Tag: #historicalfiction

• November Books

  Hotel of Secrets by Diane Biller It is New Years Eve in Vienna and Maria Wallner is determined to rebbuild the Wallner Hotel, her family legacy even though her mother neglected it throughout the economic downturn. The hotel is her life and provides a distraction from romance which all of Vienna is waiting for her…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 1, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #anitakunz, #ashleyherringblake, #avonromance, #berkleyromance, #blackstonepublishing, #chrisbohjalian, #chriscolfer, #coraline, #crystalsmithpaul, #dianebiller, #didyouhearaboutkittykarr, #historicalfiction, #iriskellydoesn’tdate, #janeausten, #justahat, #kilalaprincess, #manga, #memoir, #middlegrade, #midwives, #neilgainman, #nikkipayne, #nonfiction, #pantheonbooks, #prideandprotest, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #rikatanaka, #robinbenway, #skubiar, #strangerthanfanfiction, #theextraordinarysecretsofaprilmayandjune, #thelastblackunicorn, #tiffanyhaddish, #toyokopop, #womenshistory, #YA, hotelofsecrets

• Ruby Red Review

  Gwenyth Monterose is a normal sixteen year old. Her cousin, Charlotte is the one who is destined for great things. Born a day before, she is the chosen girl that has the time traveler gene, something that is passed and skipped through each generation. Gwenyth is fine with the fact, she wouldn’t want to spend…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 20, 2023

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #henryholtandcompany, #historicalfiction, #kerstingier, #rachelreads&reviews, #rubyred, #rubyredtrilogy, #timetravelromance, #YA

• Book Highlight: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

  Evelyn Hugo is a straight up icon. While initally readers may believe she’s an icon in the traditional Hollywood style. For having seven husbands (take that Liz Taylor. Yeah, she had 8 but two of those were the same man. Hugo was actually seven different men), having the perfect body with a contrast of blonde…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 19, 2023

  Book/Author Highlight

  #anovel, #atriabooks, #femalefiction, #historicalfiction, #queerfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #taylorjenkinsreid, #thesevenhusbandsofevelynhugo

• Top 5 Rose Years

  Just as I finally read the Little House on the Prarie series last summer, now I’ve gotten to her daughter’s life written by a close friend, Roger Lea McBride as Rose Wilder becomes a new kind of pioneer.

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 8, 2023

  Top 5

  #historicalfiction, #littlefarmintheOzarks, #littlehouseontheprarie, #littletownintheOzarks, #newdawnonrockyridge, #onthebanksofthebayou, #ontheothersideofthehill, #rachelreads&reviews, #rogerleamcbride, #scholastic, #therockyridgeyears, #theroseyears

• Sept Books

  Fatima Tate Takes the Cake by Khadijah VanBrakle Fatima Tate is a good Muslim daughter although her desire to become a professional pastry chef and opening a bakery is not on her parent’s agenda for their daughter’s good future. But that’s just the start of Fatima chafing against the rules. She’s going to be going…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 30, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #adialsaid, #akemidawnbowman, #allyouhavetodo, #anathologies, #anikafarjardo, #anthem, #areyoutheregod?itsmemargaret, #autumnallen, #blackrosewriting, #bloomsbury, #boundless, #candlewickpress, #chriscolfer, #claireforrest, #comingofage, #davidbowles, #dcink, #deborahwiles, #dragonkiss, #e.d.baker, #emikojean, #ericsmith, #erinentradakelly, #fantasy, #fatimatatetakesthecake, #feiwel&friends, #gabrielpicolo, #goldymoldavsky, #graphicnovel, #guadalupegarciamccall, #harpercollins, #historicalfiction, #holidaybooks, #i’dratherburnthanbloom, #I.W.gregorio, #inkyardpress, #ismeewilliams, #jasminewarga, #judyblume, #kamigarcia, #karenyin, #khadijahvanbrakle, #kindofabigdeal, #kokila, #lorielryon, #lowergrade, #macmillian, #magicalrealism, #magichasnoborders, #melinamangal, #middlegrade, #nafizaazad, #nasgraqraineyhopson, #nazkutub, #nikitagill, #oliviachadha, #parallellines, #preetichhibber, #rachelreads&reviews, #randyribay, #rebeccabalcarcel, #robin, #ruthmarkseglash, #sabaatahir, #samiraahmed, #sangumandanna, #sayantanidasgupta, #scholastic, #secretofthemoonconch, #shannonc.f.rogers, #shannongibney, #shannonhale, #shreyailaanasuya, #sixtiestrilogy, #sonacharaipotra, #squarefish, #struckbylightning, #swatiteerdhala, #tahirabrar, #talesofthefrogprincess, #tanzaniabhathena, #tarasim, #teentitans, #thedragonprincess, #torreymaldonado, #traceybaptiste, #veerahiranandani, #whereyouseeyourself, #YA, #yearling

• Ranking Sisters of the Quantock Hills

  In the midst of of WW1, the four Purcell sisters come of age in the backyard of the local pastor’s family, the Mackenzies finding love, fufillment, and venturing out to the big world after their parents’ deaths.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 26, 2023

  Rankings

  #frances’story, #gwen’sstory, #historicalfiction, #julia’sstory, #rachelreads&reviews, #ruthelwinharris, #sarah’sstory, #sistersofthequantockhills

• June Books

  Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garret Mahira always wanted a sweet sixteen, was promised one but socioeconomic difficulties made the big event fall through. But inspired by her best friend’s Sweet 16 and her annoyance with the required “coming out” convention as a life changing announcement rather than a celebration-Mahira decides to make it…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 30, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #allwehaveleft, #blairthorburgh, #camryngarrett, #cradle, #edwidgedanticat, #fantasy, #fridayI'minlove, #futureperfect, #harpercollins, #historicalfiction, #hopeandotherpunchlines, #isabelallende, #jenlarsen, #jessikirby, #juliebuxbaum, #kellyyang, #lgtbq, #meganfrazer, #metoo, #ordinarygirls, #parachutes, #penguinrandomhouse, #poetry, #rachelreads&reviews, #secretsoftruthandbeauty, #simon&schuster, #stewartlewis, #taraaltebrando, #thebestnightofyourpatheticlife, #thegoodbraider, #thewindknowsmyname, #thingsweknowbyheart, #unsouled, #untwine, #wendymills, #willwright, #YA, #youhavesevenmessages

• Ranking Kat the Time Traveler

  It’s the summer so I’m back on my summer reread. Which is a lot of kids book, mainly from the late 90s. Yes, they’re generic and cliche but they’re also very comfortable like an old. . . like an old book. Anyway, let’s get to it. The premise follows 10 year old Kat and her…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 11, 2023

  Rankings

  #emmabradford, #fantasy, #historicalfiction, #katthetimetraveler, #katthetimetravelerandthemissingnotebooks, #katthetimetravelerandthesecretsofthenile, #kattthetimetravelerandtheemperor'sgift, #rachelreads&reviews, #stardustclassics

• Ranking Girlhood Journeys

  Now this series may be more popular in the doll collectors circle, but I’ve always been more into books than dolls and read each trillogy assigned to each doll that tells a little about what it is like for ten year olds back in their respective time periods. There’s also a 13th book about a…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 30, 2023

  Rankings

  #aladdinpaperbacks, #aladdinpublishing, #annakirwan, #dawnthomas, #girlhoodjourneys, #historicalfiction, #jacquelinedenbargreene, #kathleenkudlinski, #leonanicolasthomas, #rachelreads&reviews, #sharonshaversgayle

• Snow and Poison Review

  De La Cruz’ sophmore fairytale retelling may have similarities to her first with a dying father, whirlwind romance and possibly wicked stepmother but she manages to deliver a new twist to this classic tale. It’s just unfortunate that with its shorter page length, the story feels rushed and less magical than its predecessor.

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 10, 2023

  Reviews

  #fairytale, #fantasy, #historicalfantasy, #historicalfiction, #melissadelacruz, #putnam'ssons, #retelling, #snowandpoison, #snowwhite