HISTORICAL FICTION
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SIN EATER – Megan Campisi
Atonement for one’s sins comes not by way of a priest’s blessings or forgiveness, but by the eating of specific foods. A Sin Eater leads an unusual life – when one is on his or her deathbed, the Sin Eater is summoned so that the dying might confess their sins and the Sin Eater puts Continue reading
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THE REAL VALKYRIE – Nancy Marie Brown
Vikings and Valkyries – these two words can conjure up a lot of images, especially today with the popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But the real Vikings and Valkyries (real Valkyries?) were much more interesting, and although the Vikings we are referencing here were alive more than one thousand years ago. Even so, we’re Continue reading
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF FEAR – Jacqueline Winspear
Freddie Hackett is a message runner for a government office in London in 1941. The job is not without its dangers given the German bombings, but what Freddie didn’t expect was to see was an argument ending in murder down at the docks. An air raid delays Freddie, but when he gets to the delivery Continue reading
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THE WALLED CITY – Ryan Graudin
Jin and her sister, Mei Yee, were taken and sold and then sent to the lawless Walled City to serve as prostitutes or slaves to anyone willing to pay. Jin managed to escape her captivity, but not the Walled City and she now lurks about, disguised as a boy and is trying to track down Continue reading
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OLAV AUDUNSSON: I. VOWS – Sigrid Undset
It is interesting for me that I just purchased a set of Sigrid Undet’s Kristin Lavransdatter series because it looked very interesting to me. And shortly after doing so, I find out that translator extraordinaire Tiina Nunnally has translated a different series by Undest. My ancestors are Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) and I’ve been doing Continue reading
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A LAND APART – Ian Roberts
Have you ever visited a historical site – in the U.S., these places are usually identified with brown signs signifying they are places of historic significance – and then gone into the visitor’s center at this historic site and seen the plethora of memorabilia that is somehow connected with that site, usually including plenty of Continue reading
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THE PARISIANS – Marius Gabriel
The Parisians by Marius Gabriel is one of those books that really took me by surprise. Taking advantage of the Kindle Unlimited program, I often look for books that I am not sure if I would enjoy or not, but for one reason or another catch my eye. With the Kindle Unlimited program I feel Continue reading
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THIS DARK AND BLOODY GROUND – Lori Roberts
It is 1776. Maggie Diele is twelve years old and she and her family are traveling through the Appalachian Mountains on their way to Kentucke – the newly purchased territory. Leading them through the Cumberland Gap to Boonesborough is Daniel Boone himself. This new country is struggling some as war with the British has begun. Continue reading
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SWEDE HOLLOW – Ola Larsmo
Gustaf and Anna Klar take their three children and leave Sweden for America in 1897. Their arrival in New York is not the smooth venture they hoped for as Ellis Island is devastated by a fire just after their arrival. Conditions in New York City also prove challenging to the immigrants with work hard to Continue reading
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THE PLAYER KING – Avi
If you have spent any time at all reading or even looking for books for young readers then you’ve undoubtedly already run across the author Avi. His body of works and awards is lengthy, and deservedly so. Some of his works that I’ve enjoyed the most have been those that are more along a historical Continue reading
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THE FLIGHT GIRLS – Noelle Salazar
While I did request this book, looking for something more along the lines of historical fiction rather than a romance, but despite the strong romance angle here, I enjoyed this book. Audrey Coltrane learned to fly from her father back in Texas and her one goal in life is to buy the airfield where she Continue reading
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FINDING DOROTHY – Elizabeth Letts
This is such a beautiful book. It is in part a double biography (of both Lyman Frank Baum and his wife Maud Gage Baum) as well as a look backstage at the filming of one of the most iconic films of all time. And of course it’s fiction, with a beginning, middle, and end to Continue reading
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