Tag: historical fiction book recs

• Undertaking Down Under in Deborah Challinor’s Black Silk and Sympathy

  The cover got me to request this book from the library in the first place. Once I found out New Zealand author Deborah Challinor wrote Black Silk and Sympathy, I knew I needed to read it and do it quickly! What better concoction can you make up? Kiwi author, a historical fiction novel centred around…

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  July 20, 2024

  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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  July 6, 2024

  Classic Fiction, Historical Fiction

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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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  June 22, 2024

  Discussion Posts, Historical Fiction

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• Pip Williams Does It Again in The Bookbinder of Jericho

  As a huge fan of The Dictionary of Lost Words, I knew I needed to get my hands on Pip Williams’ newest release, The Bookbinder of Jericho. Not only is it a companion novel to the dearly beloved novel, but it has its own story rich with descriptive language, heart-aching relationships, raw emotion and a…

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  June 6, 2024

  Historical Fiction

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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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  June 3, 2024

  Discussion Posts, Historical Fiction, YA Fantasy

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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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  June 1, 2024

  Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction

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• Five Historical Fiction Murder Mystery Series To Investigate (And Sherlock Holmes Isn’t One Of Them)

  I’ve decided to try something new and make book recommendation posts for specific genres and sub-genres that I have read more than a few titles of, that way I can compare these books and/or series to each other without putting one above the rest. The books I recommend are books I genuinely would like you…

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  May 18, 2024

  Crime Fiction, Discussion Posts, Historical Fiction

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• Ariel Lawhon’s Code Name Hélène is a Historical Fiction Masterpiece

  You might have seen this book featured in my home page gallery and for good reason. I’m sure it’s not difficult to understand that those six images, those six chosen books represent a culmination of my reading genres, favourites and favoured writing styles. Codename Helene by Ariel Lawhon is precious in its own right as…

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  May 11, 2024

  Historical Fiction

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• Fiction At Its Finest In Pip Williams’s The Dictionary Of Lost Words

  I find myself lost for words to describe this beautiful book filled to the brim with incredible storytelling, compelling themes and symbolism, and, above all, a real sense of purpose and characterisation for our main character. Pip Williams’s The Dictionary of Lost Words is a masterful piece of work and I will put every persuasive…

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  April 27, 2024

  Historical Fiction

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• The Beastly Beauties in William Ritter’s Beastly Bones

  Back again with another Jackaby book by William Ritter, this one is the second in the series and oh boy did I have fun reading it. Beastly Bones not only had some great plot trajectory and entertaining prose, but the character development, relationship developments and the fact this book wasn’t focused on either of the…

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  April 20, 2024

  Historical Fiction

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