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Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I.

fiction, based on actual events, shines in its vivid settings, richly imagined characters, sea voyage The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You. In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era If you're interested in Great Depression-era historical fiction like I am, you might also like the books

I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction conversations between Maria

funny, silly memoir Yearbook; and I'm listening to the always-excellent Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code, historical fiction about the women who broke codes at Bletchley Park during World War II. For more about Kate Quinn’s The Huntress (and five other historical fiction books I loved), check out the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year.

The author's historical fiction romance-writing is evident here, in contrast to the tone of The Last Some of the story is summarized rather than shown, and I felt that I could see evidence of Martin's historical fiction romance style in certain dramatically written moments.

I listened to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, noir historical fiction set behind the scenes Toby is chillingly without remorse and evolves into an almost purely vengeful person, manipulating his actions

Shattuck offers faulted protagonists and a fascinating, complicated set of factors in her World War II historical fiction. Her historical fiction story hooked me. If a person pleads ignorance or credits terrible actions to the power of fear, can such acts ever be

I love a historical-fiction-feeling fantasy story like this one, and Blood of the Old Kings sets up

the Sheriff of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction young adult romance.

You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West. 02 Daughter of interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

But Bruno is telling his own stories and reshaping history, sharing his tragic past and garnering sympathy from Sadie, whose shadowy bosses in government and business are directing her actions. the Sherriff of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction young adult romance.

The Invention of Wings is historical fiction that tracks the characters of (the real-life) Sarah Grimke Sue Monk Kidd spins this historical fiction story, inspired by the real-life Sarah Grimke, and includes It's uncomfortable, disturbing, and infuriating to read historical fiction about the actual horrors that Bees, The Mermaid Chair, and The Book of Longings, which made it onto two Greedy Reading Lists: Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books.

life-and-death period in the life of an ethnically German family at the end of World War II in this historical fiction inspired by a true story. Sullivan built this historical fiction around the true story of an ethnically German family running from Mark Sullivan also wrote Beneath a Scarlet Sky, another historical fiction book based upon a real person

Katherine Arden, author of the captivating Winternight trilogy, here shares a mysterious, haunting historical fiction story with a speculative twist, set against the backdrop of the trudging, brutal destruction I loooooved the mix of vivid historical setting and magical elements in Katherine Arden's Winternight

When a haunting figure from the past shows up in town again, Amanda's history not only threatens to shake I love a historical fiction story set in Appalachia , and I also love to read books about books .

War II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction for adults, The Rose Code .

This is magical realism, folklore, and historical fiction wrapped up in one very interesting read. 05 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger is a wonderful historical fiction mystery and love I also listed this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You .

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Wingwalkers, an upcoming historical fiction novel (to be published aviator and his daring wife; I’m reading Steelstriker, the second and final book in Marie Lu's science fiction-fantasy In Taylor Brown's upcoming historical fiction novel Wingwalkers (to be published tomorrow), a former looks wonderful), and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War.

Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month: time travel, historical fiction, a mother's Treacherous Curse. 03 Chenneville by Paulette Jiles Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction tracks former Union soldier John Chenneville as he travels the country seeking vengeance for I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. fiction centers around two real-life young women in an early 1800s British boarding school who fall

Kim Michele Richardson's historical fiction offers a 1936 Appalachian setting, the magic and unassuming But this is a solid historical fiction story that I loved.

Erin Crosby Eckstine's richly detailed historical fiction explores the life of Junie, an enslaved young

Here are my six favorite reads of the past month, which include contemporary fiction, suspense, nonfiction , science fiction, and historical fiction titles. In Taylor Brown's recently published historical fiction novel Wingwalkers, Zeno, a former World War I Fiction Stories about the Civil War. In Revelations, Sharratt offers an immersive historical fiction novel that includes thoroughly researched

In Robert Jackson Bennett's novel, The Tainted Cup , he blends a rich, historical fiction-feeling story

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong, a recently published historical fiction story that spans World War I and the 1970s, when the first women were admitted into the Naval 01 The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong Addison Armstrong's recently published historical fiction The women's secrets could be their undoing, and they must each fight harder for their rightful places in history sacrificed everything to get her to the top, setting records that should cement her place in tennis history

loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking, A Treacherous Curse, and A Dangerous

Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: two memoirs, two historical fiction titles, a science fiction story, and a contemporary fiction book. fiction about a real World War II figure, an unassuming Russian woman who fought the Nazis and earned Kate Quinn is a master of historical fiction and is the author of the fantastic titles The Huntress, But this is a solid historical fiction story that I loved.

Six Favorite Fiction Reads I recently posted about Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year, Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year, Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year , and Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year. Here are six of my favorite fiction reads from last year--with more lists to come. I'd also love to hear about some of your favorite fiction reads, from last year or from this one so far

fiction and fantasy and is set in Viking-era Norway. Carsten Jensen provides epic historical fiction also said to be humorous, and it includes Vikings, seafaring #Vikings, #nordic, #historical fiction 06 Kristin Lavransdatter ​ I also own this book (this is actually it if we haven’t already, because: Sigrid Undset offers an epic story, first published in 1920, of historical fiction set in fourteenth-century Norway.

Archie begins wondering about unexplained aspects of his own family history, and when he and his aunts It's part historical fiction with wonderful World War II details and part sassy modern-day tale about

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Bodyguard, Katherine Center's newest light fiction about Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson's historical fiction about a traveling rural Kentucky one of the "Blue People" of rural Kentucky; and I'm reading Weather Girl, Rachel Lynn Solomon's light fiction fiction set in 1936 in the rural Appalachians, centering around Cussy Carter, who in this tale is one As they mastermind a plan to bring the exes together in Rachel Lynn Solomon’s light fiction story, Russell

Read on for what I loved reading in March: The Night Ship, historical fiction set in two timelines featuring magical realism; Hello Beautiful, contemporary fiction about a family that breaks and finds its way 01 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Kidd's dual-timeline historical fiction, based on actual events, shines The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.

been sooooo excited to read this final installment in Freya Marske's Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fiction fantasy-mystery series I've loved.

Six Great Bossy Fantasy Reads I knew I was reading some gooood science fiction and fantasy, but didn't You can find my recent-ish two lists of favorite science fiction and fantasy reads from the past year Fiction and Fantasy Reads I've Loved in the Past Year And you can click here for other science fiction The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.

second and final book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy duology; The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd's historical fiction story about a plantation, oppressive power, and enslaved people at the turn of the nineteenth Sue Monk Kidd spins this historical fiction story, inspired by the real-life Sarah Grimke, and includes Sue Monk Kidd also wrote The Book of Longings, which made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books. 03 Jack by Marilynne Robinson Jack

I'm reading The Diamond Eye, Kate Quinn's newest historical fiction, based on a real-life Russian bookworm 01 The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is Kate Quinn's most recent historical fiction, a World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction

ICYMI: Geraldine Brooks crafts a historical fiction story of 1666, a year in which disease, fear, and

Our Woman in Moscow, Beatriz Williams's historical fiction mystery, based on real-life double agents the exploration of duty and identity--and dragons; The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, Dawnie Walton's fictionalized , Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction-mystery-speculative fiction work about missing girls and the exploration Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American

Six Favorite Lighter Fiction Reads I'm having so much fun spending Fridays highlighting books I've loved Reads from Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite What are some of your favorite lighter fiction reads, from the past year or from this one so far?

This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition; an adventure-fantasy inspired by a Chinese legend; literary fiction tracing life in a British boarding I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or the Sheriff of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction young adult romance.

I'm listening to The Personal Librarian, historical fiction with race and art at the heart of it, set twentieth century New York City; I'm reading In a New York Minute, Kate Spencer's first novel, a light fiction Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray The Personal Librarian is Benedict and Murray's historical fiction based on the real figure of Belle da Costa Greene, the woman in charge of securing, building recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction

Six More Favorite Fiction Reads I listed Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year in this Greedy In today's post I highlight six more of my favorite fiction reads from last year. Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and I'd also love to hear about some of your favorite fiction reads, from last year or from this one so far

natural world, she explores three timelines of women connected through the ages by power and by society's historical The female characters are often strong, and there's often lush historical fiction detail.

I sometimes think that I'm about to max out on World War II historical fiction. This book was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past

loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the second book, A Perilous Undertaking, and the third, A Treacherous

ICYMI: This young adult historical fiction story was a five-star read for me. I adored it. Laura Amy Schlitz's book The Hired Girl is fantastic young adult historical fiction written in diary

ICYMI: This is excellent, layered historical fiction with memorable characters and a great big story has also written a series of four books in her Wilderness series, which sounds like an epic romantic historical fiction story set on the American frontier.

A book that kept coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William the "restructuring" that cut off many American Indians from their culture, their families, and their history

ICYMI: White Houses is gorgeously written, exhaustingly researched historical fiction about Eleanor Roosevelt behind-the-scenes peeks at the residential rooms of the Roosevelt White House (which, Bloom recounts in interviews, functioned

This month my favorite reads were a retelling of a Mark Twain story; historical fiction set in North Carolina; contemporary fiction about an unplanned pregnancy; the real story of a beloved figure from 01 What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway The historical fiction story about the building of the Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction

Six More Favorite Fiction Reads I love spending Fridays raving about books I've loved! I listed Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year in this Greedy Reading List, then I highlighted six more of my favorite fiction reads from last year in a second Greedy Reading List. Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and What are some of your favorite fiction reads, from the past year or from this one so far?