Waiting on Wednesday is a feature hosted by Breaking The Spine where I talk about books that I am eagerly anticipating! This week, my WoW pick is….. You had me at “drawn into the shadows of Regency London“. If wishing I could jump into a Regency era paranormal mystery is […]
Genre: Historical Fiction
Average Rating: 4.01
Walk On Earth A Stranger By Rae Carson
Nothing inspires more romantic fervor of the past than that period in American history that is best defined by the term manifest destiny. The idea that the US not only should, but had a divine endorsement to go from coast to coast, drove the desire of my ancestors to go west. (Or, in my case, […]
Waiting On Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday is a feature hosted by Breaking The Spine where I talk about books that I am eagerly anticipating! This week, my WoW pick is….. With stories by: J. Anderson Coats Andrea Cremer Y. S. Lee Katherine Longshore Marie Lu Kekla Magoon Marissa Meyer Saundra Mitchell Beth […]
A Madness So Discreet By Mindy McGinnis
A Madness So Discreet was one of my must have ARCs at the Texas Library Association convention and has been highly anticipated by many readers. I am here to say that ti was worth the wait. You see right away that Grace is not mentally ill, but she is under an emotional strain so tremendous […]
Vengeance Road By Erin Bowman
I can always enjoy a story that is well researched and Vengeance Road was just that. Kate is forced on the run after her father is murdered and what follows is the American West’s version of a (somewhat modified) hero’s journey, but with a vendetta and lots of blood. Kate’s quest is revenge, and […]
The Tide Watchers By Lisa Chaplin
The first thing that drew me to this book was that it was about spies during the Napoleonic Wars. In the US, these wars don’t get a lot press in the classroom, so to speak. Growing up, my takeaway was that Napoleon was a little man who wanted to own everything, and then he […]
The Thunder of Giants By Joel Fishbane
I love books that combine historical facts with fiction, and The Thunder of Giants was such an unusual story, that I couldn’t pass it up. In alternating stores, we read about two “giants” Anna and Andorra, both over seven feet tall, who lived in different centuries. Their lives had many similarities, however. I think I […]
Lion Heart By A.C. Gaughen
Oh, how sad I am to see this series end. When I first picked up Scarlet, I was completely drawn in by the twist on the tale of Robin Hood, and as the story progressed it only got better. There was never a moment to relax in this story. Just when things seemed happy, […]
Razorhurst By Justine Larbalestier
It was obvious to me from the very beginning of Razorhurst that this was a story built by extensive research and gifted world building. I can’t think of a book that has sucked me into its pages in quite the same way that Razorhurst did. Not only does it have all of the blood-soaked, […]
Skandal By Lindsay Smith
The world of Skandal, while not in Russia anymore, was equally fascinating in this continuation of Yulia’s story. The setting of Cold War era Washington D.C. might not be the USSR, but it was still full of just as many dangerous plots, double-crosses, and political landmines. Yulia has been put into service […]