Historical Fiction
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Book Review: The Last Note of Warning | Katharine Schellman
An historical mystery set around a working class Irish woman in New York City during prohibition, Katharine Schellman’s The Last Note of Warning is an engaging and well-crafted story that hooked me until…
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Best Audiobooks of 2024 (so far)
I will read books in any format–physical, ebooks, and, of course, audiobooks! I’m not one of those people who believes audiobooks don’t count as reading. If someone is consuming literature and engaging in…
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Book Review: The House on Biscayne Bay | Chanel Cleeton
I’ve been a fan of New York Times bestselling author, Chanel Cleeton, ever since I was introduced to her writing in Reese’s Book Club pick, Next Year in Havana. I’ve come to expect…
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Book Review: Mercury | Amy Jo Burns
Amy Jo Burns’s Mercury is a compelling and emotional story about the conflicting loyalties in a small Pennsylvania town. Set in a blue collar town where secrets don’t stay buried forever, this novel…
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Historical Romance Review: Evie Dunmore | Bringing Down the Duke | A Rogue of One’s Own | A League of Extraordinary Women Books 1 and 2
I have been wanting to start Evie Dunmore’s A League of Extraordinary Women series for some time but for me, historical romances tend to be a mood-read. In other words, this is a…
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Book Review: Becoming Madam Secretary | Stephanie Dray
Stephanie Dray writes the most powerful historical fiction books (or perhaps they are better categorized as narrative non-fiction) about real women from history. Often the women she chooses are ones that history books…
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Historical Mystery Review: Speculations in Sin | Jennifer Ashley
To save an innocent man’s life, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must expose a financial scam that could ruin the most powerful aristocrats in Victorian-era London in New York Times bestselling author…
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Historical Fiction Review: I Am Rome | Santiago Posteguillo
Not for those looking for a light or quick read, I Am Rome is an epic historical thriller centered around a young Julius Caesar. At over 600 pages in text, this book is…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Murder in Masquerade | Mary Winters | Lady of Letters #2
This is the second historical mystery I’ve read recently that centers around a wealthy woman who writes an anonymous advice column for the newspaper and solves mysteries on the side. The similarities end…
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Historical Thriller Review: The Rumor Game | Thomas Mullen
If you’ve never read Thomas Mullen before, I consider him best known for his historical mysteries with strong themes of prejudice, racism, hatred, corruption, and violence. His latest historical thriller, The Rumor Game,…
