Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 49 minutes ago

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Here are all the books I read in May - mostly for the Historical Fiction Readathon, along with 1 Women's Prize book and a biography.

Channels & Videos Mentioned:
- Historical Fiction Readathon was hosted by Katie @katiejlumsden. Announcement: youtube.com/watch?v=XPgpXd-9cBI
- I buddy-read Remarkable Creatures with Marissa @BlatantlyBookish
- Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebooks' video about books about nuns and why she like them: youtube.com/watch?v=9WZW1QEgorE

Books Mentioned:
- Salt Lick by Lulu Allison
goodreads.com/en/book/show/58861486-salt-lick
- Beloved Emma: The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton by Flora Fraser
goodreads.com/book/show/234661.Beloved_Emma?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=S6CXdaF28i&rank=1
- Dissolution by CJ Sansom (Matthew Shardlake #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/138685.Dissolution?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1uWL0pehKh&rank=1
- The Powder Monkey by Bill Wall (#1 - series continues with The Slave Coast and The Cove of Cork)
goodreads.com/book/show/590255.The_Powder_Monkey?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Bt2Qxlg19e&rank=1
- Enemy in Sight by Alexander Kent (Richard Bolitho #12) goodreads.com/book/show/926284.Enemy_in_Sight
- Remarkable Creatures by Tracey Chevalier
goodreads.com/book/show/6457081-remarkable-creatures?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=or6AiiUJjf&rank=1
- A Single Thread by Tracey Chevalier
goodreads.com/book/show/43943459-a-single-thread?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=zQFmxlJLMB&rank=1
- The Warlow Experiement by Alix Nathan
goodreads.com/book/show/43151760-the-warlow-experiment?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Ek4GvFNbU6&rank=1
- The Gifts by Liz Hyder
goodreads.com/book/show/58005979-the-gifts?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=hdwGmhXKwV&rank=1
- The Poor Clare by Elizabeth Gaskell
goodreads.com/book/show/16156339-the-poor-clare?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=pDSHG4Dv48&rank=1
- Islands by Dan Sleigh
goodreads.com/book/show/1001309.Islands?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=uPAuQStBDE&rank=1