9. The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir

Queen Elizabeth has always been a favorite of mine. I've read many books on Queen Elizabeth, but I haven't read much about her life before her reign. The Lady Elizabeth is about Elizabeth's childhood and her life right up to Queen Mary's death. Elizabeth grew up without a mother and without much affection from her father, King Henry VIII. Her teenage years were surrounded by scandal, gossip, and the bloody reign of Queen Mary.

8. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Revolutionary Road is set in 1955 and is revolved around the lives of Frank and April Wheeler. I don't know what it was about this book, but I loved/hated it. The Wheelers didn't... love each other. Their relationship was full of hatred, drunken fights, and affairs. They seemed like the perfect couple in front of their friends/neighbors but they were slowly falling apart. The ending in the book was even more depressing than the movie.

"That was when he said that if it hadn't been for that note he thought he would've killed himself that night." I'm probably going to rent the movie now, so I can bawl my eyes out like the little girl that I am. I can't help but love Winslet and DiCaprio together.

7. The King's Favorite by Susan Holloway Scott

I finished this book two months ago, but I've been so busy with my classes that I forgot about updating this. This is the story of Nell Gwyn and King Charles II. I really liked that Scott wrote about Nell's life before she became involved with King Charles. She didn't focus completely on their relationship, which was a nice change. Nell was one of the few in history who remained faithful to her lover, and it was unfortunate that she was screwed over in the end. She had such a great energy. God damn it, history bothers me sometimes.