Review: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
I always appreciate historical fiction that covers an event that I should be aware of. Salt to the Sea is about the sinking of the Wilhelm…
Review: All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy
I liked this book though it didn’t resonate emotionally as much as I expected it to. It’s a story of man in India who is recalling…
Review: Transcription by Kate Atkinson
Readers of historical fiction will enjoy this book about MI5 agents in World War II (and post-WWII) London. I also know there are some Atkinson fans…
Review: Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
I read this book for the Read Harder 2018 challenge, because it had a female protagonist over the age of 60 (thanks to those who recommended…
Review: Code Girls by Liza Mundy
I recommend this book to anyone interested in World War II history and the role women played in it. I had no idea of the sheer…
Review of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
I read Pachinko for a book club and also for my Reading All Around the World challenge. This book was also listed frequently as one of…
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
If you’re a Jennifer Egan fan, you’ve already heard that this book is a bit different from her others, in that it’s traditional historical fiction. If…
Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
There’s no shortage of great historical novels written about World War II. This is a good one – probably not one of the best, but I…
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
Thank you, Kate Atkinson, for this fantastic book. I’ve been a fan of Atkinson for years, but while I could appreciate Life After Life, the multiple-life…
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
Much as I love Isabel Allende, her books can be somewhat uneven, and this was not one of my favorites. Allende tells the story of Alma…
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
I almost skipped this book because of all the hype. A book about a blind girl and a Nazi soldier in war-torn France sounded like it…
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
While we’re halfway through the month, I wanted to highlight Nonfiction November, an event hosted by Doing Dewey and a few other bloggers. I haven’t participated…
