Tag: #historicalfiction
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Reading Log 2025
I know, I know, I said earlier this year I’d cut back on the reading. I didn’t reach a thousand, but I clearly didn’t stick to my goal. I blame the economy for not giving me a job to fill my time. Currently stands at 839 Any who, reading is better than drugs and I…
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#29dates, #7animaltales, #aashnaavachat, #adelewhitby, #adifferentkindofpower, #adrianaherrera, #alicemurphy, #aliciathompson, #allegrabiscotti, #alyandaj, #amandadeibert, #americangirl, #americanquilt, #andshewas, #anjalibanerjee, #annaandthemysteryofthemountains, #anniebryant, #annm.martin, #annshen, #anthonyhorowitz, #arielandthecurseoftheseawitches, #aroguethorn, #asgardians, #ashesoftheacademy, #ashowgirl’srulesforfallinginlove, #atimeforhope, #avonromance, #awoman’splace, #ayeshadean, #beachbattleblowout, #beaconstreetgirls, #bedeviled, #behindtheseams, #bemused, #beprepared, #berkleyromance, #biancaturetsky, #boysofthebattlefield, #bradmeltzer, #bscintheUSA, #caféconlychee, #callahancousins, #candicejalili, #carleneo’connor, #cartoonchroniclesofamerica, #caseofthesurfingsecret, #catherineconner, #cathyeastdubowski, #cathyhapka, #catsebastian, #charitytahmaseb, #charlespelzer-pollack, #charlotteyears, #cheetahgirls, #chrisgrabenstein, #cinderellacleaners, #comeasyouare, #commercialbreaks, #contemporaryromance, #coolforthesummer, #courtneymilan, #courtneysheinmel, #cruelheart, #dahliadler, #dcsuperherogirls, #dearamerica, #dearcanada, #dearmanny, #deborahgregory, #deborahkent, #deborahwiley, #declanshelvey, #deepiahluwalia, #denenemillner, #dianegalbadon, #dianegallagher, #disneydescendants, #disneygirls, #disneyhyperion, #dollyparton, #dominiquemoceanu, #dr.ruthwestheimer, #drewmoss, #dynamitecomics, #dystopian, #elizabethdoylecarey, #elkonigsburg, #emerylee, #emilyofnewmoon, #emmabradford, #emmet, #equestriagirls, #erikatamar, #everafterhighstories, #eviewoods, #faithhopehicks, #familytree, #farrahrochon, #femininepursuits, #fiction, #fightforfreedom, #findingfamous, #findingmyway, #firsthingsfirst, #followyourarrow, #friendshipsrings, #ftlukens, #gabrielleandthegentleman, #gabriellecharbonnet, #georgeo'connor, #girlhoodjourneys, #girloftheyear, #girlsfrommanylands, #girlsoflighthouselane, #girlssurvive, #girlstothefront, #gittydeshavani, #gloriachao, #goddesses, #goforthegold, #goforthegoldgymnasts, #goulfriends, #gregweisman, #haileyalcaraz, #harpercollins, #hattiebigsky, #hattieeverafter, #hayleyneil, #hazahfaizel, #hbgilmour, #herberta.libby, #heroesformydaughter, #highschoolau, #historicalfiction, #historicalromance, #historymysteries, #historymystery, #homefieldadvantage, #howfarI’llgo, #hudaf.wantstoknow?, #hudafahmy, #IamCanada, #ifwisheswerehorses, #instructionsfordancing, #Isurvived, #jacindaardern, #janeigharo, #janfields, #jasminejones, #jblynn, #jeannebenecourt, #jencalonita, #jessicabrody, #jessicaverdi, #jillianbrooks, #johannakerby, #kacencallender, #karitokids, #katthetimetraveler, #kealakendall, #kikithorpe, #kirbylarson, #kjcharles, #lace, #lasleonas, #laurentarshis, #lauriecalkhoven, #lauriehalseanderson, #legendofkorra, #levacrosen, #leyendas, #lianadelarosa, #lightscameracassidy, #lilymeade, #lindagerber, #lisapapademetriou, #lisayee, #literaryfiction, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #littlehouseontheprarie, #littlepinkpup, #livelyst.lemons, #lizklienrock, #lizzielovesethan, #lmmontgomery, #loki, #lorielangdon, #loveatsecondsight, #lovecravescardamom, #lylalee, #magicatticclub, #magpiemurders, #malalayousafzai, #marthayears, #marykateandashleymysteries, #marywilcox, #mayagold, #megmedina, #melatilum, #melissadelacruz, #melissawiley, #memoir, #memoirs, #michaelpellowski, #middlegrade, #missyoumina, #monicamancillas, #monsterhigh, #monsterhighdiaries, #mulanandthepalaceofthesecrets, #murderatanirishchipper, #murderbycheesecake, #murdermystery, #mymostexcellentyear, #mynameisamerica, #mysisterisavampire, #mystery, #mysteryofpenquanisland, #nadirahsimmons, #nathanhale, #nathanhaleshazerdoustales, #nemontenenquimo, #nessimonstrata, #neverthelesssheworeit, #nicolayoon, #nicstone, #ninamata, #nonfiction, #oliviabennet, #oliviawaite, #oncemorewithchutzpah, #outlander, #pabloleon, #penguinrandomhouse, #perditafinn, #pgkain, #rachelelkstromcourage, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelveil, #randireisfield, #rhondastapleton, #roadtorevolution, #rocknrollmysteries, #rosabyanyothername, #roselerner, #royaldiaries, #ruthelwinharris, #s.a.s.s., #samiraahmed, #sannamarin, #sarahmccoy, #sarahmylowski, #sarahraasch, #scholastic, #schoolofsecrets, #seaglasssummer, #secretsofthemanor, #seducingthesedgwicks, #seeingstars, #seeyousoonsamantha, #seventalesoftrinket, #shanipetroff, #shannonhale, #shelleythomas, #shenanigansofslimpickins, #shericoopersinykin, #shirleyconran, #sibylmiller, #siennamercer, #silencedvoices, #simon&schuster, #sincerely, #sistersofquantockhills, #sistersofthequantockhills, #sixtiestrilogy, #slimpickinsandladylobster, #songteller, #speak, #spyxfamily, #st.martinspublishing, #stanmack, #staroftheshow, #starpower, #starssaddlesandstripes, #stefferrari, #stevekluger, #stupidcupid, #sunriseonthereaping, #susanchaplin, #susankirby, #susankorman, #suzannecollins, #suzanneselfors, #swordinslumber, #talesfromriverdale, #tatsuendo, #thebabybookofwillybobthesquirrel, #thecuckoosister, #thecuffinggame, #thedoctorisin, #theeducationofanartist, #thegirlwhocouldsilencethewind, #thehitwomahuntsaghost, #thehitwomanandtheneuroticwitness, #thehollywoodsisters, #thelostbookshop, #theoutcastsof19schuylerplace, #theresareed, #thesingularlifeofariapatel, #thesummerIwasn’tme, #thewishlessones, #thinkofengland, #thisiskindofanepiclovestory, #thortonburgess, #threegirlsinthecity, #thundercats(2024), #thundercats:lost, #tianaandthemagicofharlem, #tigerthebutterflywhocouldn’tfly, #timetravellingfashionista, #tonyviehmann, #traceywest, #trishamcgraw, #twistedtales, #twitches, #upinflames, #vanessa, #vcandrews, #vivianalcock, #w.a.sorrell, #wedgefordtrials, #wellofmagic, #wewillbejaguars, #whalesarejustlikeyou, #whateverafter, #whateverhappenedtolorilovely, #wildflowers, #wildgirls, #wishyouwerehereliza, #withlovemissamericanah, #wondergirls, #woofthereitis, #xmarksthespot, #YA, #yj, #youngjustice, #zodiacgirls, $darcyvance -
Book of the Month: Outlander
The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and…
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Girls Survive: Graphic Novels
I’m sure everyone thought I was done with this series. I was too until a little search brought up that the series has graphic novels. Not graphic novel retellings of the series, but all new stories and historical disasters. The completionist in me had to read them all.
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#ailynncollins, #amyrubinate, #annieandtheunsinkableship, #baileyandtheblaze, #barbaraperezmarquez, #bonnieandthefierycrash, #capstonepublishing, #capstoneyoungreaders, #doloresandral, #emmacarlsonberne, #gemmaandthegreatflu, #girlssurvive, #graphicnovels, #gretaandthenightfire, #historicalfiction, #juliagilbert, #kateandthecityoffire, #lowergrade, #paulinaandtheburningofpompeii, #prudenceundersuspicion, #rachelreads&reviews, #reiescapesdisaster, #rosieandtheraceforfreedom, #susangriner, #tingandthedeadlywaters, #zoeandthethunderingsnow -
Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely Review
In 1969 twenty-three-year-old starlet Lori Lovely, the apple of Hollywood’s eye, shocks the world by ditching a promising film career to take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience as a Benedictine nun. Gossip columnists and scandal sheets can’t get enough of the story. Why would a successful starlet take the veil? Was she hiding from…
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Girls Survive P4
I finished! I finished the series, and thus finished my historical read-through of the year. Wahoo! This was an excellent series for historical fiction lovers, getting into the underrated parts of history as well as several well-known events. Even more groundbreaking were not only the diverse set of protagonists, but that they went beyond the…
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#ailynncollins, #anitrabutlerngugi, #anyafleesthefallout, #audreyunderthebigtop, #capstonepublishing, #chernoyble, #coraandtheterribletwister, #cristinaoxtra, #emmacarlsonberne, #erinfalligant, #essieandthemarchonselma, #fayeandthedangerousjourney, #fumikoandthetokyotragedy, #girlssurvive, #hettieandthelondonblitz, #historicalfiction, #jennil.walsh, #jessicagunderson, #juliegilbert, #kimsigafus, #middlegrade, #minandtheprotests, #nativeamericansinhistory, #ninaunderarrest, #rachelreads&reviews, #ruthandthenightofbrokenglass, #susangriner, #taraandthetoweringwave, #tienmansquare -
Girls Survive P3
This batch of Girls Survive books focus on historical events I already know, and have been covered by Lauren Tarish’s I Survived series. As I mentioned before, it is why I initially thought it was a rip-off riding on the coattails of the former’s popularity. It’s not entirely, but Leah Braves the Flood by Julia…
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#carrieandthegreatstorn, #charlottespiesforjustice, #civilwar, #emmacarlsonberne, #emmiinthecity, #girlssurvive, #historicalfiction, #jessicagunderson, #juliegilbert, #leahbravestheflood, #lilyandthegreatquake, #maddyandthemonstrousstorm, #maribelversusthevolcano, #marieandthedeadlyplague, #middlegrade, #millieandthegreatdrought, #natashadeen, #nikkishannonsmith, #noelleatsea, #rachelreads&reviews, #rebeccaridestherevolution, #revolutionarywar, #salimaalikhan, #sanfranciscoearthquake, #sarahhannahgomez, #titanic, #veedabybee -
The Seventh Veil of Salome Review
1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times. So when the film’s mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in the lead role, she quickly becomes the talk of the town. Vera also becomes…
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Dear Canada
Much like it’s US counterpart, Dear Canada features the fictional diaries of pre-teens, and some teens during important moments in Canadian history. Since we have no education about events happening north of our borders, this was an educational primer for me. It was super interesting what events were the same, and what were unique to…
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#barbarahaworthattard, #canadianhistory, #carolmatas, #dearcanada, #gillianchan, #historicalfiction, #janandrews, #janetlunn, #janetmcnauaghton, #jeanlittle, #julielawson, #karleenbradford, #katherinebradford, #marshafochukskypuch, #maxinetrotter, #norahmcclintock, #perrynodelman, #rachelreads&reviews, #rubyslipperjack, #sarahellis, #scholastic, #sharonstewart, #susanaihoshi -
Girls Survive P2
Thanks to the wonder of Hoopla (available to anyone who has a library card so hop on it), I’ve been given the chance to finish the rest of the Girls Survive series so let’s get to it. This batch of books are historical events I already know of thanks to class/Dear America so I didn’t…
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#1600s, #annfightsforfreedom, #capstonepublishing, #constanceandthedangerouscrossing, #girlssurvive, #goldrush, #historicalfiction, #juliegilbert, #lenaandtheburningofgreenwood, #lowergrade, #lucyfightstheflames, #lusitania, #mayflower, #nikkishannonsmith, #pennyandthetragicvoyage, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarah’sjourneywest, #trianglefactoryfire, #tulsaracemassacre, #undergroundrailroad, #ww1 -
Family Tree
It’s no surprise that Ann M. Martin writes well. Who else could write a pop culture phenomena as the BSC? But while the BSC may be the most popular of her works, I want to highlight this series, combining warm, small town insight and historical fiction. Main Street is my favorite out of Martin’s works,…
Rachel Reads & Reviews 