I have to be honest here, I don’t read a lot of indie books. This is mainly because I have limited income and rely heavily on the library and ARCs for access to books, and there aren’t very many indie books to be found in those places. However, […]
The Memory Keeper of Kyiv Author: Erin Litteken Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: May 16, 2022 Publisher: Boldwood Books Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, blood, death, violence, death […]
Bravely Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: May 3, 2022 Publisher: Disney Press Thank you to NetGalley and Disney Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death Merida goes on an all-new, life-changing adventure in […]
Kaikeyi Author: Vaishnavi Patel Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Publisher: Redhook Thank you to NetGalley and Redhook for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, misogyny, death, grief “I was born on the full moon […]
The Silent Unseen Author: Amanda McCrina Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 5, 2022 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Thank you to BookishFirst for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, grief, torture, gore, blood Poland, July 1944. […]
Siren Queen Author: Nghi Vo Genre: Historical Fantasy Publication Date: May 10, 2022 Publisher: Tordotcom Thank you to NetGalley and BookishFirst for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: racial slurs, violence, blood It was magic. In every world, it […]
Today’s prompt is a freebie, which means that my mind suddenly goes completely blank when I have to think of a topic. Does this happen to anyone else, or just me? Lately, I’ve been reading some truly awesome historical fiction, so I want to talk about my ten […]
Kindred Author: Octavia E. Butler Genre: Science-Fiction/Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 1979 Publisher: Recorded Books CONTENT WARNING: violence, racism, racist terms, slavery, abuse, suicide, mention of rape The first science-fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of African-American literature. This combination of slave memoir, […]
Four Treasures of the Sky Author: Jenny Tinghui Zhang Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 5, 2022 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: rape, racism, xenophobia, violence A propulsive and […]
This is an interesting topic that was submitted by Nicole @ How to Train a Book Dragon, and I’m sure there are literally zillions of books that have an adjective in the title. Here’s some that come to mind: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black A Court of […]
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