After a very long hiatus...
What I've recently finished reading:
First of the War at Home series, which I've begun mostly because I'd been reading some really great Downton Abbey fic and that reminded me that this existed. I enjoyed it: it's about a family who are comfortable upper-middle class (although the local Earl and Countess do figure!), and their servants and other members of the community. The structure of the series is that each book covers one year of the war (plus 1919 for the beginning of the post-war period), so this one is really only a few months, although plenty happens! There's some parts from the perspective of those on the battlefield, but very little: the series is the war at home, after all. Sadly this was not quite as good as the Downton Abbey fic, but it was perfectly readable, and as you'll see, I've already begun the second in the series.
[fic] Trust and Providence by Rachel Smith Cobleigh (rated M, m/f, Matthew/Mary, Anna/Bates)
This is the Downton Abbey fic mentioned above. It's a WIP, and last updated in 2015, so I don't have my hopes up. However, it ends at a nice enough spot as it is, and there's 400k words "so far". Christianity plays a significant role in the fic, so it's not for everyone. But I really rather liked it.
What I'm reading now:
Keep the Home Fires Burning by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Second in the War at Home series.
The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones
Second in the Alpennia series. I read the first a few months ago and loved it. The fourth in the series is coming out late this year.
What I'll be reading next:
More Alpennia, more War at Home, and I hope to get back to Alison Weir's "Six Tudor Queens" series.
