Welcome to this month's edition of Six Degrees of Separation, which is a monthly meme hosted by Kate from Books Are My Favourite and Best. The idea is to start with a specific book and make a series of links from one book to the next using whatever link you can find and see where you end up after six links. I am also linking this post up with The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz and A Good Book and a Cup of Tea hosted at Boondock Ramblings
This month is a wildcard to begin the year so we start with the book that we finished last month’s chain with, which means I am starting with The Four Dutchmen by W Somerset Maughan. My instant thought was to o with a Dutch connection but I actually did a whole Dutch chain a couple of months ago so had to give it some more thought.
I very nearly still went with a Dutch related book for my first link but instead I am going in a completely different route. My first choice this month is The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. This is a book featuring dragons in a romantasy setting.
My next selection is also a book with dragons but this time the setting is real history, with a twist. Temeraire by Naomi Novik is set against the background of the Napoleonic Wars! This book was also published under the title His Majesty's Dragon. (my review)
From here, I had a decision to make. One choice would have taken me down the path of books published with different titles, but in the end I have chosen to focus on the word dragons, even though there was no sign of actual dragons in the book. My next selection is Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman which is one of a trilogy of books which tells the history of Welsh royalty
The book that I have read most recently that was set in Wales is Christmas at Hollybush Farm by Jo Thomas. (my review)
The most recent book that I read which was a Christmassy book was One December Morning by Emma Davies. (my review)
A book that was mentioned in that book was Case Histories by Kate Atkinson. (my review)
So there's my Six Degrees of Separation which has dragons and no dragons, a bit of time in Wales and some Christmas fun.
Next month, the starting point is Flashlight by Helen Choi, a book that I am currently trying, and struggling, to read.
Will you be joining us?
I really enjoyed Temeraire and the second book in the series, but still haven't continued with the next one. I also loved Here Be Dragons and Case Histories. Great chain!
ReplyDeleteI love how you worked Christmas books in!
ReplyDeleteFun chain! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYou've got several in this chain I enjoyed! I find Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie series very funny, although Case Histories had some gory crimes, as I recall. Sharon Kay Penman is awesome - I have one book unread which I am saving - maybe for uninterrupted time. I was disappointed in the one Jo Thomas I have read: I liked the setting but found the heroine very annoying - a pity that was the only book my library had.
ReplyDeleteFrom dragons to Christmas? Okay... I see it. Nicely done here!
ReplyDeleteCool chain ⛓️ Is the Fourth Wing series worth reading?
ReplyDeleteIt's fun that you went in so many different directions within the same chain. I remember reading Here Be Dragons before I started reviewing everything I read. I remember enjoying it so much.
ReplyDeleteI read Here be Dragons a long time ago and I loved it!
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