Category Archives: Historical Fiction

Review: The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic by Hazel Gaynor

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; First Edition edition (April 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062316869 Source: Publisher Fourteen individuals from a small Irish village left their loved ones behind as they embarked on a journey to New York City via the RMS Titanic. A new, … Continue reading →

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Review: The Island of Doves by Kelly O’Connor McNees

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (April 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 0425264580 Source: Publisher Susannah Fraser was promised a happy life with her husband, living in one of Buffalo’s finest homes. Instead, her home is a prison filled with physical and mental abuse. While all … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: While Beauty Slept by Elizabeth Blackwell

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Jenn

Publisher: Tantor Media; Unabridged,MP3 – Unabridged CD edition (February 20, 2014) ISBN-10: 1452667896 Source: Personal copy When Elise Darliss’ mother falls victim to the pox, Elise flees her home on a farm and seeks employment as a maid at the … Continue reading →

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Review: Fallen Beauty by Erika Robuck

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: NAL Trade (March 4, 2014) ISBN-10: 0451418905 Source: Publisher Laura Kelly is a young seamstress living in 1928 upstate New York. After her father’s death and her own “fall from grace” (becoming pregnant out of wedlock),   the only way … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week.  This week’s featured title is Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough: Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books (January 14, 2014) … Continue reading →

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Review: The Kept by James Scott

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Harper (January 7, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062236733 Source: Publisher Set in 1867 at an isolated farm in upstate New York, Elspeth Howell, a midwife, returns home to find her husband and four of her children brutally murdered.  … Continue reading →

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Review: Rising Sun, Falling Shadow by Daniel Kalla

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Forge Books (September 24, 2013) ISBN-10: 0765337649 Source: Publisher *Note: This is the sequel to The Far Side of the Sky. It is recommended that you read this book first. 1943 Shanghai: Over 20,000 Jewish refugees seeking safety in Shanghai … Continue reading →

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#Mx3 Review: Delia’s Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (September 17, 2013) ISBN-10: 0765331829 Source: Personal Copy Delia Martin is a wealthy young woman living in early 20th century San Francisco.  She holds a unique gift; she can see, and … Continue reading →

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Review: The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Plume (May 28, 2013) ISBN-10: 0452298393 Source: Publisher The beginning of the Second World War is eminent. Flora, an amateur botanist, works in her family’s bakery in New York City. Times are tough; her father is … Continue reading →

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Review: The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Harper; First Edition edition (June 11, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062112244 Source: Publisher In Simon Van Booy’s most recent masterpiece, he explores how characters that are seemingly unrelated are tied together, responsible for one another’s fate.The one thing … Continue reading →

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