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- Review of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer fiction storytelling master like Kate Quinn could craft compelling storytelling around the potential 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. Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
of Howl Mountain, and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War. fiction tackles issues of poverty, body autonomy, women's rights, race, and more within two timelines insufferable, and she glosses over anything that doesn't fit the narrative she has created and the fictional fiction about female physicians before this was common; Nora Gibson is a willful, clever woman fighting
- Review of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
I mentioned Gilead in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/5/24 Edition
reclaim versions of their lives using competitive magical tasks, The Book of Love; and I'm listening to a historical fiction story in two timelines, one on The Titanic and one centering around a female spy in World War Walsh Unsinkable is historical fiction set in two timelines by Jenni L. Walsh.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/28/23 Edition
reading Kate Morton's dual-timeline mystery, Homecoming; and I'm reading Ashley Poston's newest light fiction You might also be interested in the novels on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West. 02 Homecoming Ashley Poston's newest romantic fiction is centered around Clementine, a harried book publicist who falls
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/15/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to William Kent Krueger's mid-century-set historical fiction Barnes's eerie science fiction novel Ghost Station; and I'm listening to Emily Henry's newest delightful 01 The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger I love William Kent Krueger's historical fiction stories one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction you can check out my review here, and you might like to check out its spot on Six More Great Light Fiction
- March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
here for my full review of The Excitements. 04 Good Material by Dolly Alderton Alderton's literary fiction fiction story I loved. The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue fiction tale of a pioneering, headstrong, brilliant figure whose existence has been debated for centuries Pope Joan is Donna Woolfolk Cross's historical fiction about a figure whose existence the Catholic church
- Review of Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
Nellie Coker is fresh out of jail and ready to jump back into the action, masterminding moves to increase Atkinson is also the author of Case Histories, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life After Life, Human If you like historical fiction mysteries, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.
- Review of The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
In this historical fiction novel by Kate Quinn, the stories of two women—an imagined World War I spy
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/24/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Glassmaker, the newest historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier (Girl with a Pearl Earring); I'm reading Bear, the newest literary fiction from Julia Phillips (Disappearing 01 The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier I'm so excited about this new historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier
- Review of The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin
The power of books and of friendship ultimately triumph in Martin's historical fiction.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/21/23 Edition
A book that keeps coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William and the "restructuring" that cut off American Indians from their culture, their families, and their history character based upon Nathaniel Hawthorne--although it treats him very differently as a character--is the historical fiction novel Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese.
- Review of Boy by Nicole Galland
In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/13/23 Edition
You might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West. 02 Killers
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/22/26 Edition
This is historical fiction that begins in 1950s Tehran, where young Ellie lives in opulence with her Ellie and her mother must move to a poor section of town, where Ellie's mom stews with resentment at
- Review of Fallen Land by Taylor Brown
I included this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War .
- Review of A Far Better Thing by H. G. Parry
In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful emerges as unlikely from the boozy, smart but lazy, bitter character, remains in place within this fan-fiction The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep , The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door , Heartless , and The Shadow Histories
- Ten Bossy Spring Favorites
fiction; contemporary fiction; a rom-com with a historical fiction element; a story about music and sisters told in two timelines; a mystery that's full of surprises; and a historical fiction mystery. In Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction novel, Libby Steadman lives in Virginia on the edge of I loved the historical fiction aspect of Margaret's recounting of her history. If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/10/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Fire and the Ore, the newest historical fiction novel (to be Hawker is also the author of The Ragged Edge of Night, which I mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books wrote One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West. 02 I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy I wasn't familiar Her mother's volatile emotions; upsetting and controlling manner; pushy actions; mental, emotional, and
- Review of The Trackers by Charles Frazier
In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era I love a Great Depression-set story, and in Frazier's literary fiction The Trackers, he immerses us in If you're interested in Great Depression-era historical fiction like I am, you might also like the books
- Review of An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell #6) by Deanna Raybourn
danger and solving the mysteries in book six of this series, Raybourn repeatedly evokes images of the fictional In the sixth book of the wonderful Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, Veronica remains a strong and unorthodox main protagonist who finds herself entangled there's plenty of intrigue, and Raybourn evokes repeated images of mountain climbing in the Alpenwald, a fictional
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
February is the shortest month, but I squeezed in some great reading: compelling historical fiction based memoir; a fast-paced WWII-set mystery for young readers that came out of a writing collaboration; and historical fiction with a touch of magical realism about a brave young enslaved woman in the South. fiction for adults, The Rose Code . 06 Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine Erin Crosby Eckstine's richly detailed historical fiction explores the life of Junie, an enslaved young woman in rural Alabama haunted by her
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/24/23 Edition
listening to A Perilous Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries. retired FBI agent is brutally tortured and killed nearby, Porter will need to delve into the area's history I loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/20/26 Edition
I'm reading The Foursome, the newest historical fiction from a favorite author of mine, Christina Baker which rural North Carolina sisters marry famous conjoined twins; I'm reading light summer romantic fiction dreaming of writing for Saturday Night Live, but working at her local video rental store and writing fan fiction We see glimpses of Eddie's past and Bella's history as well, as their bonds grow deeper in this story
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/27/25 Edition
In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful
- Review of Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada--
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/31/22 Edition
I'm reading The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell's newest historical fiction, about a young duchess in Renaissance Italy; I'm listening to Nora Goes Off Script, Annabel Monaghan's light fiction about fiction about a strong young woman and her mining community in 1900s Colorado. to exist in this new world. 02 Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan In Annabel Monaghan's light fiction Fiction Stories Set in the American West.
- Review of The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian
In Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction novel, Libby Steadman lives in Virginia on the edge of
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/11/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Edan Lepucki's science-fiction time-travel novel, Time's Mouth ; I'm reading Paulette Jiles's newest historical fiction novel, Chenneville; and I'm reading Al Hess's Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette Jiles I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out.
- Review of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Smith's historical fiction story in two timelines equally powerfully evokes the bleak Dutch winters of
- Review of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
I looooved the premise of The Secret Book of Flora Lea, and a World War II-set historical fiction tale If you're interested in World War II-set historical fiction, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/15/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the seventh installment in Martha Wells's fantastic science fiction If you like Westerns, you might want to check out the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American
- Review of We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein
Stories of various characters are interwoven through the historical fiction novel and add depth to the Grodstein is also the author of Our Short History, The Explanation for Everything, and A Friend of the
- Review of Rednecks by Taylor Brown
In this mix of fictional and fascinating historical elements, Brown crafts a character-driven story of In Rednecks, Taylor Brown presents a historical novel centering around the real-life events of the 1920 Rednecks offers a mix of fictional and real characters in this riveting tale of rebellion and oppressive The true events that inspired the book are shocking and often read like fiction--the cutthroat, sometimes Fiction Stories about the Civil War, plus other novels.
- Review of Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan
In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different In Erin Kate Ryan's recently published historical fiction mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses Ryan explores various alternate histories and life tracks for Paula Jean while "Mary" digs more deeply The title and cover made me think "science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery as it moves through various fascinating potential realities
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/10/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier's newest historical fiction 01 The Trackers by Charles Frazier In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era painter, Val Welch, traveling west to a small rural town in
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month: two historical fiction stories, gothic magical realism, science fiction, a character-driven mystery, and yet another of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica 01 October in the Earth by Olivia Hawker Hawker's newest historical fiction gives a wonderfully evocative Olivia Hawker's newest historical fiction is set in Depression-era Kentucky. fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking, A Treacherous Curse, and A Dangerous
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/20/26 Edition
Howl Mountain , and Fallen Land , a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War . 02 Upward Bound by Woody Brown In his debut novel, Woody Brown
- Review of The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
In Kate Quinn's newest historical fiction, she shares the story of a real World War II figure, a Russian Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is Kate Quinn's most recent historical fiction wonder. This time she tells the World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female In 1937, history student Ludmila Pavlichenko is a young lady balancing school, the care of her young Kate Quinn is a master of historical fiction and is the author of the fantastic titles The Huntress,
- Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is a horror/historical fiction story with key supernatural elements.
- Review of In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam is set during World War I.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/2/25 Edition
engaging nonfiction about the Westminster Dog Show, Dogland ; I'm listening to Carys Davies's luminous historical fiction story set in 19th century rural Scotland, Clear ; and I'm reading comedian and former pro tennis Kosta digs into his history as a young professional tennis player--including the unglamorous early tour
- Review of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran
I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction conversations between Maria
- Review of The Blood of the Old Kings (Bleeding Empire #1) by Sung-Il Kim
I love a historical-fiction-feeling fantasy story like this one, and Blood of the Old Kings sets up
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith's beautiful memoir about divorce and life; Go As a River, Shelley Read's debut historical fiction set in mid-century rural Colorado; Illuminations, Mary Sharratt's historical fiction about a fiction is based on the life of the medieval mystic who long served as an unwilling anchorite, walled Mary Sharratt offers an exhaustively researched, fascinating historical fiction account of the life of Mary Sharratt also wrote Revelations, historical fiction about the life of Margery of Kempe, a mother
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/6/26 Edition
. 03 Blunt Instrument (Dell Chandler #1) by Amy Bloom Amy Bloom is the author of one of my favorite historical fiction novels (see below), but she is no stranger to varied genres.
- Review of Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams
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, my book club's most recent read, it's In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's
- Review of Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher
the Sheriff of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction young adult romance.
- Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love
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 .
- Six of My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
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
















































