Historical Fiction
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BOOK REVIEW: The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner @SusanMeissner @BerkleyPub #thelastyearofthewar #bookbestieslastyearofthewar #bookreview
A story of friendship, love, loss, and finding out who you really are. Susan Meissner’s latest novel The Last Year of the War follows two American girls who are from German and Japanese…
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BOOK REVIEW: American Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton @StephMThornton @berkleypub #bookbestiesamericanprincess #americanprincess #bookreview
In a powerful story of the dark and light sides of her life, the unconventional, unapologetic, and uninhibited Alice Roosevelt shines through the pages of Stephanie Marie Thornton’s American Princess: A Novel of…
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BOOK REVIEW: The Beast’s Heart by Leife Shallcross @leioss @berkleyromance @berkleypub #bookbestiesbeastsheart #thebeastsheart
Whimsical and enchanting! Leife Shallcross’s latest reimagining of the classic storyof Beauty and the Beast is more similar to Beaumont’s 18th century abridgedLa Belle et la Bête than it is the Disneyclassic—which is…
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Book Review: Next Year in Havana | Chanel Cleeton
A mesmerizing and poignant story of family, love, and loss spanning two timelines in Miami and Havana. Chanel Cleeton’s Next Year in Havana, is a gripping story of a Cuban-American woman who travels…
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Branching Out: Historical Fiction
Today I want to talk a bit about branching out from our reading comfort zones and learning to express what we love about other genres. If you’ve followed me for awhile, you know…
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Book Review: Breach | W. L. Goodwater
Good morning and happy Thursday! Today I’m sharing my newest journey into different book genres with my review of the debut historical fantasy novel, Breach by W. L. Goodwater. In a reimagining of…
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Book Review: City of Secrets | Victoria Thompson
Victoria Thompson’s second installment in her Counterfeit Lady series was filled with salacious town gossip, moral dilemmas, and shocking photograph that had the characters in this book acting in ways they wouldn’t think…
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Book Review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter | Kate Morton
How to describe a book like The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton? The story itself is delicate, like spun sugar. It is timeless, not bound by a single story thread, but comprised of…
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Book Review: The Witch of Willow Hall | Hester Fox
Haunting, romantic, and atmospheric—Hester Fox’s The Witch of Willow Hall is a deeply engaging gothic historical fiction novel that explores the notion of how we choose to become who we are. Set in…
