town that it felt like a bit of a stretch to call it a Kingsbridge novel. But I suppose as times change and the world becomes more globalised, it would be weird to contain it to just England.

I really liked Ned. He felt like a combination of all the good things about Prior Phillip and Merthin. I also liked how he fell in love with Sylvie despite his attachment to Margret.

I also liked the message of religious tolerance and the details about Sylvie's stationery/book business. I felt like I could smell the paper 😍

It was interesting how Follet inserted his characters into real life events/interacted with real historic figures. I felt like I learnt a little bit 😅

So I said the previous book was a bit predictable because it followed a very similar trajectory to the first, but this one quite often left me wondering what was going to happen next. So looking forward to book 4 now 😊

[aaristizabalarjona]

La Armadura de la Luz

De nuevo, volví a las calles de Kingsbridge. Esta vez, Follett sitúa la historia entre la Revolución Francesa y las Guerras Napoleónicas. En este momento, comienza la Era de las Revoluciones que -a su manera caótica- dio inicio a su vez a la Edad Contemporánea. Comienza la Revolución Industrial. En Reino Unido, sin saberlo, se empiezan a dar las condiciones para convertirse en la gran potencia…