Tag: historical fiction
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Book Review: Blue Skies by Anne Bustard
I absolutely picked this book up for the cover and for the cover alone. Later glancing at the synopsis, I was excited to see it’s a historical novel…
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Book Review: A Nurse’s Tale by Ola Awonubi
Royalty and war are always interesting mixes in a book, particularly when it’s based on a true story. Typically in World War II fiction, the royal focus is on the British Royal Family. In A Nurse’s Tale, our hero is a Nigerian Princess…
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Book Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
A friend of mine initially recommended this book to me, saying I would love the setting and the fact that the protagonists are writers. I’m always skeptical of fantasy even though I did find the premise intriguing. When it was chosen as a group read with The Global Book Nook, I figured it was a…
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Book Review: The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman
I had high hopes for this one and it’s partly on me for being let down. I haven’t tolerated any sort of pandemic fiction (or nonfiction) well since 2020, however, my main issues with the book lay elsewhere…
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Book Review: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
I’ve seen the Disney movie, I’ve seen two different productions of the musical, I’ve watched Peter Pan Goes Wrong, and I’ve watched/read other movies and books that retold the story, yet until now, I’d never actually read the source material. I have to admit, I’ve liked many of the other versions/adaptions better…
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Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
This series has caught my eye for a while, especially when the movie came out. I’ve been hesitant to pick it up because I’m not typically one for the horror genre. I joined a buddy read which gave me the push I needed to read it…
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Book Review: The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki
I’ve been meaning to pick this book up for years. I first heard of the book series when I discovered the musical about Elisabeth of Austria. I was particularly drawn to the summary of the second book, but I wanted to start at the beginning…
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Book Review: The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
I never would have guessed there would be a middle grade book with a Chernobyl backdrop. I’ve read a couple of nonfiction books about the disaster but none through the lens of fiction. Having it told through the eyes of two children gave a unique insight…
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Book Review: West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
I’ve had this book on my TBR for a while now. I don’t remember what drew me to it in the first place aside from it being historical fiction, so I went into it fairly blindly…
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Book Review: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
This book hadn’t been on my radar but I have seen it around over the past few years. I picked it up when it was selected as a group read. I’m glad I got to go into it with an open mind. I came away with mixed emotions…