Journal Entry 1 by Lucinda from Ventura, California USA on Monday, April 18, 2005

Bookring Order:
Caligula03-- CA
HallieK-- TX
dantemiro-- Vancouver, Canada
joasik-- Poland
Xanocas-- Portugal
minabomb-- Portugal <--- here (2/27/06)
omly-- MA
i-spy-- IL
mngirl2005-- MN
MollyGrue-- WA
Suefitz-- CA
and back to Lucinda-- CA

I INHALED this book-- it's a fast, fascinating read.

I enjoyed the book so much I emailed the author to tell her. Here is her response (which I find very inspiring, being an over 40 author):

Dear Lucinda:

Thank you so much for your kind words. Would you believe I put off writing a book for twenty years because I was afraid people would hate my writing and tell me it was terrible.

The great thing about being over forty is that suddenly you don't care so much about people's opinions and are ready to go out there and try. You have to. Suddenly you are aware of the thought of your own mortality and hate the thought of dying without trying.

I am finishing up SEX WITH THE QUEEN which should come out a year from now. And it looks like we will be turning SEX WITH KINGS into a documentary, perhaps for The History Channel or A&E, with me narrating, in costume!

Regards,
Eleanor Herman 

Journal Entry 2 by Lucinda from Ventura, California USA on Saturday, April 23, 2005

Sent off to Caligula03-- the first stop on the bookring. 

Journal Entry 3 by caligula03 from Hayward, California USA on Monday, April 25, 2005

Book has arrived. Thank you! 

Journal Entry 4 by caligula03 from Hayward, California USA on Sunday, May 15, 2005

Sex with Kings is an interesting look at history but at times repetative. Stories that fit into more than one topic get repeated in different chapters. The book though ends with commentary on Charles and Camilla, though this information is now out of date after their recent marriage. While reading I found myself wishing for a follow up: "Sex with Presidents." 

Journal Entry 5 by caligula03 at on Sunday, May 15, 2005

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Mailing to HallieK. 

Journal Entry 6 by HallieK from Austin, Texas USA on Monday, June 06, 2005

Got this in the mail today! It looks quite interesting & I can't wait to start it! 

Journal Entry 7 by HallieK from Austin, Texas USA on Saturday, June 18, 2005

What an interesting book. It's written very well and is full of some very funny, strange stories. But, by the 3/4 mark I was really tired of hearing about Charles II and Louis XIV and their women so I started skimming and just reading parts with interesting titles. Overall, it's a great read, though. Thanks Lucinda!

I wanted to share a couple things from the book I read after Sex with Kings. It's Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers. A character makes the comment "And there are families that hold their heads high that wouldn't ever have existed but for some king or other taking his amusements on the wrong side of the blanket as the old saying goes."

And, about an actress "Under her stage name of Cremorna Garden, she went from one disreputable truimph to another. And, mind you, she had brains- nothing of the Nell Gwyn business about her. She was the take-it-and-keep-it sort."

I wouldn't have thought twice about these two comments if I hadn't just read Sex with Kings, but since I had, I thought it was pretty neat.

Mailed out 7/14/05. Sorry for the delay. 

Journal Entry 8 by dantemiro from Vancouver, British Columbia Canada on Thursday, August 25, 2005

A delicious romp through the boudoirs and bedrooms of Europe's most (im)famous royal mistresses. 

Journal Entry 9 by dantemiro from Vancouver, British Columbia Canada on Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Off to Joasik in Amsterdam! 

Journal Entry 10 by joasik from Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Thanks for sending me this book - I'll read it ASAP 

Journal Entry 11 by joasik from Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Tuesday, December 06, 2005

I did not go through it - somehow I was not in the mood for it. Will send to the next person ASAP. 

Journal Entry 12 by joasik at on Thursday, December 15, 2005

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Sent to Portugal. 

Journal Entry 13 by Xanocas from Estoril, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Arrived a few days ago.

Maybe I'll pass it to Minabomb first, because I have a few books ahead of this one.

Thanks. 

Journal Entry 14 by minabomb from Estoril, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Monday, January 09, 2006

Received from Xanocas. I'll start it as soon as possible, then pass it again to Xanocas if she can manage an extra time.
Thanks*** 

Journal Entry 15 by minabomb from Estoril, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Tuesday, February 28, 2006

it took me a little more time to read than i thought. but i liked it. sometimes it was a bit repetitive, and a bit confuse with names from english kings to french, to german, and i got a litle bit lost, mas the stories we're funny and interesting, which made me read them till the end.
I'll pass it to Xanocas tomorrow in hands. Hope she has more time to read it now.