Tag: Historical Fiction
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My July 2024 Reading Summary
Overall mood: energised. Returning to uni feels like I’ve been gifted a second wind, making reading and the pursuit of reading rewarding and therapeutic, even when it comes to the academic articles and theses I must read alongside my fiction. I enjoy the reading I do, and with the reads I’ve had this month that…
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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 June 2024 Reading Summary
Overall mood: immersed. I have finally been bit by the reading bug and the symptoms have lasted weeks. I missed reading this much. While I’ve been busy with final paperwork and applications this month, I have had plenty of time to read and dive into stories again which has made all the writing so much…
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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…