historical fiction

Today, I’m reviewing both Dear Mrs. Bird and Yours Cheerfully from A.J. Pearce’s Emmy Lake Chronicles. Stick around to find out which one I liked more than the other! Dear Mrs. Bird Summary London 1940, bombs are falling. Emmy Lake…

The roaring ’20s are a rich time period to draw from for some really awesome literature. We put together this long list of some of the best books set in the 1920s, so be prepared to add too many books…

What a book! I have some mixed feelings about Find Me in Havana. It gave me Bel Canto vibes at times! Will do my best to keep this review spoiler free. The Summary Cuba, 1936: When Estelita Rodriguez sings in…

* Updated list with new summer and fall 2021 historical fiction books! Historical fiction fans, get excited. 2021 promises to be a year of awesome new releases to feed your historical fiction craving! From accomplished authors like Colson Whitehead, Kristin…

Story: Katherine has always been the sister to obey the rules while her younger sister Eleanor has lived to disobey. After Ellie runs away from home and into the arms of the Nazi party in occupied France in the midst…

When a book has a 4.52/5 rating on Goodreads with over 19,000 ratings, I expect to be drawn in and moved by it. The Things We Cannot Say met those expectations! Basically any time I was not reading this book,…

Story: The final book in Kristy Cambron’s Lost Castle trilogy centers around a painting of Queen Victoria. In The Painted Castle, Keira Foley – sister to Quinn and Cormac of The Lost Castle and Castle on the Rise – is asked to authenticate a rare painting…

In her newest work of historical fiction, Talia Carner tells a story based on little-known true events and certainly one that I’d never heard about before diving into this book. The novel revolves around Batya, a young Jewish woman fleeing…

Story: The notorious Lusitania is leaving New York City and despite many warnings of German U-boat activity, is heading toward a continent at war. The newly-wealthy Ms. Caroline Telfair Hochstetter boards the boat reluctantly, but hopes the trip across the sea…

Story: A split narrative, The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul follows Maria Romanov as her family is placed under house arrest and subsequently dismantled. She finds herself forced to place her trust in one of the guards assigned to the family in…