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2005: #69 – Charleston (John Jakes)

October 25, 2005January 15, 2021

Book #69 was Charleston, by John Jakes. I so enjoy John Jakes. And I got an extra tickle from this one because he refers to a few of his other books in it. Book count: 69 Pages in book: 532 Page count: 24,802 15,000 page goal reached 6/14/05! 50 book goal reached 7/19/05!

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hf - American Revolution historical fiction review 

2005: #60 – The Rebels (John Jakes)

August 8, 2005January 15, 2021

Book #60 was The Rebels, the second book in John Jakes’s Kent Family Chronicles. I enjoy Jakes’ books immensely. I especially like this series because it’s an era I haven’t read a whole lot about. The only problem was, in between the first book in the series and this one, I read North and South. I had to re-establish the characters in my head all

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hf - Civil War historical fiction review 

2005: #36 – North and South (John Jakes)

May 19, 2005January 14, 2021

Book #36 was North and South, the first book in John Jakes’s North and South Trilogy. I cannot possibly express in words how much I enjoy John Jakes’s books. He just has an incredible talent for historical fiction, especially in the Civil War time period. I really liked this book, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the trilogy. Book count: 36/50 —

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hf - American Revolution historical fiction review 

2005: #22 – The Bastard (John Jakes)

March 21, 2005January 14, 2021

Book #22 was The Bastard, by John Jakes. I love John Jakes. I find his historical fiction to be incredible. I get sucked into the story so quickly. For example, I read his 1200 page Homeland in 3 days on my honeymoon. Part of what makes his books so good for me is his inclusion of real people as characters in his stories. Plus, this

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Hi, I’m Jaime…

That’s I before M, 5 letters, no Ys. Obsessed with books. A lot.

   

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