Genre: Historical Fiction

The Wrath & the Dawn Series by Renee Ahdieh – Series Review

The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh Series: The Wrath & the Dawn #1 Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers on 5/12/15 Genres: Young Adult, Historical, Fantasy Pages: 395 Source: Purchased My content rating: YA (Characters have sex, but it’s not shown in detail) My rating: One Life to One Dawn. In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a […]

Posted June 16, 2016 in Reviews / 11 Comments

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys – Five Star Review & Giveaway

This book was simply beautiful and stunning! I was immersed in these characters’ lives and emotions and pulled into the pain of people enduring in this horrific period of our world’s history. What Fed My Addiction: A different view of WWII. One of the aspects of this book that I absolutely loved was the fact that it gave such a different view of WWII than is typical in historical fiction from that period. The story is told […]

Posted May 5, 2016 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 42 Comments

Bite-Sized Reviews – Romancing the Nerd, Tuck Everlasting, Island of the Blue Dolphins

A few quick reviews of some books that deserve attention. Hopefully these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! Romancing the Nerd by Leah Rae Miller Series: Nerd #2 Published by Entangled Teen on 4/5/16 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 352 Source: NetGalley My content rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing) My rating: Dan Garrett has become exactly what he hates—popular. Until recently, he was just another live-action role-playing (LARP) geek on the lowest run of the social ladder. […]

Posted April 4, 2016 in Reviews / 12 Comments

Painting Rain by Annette K. Larsen – Review & $50 Giveaway

Painting Rain is a sweet story about a woman coming to understand herself and learning to stand on her own two feet. Princess Lorraina was introduced in the first three books in this series, but each of the books can be read as a standalone – I missed book three, and while it was referenced a couple of times, I didn’t feel like I was missing anything that was important to the current story. However, […]

Posted March 7, 2016 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 8 Comments

Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor – Review and Giveaway

This is not my normal type of read, but I have to tell you that I’m so glad I stepped out of my comfort zone to read it. I have to confess that it was the Peter Pan reference that first got my attention. The book has some very loose ties to the Peter Pan story, but I hadn’t reread the blurb before reading the book and hadn’t noticed any but the incredibly obvious ones – this is not […]

Posted February 29, 2016 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 19 Comments

Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne Blankman – Review & Giveaway

Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke is the second installment in the Prisoner of Night and Fog series (a duology, I believe?). This book found Gretchen and David back in Germany, attempting to clear David’s name when he is accused of a murder. It soon becomes apparent that the murder is just part of a larger cover-up, and Gretchen and David hope to uncover the truth and ruin Hitler’s chance at leading Germany down a horrific […]

Posted April 18, 2015 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 4 Comments

Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers – Review

I am a huge fan of this series! I’m so glad that I found it! The final book in the series focuses on Annith, who desperately wants to flee the “destiny” that the abbess has set before her – to become the new Seer. What I loved: Tangled webs. This book has the most twists and turns of any in the series. Annith discovers a lot about her own background in this book and we learn […]

Posted February 28, 2015 in Reviews / 11 Comments

Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers – 5 Star Review!

It’s official. I love this series. I don’t know what took me so long to catch up with the rest of the world (actually yes, I do – TIME – there just isn’t time to read ALL the books!), but I am so glad that I did! This second book follows Sybella. Her story is woven together with Ismae’s, so we get to learn some of the things that were going on with Sybella while […]

Posted February 20, 2015 in Reviews / 17 Comments

Review – Jackaby by William Ritter

I’ve heard Jackaby described as a fun cross between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who, and I think that description really does do it justice. It’s Sherlock Holmes with a paranormal twist. The book takes place in the late 1800’s and is told from the point of view of Abigail, a young woman who has come to America looking for adventure. Abigail has spent her life wanting to follow in her father’s footsteps – he’s an […]

Posted January 12, 2015 in Reviews / 29 Comments

5 Star Review – Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

When I got this book from NetGalley, I didn’t know too much about it except for a vague idea that it was fantasy and the absolute knowledge that everyone seems to love it. I was fairly certain I would enjoy it too, since I tend to enjoy fantasy and the synopsis intrigued me. I had no idea that it was really historical fiction (I loved the author’s note at the end that told about what […]

Posted December 4, 2014 in All-Time Favorites, Reviews / 26 Comments