The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Settlefield (41/2)

Angelfield House stands abandoned and forgotten. It was once home to the March family - fascinating, manipulative Isabelle, brutal, dangerous Charlie, and the wild, untamed twins, Emmeline and Adeline. But Angelfield House hides a chilling secret which strikes at the very heart of each of them, tearing their lives apart... Now Margaret Lea is investigating Angelfield's past - and the mystery of the March family starts to unravel. What has Angelfield been hiding? What is its connection with the enigmatic writer Vida Winter? And what is the secret that strikes at the heart of Margaret's own, troubled life? As Margaret digs deeper, two parallel stories unfold, and the tale she uncovers sheds a disturbing light on her own life...

I have seen this book floating around for a while and when I saw the cover I just had to purchase it .... It is hard to believe that this is a first novel as it is written so well and grips you from the very first page!!!

This book is definitely a page turner and will have you guessing the whole way through!!! I really loved it ... It did remind me of Wuthering Heights but only not as depressing but surprisingly enjoyable and making you yearn to uncover the mystery ....

The characters are really likeable and the main Character of Margaret is a delight and you really go along with her as she tries to unfold the truth !!! There are many twists and turns in the plot which I loved and just when you think you have it figured you realise that you don't !!! I love reading Historical novels and getting whisked away into that time period !!!

So if you love mystery books, Gothic novels and a little suspense this book is well worth the read !!!

I rate this book 4 1/2 ****

Teaser Tuesday

TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
Please avoid spoilers

"There was nothing the new governess couldn't do if she put her mind to it. That's how it seemed at first, anyway."

pg 182 The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 09

Ok this is a quickie challenge but just because I just love this type of book I had to give it a go ... And lets face it who doesn't want to swoon every now and then !!!

So this is how it's going to work:

Read 3 historical fiction books in 3 months from 1st Jan 09 - 30st March 09.

Historical fiction will be counted as anything set or written prior to World War II. This will include classic novels, time travel novels or anything you feel fits the genre.

For an extra bit of fun, you can choose to participate in one of the following themes:

The Royal Twist - Read 3 based on or inspired by 3 different royals. Emporers, Queens, Kings whatever inspires you!

The Twilight Twist - Read a selection of 3 of the classic novels that inspired the Twilight Saga. There's Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte or A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare.

Well this is my three books:

1) Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen

2) The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Settlefield

3) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

999

The 999 challenge for next year !!!! Read 9 books in 9 catagories during 2009 ....

You can do it yourself just follow the link:

My List of Catagories are

1) Historical

2) Children's Books/YA

3) Favourite Author's Books that I haven't read before

4) Authors that are new to me

5) LDS Church Books

6) Sitting way to long on my shelf

7) Classics

8) Award Winners

9) Books I found on the internet and in the Bookstore

Historical

1)The Virgin's Lover by Phillippa Gregory

2)The Constant Princess by Phillippa Gregory

3)The Boleyn Inhertance by Phillippa Gregory

4)The Spanish Bride by Georgette Heyer

5)Royal Escape by Georgette Heyer

6) The Independence of Miss Mary Bennett by Colleen McCullough

7)The Glass of Time by Micheal Cox

8) The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Settlefield

9)

Children's Books / YA

1)Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

2)The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Selznick

3)Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

4)Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

5) 3 Willows by Ann Brashares

6) Graceling by Kristen Cashore

7)Frostbite by Richelle Mead

8) The Chronicles of Spiderwick - Book 1 the Field Guide by Holly Black and Toni Terilizzi

9)The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Favourite Author's Books that I haven't Read Before

1)The Witch of Portabello by Paulo Coelho
2)Brida by Paulo Coelho

3)The Host by Stephenie Meyer

4)Shadow kiss by Richelle Mead

5) All together Dead by Charlaine Harris

6)From Dead to Worst by Charlaine Harris

7)Dead and gone by Charlaine Harris

8) The Tales of Beedle The Bard by J K Rowling

9)The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld

Authors that are new to me

1)Will you be there? by Guilaume

2)Head over heels by Chris Harrison

3) Evernight by Claudia Gray

4)The Rose of Sebastopol by Katherine MacMahon

5)Tethered by Amy MacKinnon

6) Red Dress Walking by S A Jones

7) The Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly

8) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

9)

LDS Church Books

1) Fishers of Men - Lund

2) Behold the Man - Lund

3) Faith the Essence of true Religion by Gordon B Hinckley

4) A Perfect Brightness of Hope by Canfield

5) Arise and Shine Forth - Talks from the 2000 women's Conference

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9)

Sitting on my Shelf for way too long

1) Double life of Doctor Lopez by Dominic Green

2) Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks

3) Lucky Man by Micheal J Fox

4) Sunday at Tiffany's by James Patterson

5) The Conjurors Bird by Martin Davies

6) Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

7) The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

8)

9)

Classics

1) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

2) Possession by A S Byatt

3) To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee

4) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

5) Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

6) Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott

7) The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

8)

9)

Award Winners

1) The Kite Runner by Khailed Hosseini

2) Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson

3) The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards

4) Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

5) Someone like me by Elaine Forresal

6) Dead until Dawn by Charlaine Harris

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9)

Books I found on the Internet or in the Bookstore

1) Club Dead by Charlaine Harris

2) Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris

3) Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

4) A Cup Of Light by Nicole Mones

5) The Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
6) Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers

7) The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski

8) The Spare Room by Helen Garner

9)Definately Dead by Charlaine Harris