Genre: Historical Fiction

Book Reviews Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
by Joli February 19, 2016
by Joli February 19, 2016
Magic. Pure magic. This book…I’m almost at a loss for words! If you haven’t yet read All the Light We Cannot See, it’s imperative that you put it on your TBR list this instant. Anthony Doerr’s brilliant and captivating style …
Book Reviews Historical Fiction Young Adult
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
by Mel February 6, 2016
by Mel February 6, 2016
The Book Thief is one of those books that everyone I knew was raving about five years ago, yet I somehow never managed to sit down and read it. I have been drawn to books about the Holocaust since I …
Book Reviews Crime/Mystery Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
by Joli January 31, 2016
by Joli January 31, 2016
Alias Grace was my first ever Margaret Atwood novel. *Gasp* not sure how I made it through 28 years of English-studying, book-loving life without reading an Atwood novel! Why exactly did I start with this particular one? I happened upon …
Book Reviews Crime/Mystery Historical Fiction Romance
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
by Joli January 24, 2016
by Joli January 24, 2016
In January, the bookclub I belong to chose The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters. Here’s how I like to approach book club books: borrow or buy it without reading about it. There’s just something about diving into a book without knowing …