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Tag: Historical Fiction

18 books that celebrate diversity

23rd Feb 2021

A selection of diverse book recommendations for March’s theme in the BB Reading Challenge. … More 18 books that celebrate diversity

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Review: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

10th Oct 2020

Read my detailed review plus discussion questions for The Nightingale. Contains spoilers! … More Review: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

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Review: The Sealwoman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson

10th May 2020

Check out my review of the first book I read set in Iceland. … More Review: The Sealwoman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson

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Review: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea

8th May 2020

Read my thoughts on this Icelandic tale seeped in mystery and deception. … More Review: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea

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Review: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

10th Apr 2020

A review of Yangsze Choo’s sweeping tale set in 1930’s Malaysia. … More Review: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

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Review: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

31st Mar 2020

A review of this expertly woven tale of an ex-Nazi soldier and a grandmother who survived the Holocaust as a young girl. … More Review: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

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Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

8th Feb 2019

An Instagram hype that was absolutely deserving. … More Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

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Review: Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

29th Dec 2018

I requested this book on NetGalley after seeing a lot of Instagram hype. When it came to reading it, I wasn’t overly excited and expected to be let down. But this book deserves every single bit of hype. It is hands down my favourite book of 2018 and one of the easiest 5 stars I … More Review: Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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Review: The Girl from Berlin by Ronald H. Balson

8th Nov 2018

I requested this book from NetGalley with no prior expectations – I was simply drawn to the location (Berlin) and the nature of the story (I a drawn to books set during WWII). Amongst all the books featured on this site, you occasionally come across a rare masterpiece and I was overjoyed to find that … More Review: The Girl from Berlin by Ronald H. Balson

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