【 THE WEARING OF THE GREEN 】 ★★★ Gentle historical fiction about the goldrush era in Australia. Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Claire SaxbyPublished: April 2022Publisher: Walker BooksPages: 192 (paperback) Thanks to Walker Books for a copy of this for review. It's been a long time since I read middle grade historical fiction and I'd forgotten how … Continue reading The Wearing of the Green | Book Review
【THE DIAMOND EYE 】 ★★★★★ Kate Quinn has done it again. One of the best books I've ever read. Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Kate QuinnPublished: March 2022Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyPages: 435 (hardback) If you haven't read Kate Quinn yet, then you are depriving yourself of some of the highest quality historical fiction out there. I … Continue reading The Diamond Eye | Book Review
【 WINGS OF FURY 】 ★★★★ A twisty-turny retelling of Greek myth with women taking the lead. Genre: Mythology (retelling)Author: Emily R. KingPublished: March 2021Publisher: 47NorthPages: 302 (paperback) I've been really excited to read this book and so glad that I finally have. Before reading this, I thought premise sounded really cool and there were … Continue reading Feminist Greek Myth in Wings of Fury | Book Review
【 ANATOMY 】 ★★★★ An intriguing, but addictive-to-read book. Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Dana SchwartsPublished: January 2022Publisher: PiakusPages: 335 (paperback) I find the cover of this book so strange – but having read it, it's oddly fitting. It makes me both drawn in and pushed away at the same time. To sum it up, overall I … Continue reading Love and Science in Anatomy | Book Review
【 THE NURSES' WAR 】 ★★★★★ This book has firmly lodged itself in my heart and does great justice in capturing such a traumatic time in history. Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Victoria PurmanPublished: March 2022Publisher: HarlequinPages: 608 (paperback) Many thanks to Harlequin for a review copy of this. I am emotionally exhausted at the end of … Continue reading Emotional Turmoil in The Nurses’ War | Book Review
【 SISTERS OF THE WOLF 】 ★★★★ A really cool story set tens of thousands of years in the past about the first peoples of Canada. Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Patricia Miller-SchroederPublished: August 2021Publisher: Dundurn PressPages: 336 (paperback) Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this for review This was sooo interesting and I found the … Continue reading Ice Age Dramas in Sisters of the Wolf | Book Review
【 DRESSED BY IRIS 】 ★★★★ A beautiful love story set in the backdrop of the Great Depression in Australia. Genre: Historical Fiction, RomanceAuthor: Mary-Anne O'ConnorPublished: February 2022Publisher: HarlequinPages: 480 (paperback) Thank you to Harlequin for a copy of this for review Content warning (click to see) sexual assault – death – violence – grief … Continue reading Family Strength in Dressed by Iris | Book Review
【 THE NOBLEMAN'S GUIDE TO SCANDAL AND SHIPWRECKS 】 ★★★★★ We will never get enough of the Montague siblings. Genre: Historical Fiction, Young AdultAuthor: Mackenzi LeePublished: November 2021Publisher: Katherine Tegen BooksPages: 580 (hardback) Content warning (click to see) generalised anxiety – OCD – amputations – serious injuries This was such a bonus to have a … Continue reading Anxious Adventures in The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks | Review
【 WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD 】 Outlander #8 ★★★★★ Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Diana GabaldonPublished: June 2014Publisher: OrionPages: 1,296 (paperback) 😭😭 So good. I don't know how Gabaldon writes such masterpieces every time. This was by far the most traumatic book in the series yet but OH MY GOD the ending 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 There were … Continue reading A Tiny (non-spoiler) Review of Written in My Own Heart’s Blood
【 LEVIATHAN 】 ★★★★ A steampunk reimagining of WWI? What more could you want. Genre: Alternate Historical Fiction, SteampunkAuthor: Scott WesterfeldPublished: October 2009Publisher: Simon & SchusterPages: 440 (hardback) This was so much fun and I'm so glad I read it. I wasn't expecting this to have such young main characters – it's firmly within the … Continue reading Steampunk WWI in Leviathan | Book Review
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