Category: Historical Fiction
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My Issues With Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Novel The Duke and I
I haven’t watched the Netflix adaptations of the Bridgerton novels yet. I want to read the series first (books do tend to be better than their screen adaptations). I gave Julia Quinn’s The Duke and I a quick squizz before adding it to the family library returns pile – in other words, the stack of…
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A Deceptive Composition – Anna Lee Huber Delivers Another Engaging Plot
As far as historical fiction murder mystery releases go, A Deceptive Composition is certainly topping the charts in terms of interest and balance between action plots and relationship plots this year. This addition to the Lady Darby mystery series is one of my favourites, and the narrative direction is one I will not forget. Continuing…
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Deanna Raybourn Returns with A Grave Robbery, But is it a Swing and a Miss?
Deanna Raybourn’s A Grave Robbery is the ninth book in the Veronica Speedwell series, but I fear it may be the last I read. While this series has interesting characters and strong personalities directing the plot, it seems to lack the depth and complexities of everyday life that I enjoy seeing in these historical fiction…
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Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief Is A Modern Classic
A stunning book unlike any other, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak has been around for almost two decades now. In that time, it has proven to be a novel of distinction, and I strongly believe it stands as a modern classic and a historical fiction novel that everyone can enjoy. But what if I…
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My Thoughts on Anna Lee Huber’s Lady Darby Mysteries (so far)
Anna Lee Huber’s Kiera Darby mystery series is a fun, immersive, and delightfully deadly Regency-era murder mystery series that spans the United Kingdom, starting in the Scottish Highlands and moving down into London and Southern England, making a stopover in Dublin during the fifth book (excluding the novella from the official book count). Having read…
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My Royal Book Recommendations
On theme for this weekend (for those outside of the commonwealth it’s King’s Birthday Weekend), I have compiled a list of royal book recommendations for you all. Most are YA Fantasy but I have added a few historical fiction recs. Rest assured, these recs are not the same ones I mentioned in my Historical Fiction…
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My Thoughts on Andrea Penrose’s Wrexford and Sloane Mystery Series (so far)
If you’ve been a peruser of my blog for a while, you’ll know I love the Wrexford and Sloane Mystery series by Andrea Penrose. With the eighth book coming out in September, I thought it would be a great time to collect my thoughts and note my favourite aspects of the series. For context, the…
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William Ritter’s The Dire King – An Ending Rushed?
As the final book in William Ritter’s Jackaby series, The Dire King had a checklist to complete. It needed to wrap up a rather busy but interesting story, tie up plot lines and character arcs, and provide a few conclusions for romantic relationships. Unfortunately, too many cooks spoilt the broth as narrative elements slipped through…