Malibu Rising Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 1, 2021 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: infidelity, drug use, domestic violence, alcoholism, death of a […]
The Wolf and the Woodsman Author: Ava Reid Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 8, 2021 Publisher: Del Rey Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: bullying, gore, death, self-harm, blood, religious bigotry, […]
The Sisters of the Winter Wood Author: Rena Rossner Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 25, 2018 Publisher: Hachette Audio CONTENT WARNING: infidelity, violence, death, antisemitism, mention of rape Raised in a small village surrounded by vast forests, Liba and Laya have lived a peaceful sheltered life – […]
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur Author: Alka Joshi Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 22, 2021 Publisher: Harlequin Audio Series: The Henna Artist #2 Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with a copy of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: death, homophobia […]
A Master of Djinn Author: P. Djèlí Clark Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 11, 2021 Publisher: Tordotcom Series: Dead Djinn Universe #1 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: death, violence, gore, racism, […]
The Light of the Midnight Stars Author: Rena Rossner Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fiction Publication Date: April 13, 2021 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, murder, death, grief, rape (off-page) An […]
Rebel Daughter Author: Lori Banov Kaufmann Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: February 9, 2021 Publisher: Delacorte Press CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, slavery, blood, animal sacrifice, murder, death, violence, death of a parent, death of a child, mention of torture, mention of rape A young woman survives the Jewish revolt […]
Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, was yesterday. It’s an important day for my family, since my father was a Holocaust survivor. We all say “never again,” but the harsh reality is that antisemitism hasn’t gone anywhere. People don’t even bother to hide it, and it comes from everywhere. […]
The Henna Artist Author: Alka Joshi Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 3, 2020 Publisher: Mira Books CONTENT WARNING: domestic abuse, infidelity, abortion, alcoholism, depression, miscarriage, infertility, suicide Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the […]
Here’s the rules: It’s the last Friday in February, and this week’s prompt is: What are some of your favorite history books written by Black authors? I don’t read a lot of history, or non-fiction at all, but there have been a couple that came up on my […]
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