Tag: historical fiction
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Book Review: After the Barricades by Jessica Stilling
Though I can’t personally vouch for it, history tells us that 1968 was a year of mayhem around the world. This book takes us to Paris during the Spring-Summer of that year through protests, strikes, and all of the devastation in between…
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Book Review: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I know this is a classic and hailed as a great literary achievement… but I just wasn’t feeling it…
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Book Review: The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loesch
With some fairytales, history, dolls, and mystery, this book has a little bit of everything. Mixed together with beautiful writing, The Last Russian Doll is a lovely read…
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Book Review: Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
Beautifully written and spectacularly researched, Only the Beautiful is everything the summary promises and more…
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Book Review: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
With the promise of a rich story, I was initially excited when I began reading Black Cake. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long to realize it was going to be a struggle to try and follow…
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Book Review: The Countess of the Revolution by Lana Kortchik
I always forget what an exciting setting this time and place in history makes for novel settings. I’d hoped to be posting this review before the US publication date, but I was so invested that I took my sweet time…
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Book Review: Orchidelirium by E.B. Roshan
It was such a pleasure to read another book by E.B. Roshan! I found this to be a pretty unique book, too, given it features illustrations. Set in an alternate version of England during the Edwardian era, this cozy mystery is filled with wit and lots of flowers…
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Book Review: Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem
This was everything I hoped it would be and more. Emotional, heartwarming, and infuriating at times, I was completely immersed in this story about the early days of Hitler’s rein. Instead of being on European soil, it’s set in America…
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Book Review: Violeta by Isabel Allende
Normally I really love deeply character-driven stories such as this. While there were parts I did enjoy, something didn’t sit right for some reason…
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Book Review: Until September by Harker Jones
Not a happy-go-lucky love story for sure, and honestly, I think I prefer it this way. With a beautiful summer backdrop, this coming-of-age story doesn’t shy away from the gritty parts of life…