A voyage across the ocean becomes the odyssey of a lifetime for a young Irish woman. . . . Ireland, 1912 . . . Fourteen members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic, hoping to find a better life in America. For seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy, the journey is bittersweet. Though her future lies inContinue reading “The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor”
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
The comical, fantastical, romantical, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey. In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed, and only a passing resemblance to actualContinue reading “My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows”
Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy #1) by Rae Carson
Gold is in my blood, in my breath, even in the flecks in my eyes. Lee Westfall has a strong, loving family. She has a home she loves and a loyal steed. She has a best friend—who might want to be something more. She also has a secret. Lee can sense gold in the worldContinue reading “Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy #1) by Rae Carson”
And I Darken by Kiersten White
NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. SheContinue reading “And I Darken by Kiersten White”
Ella, The Slayer by A.W. Exley
The flu pandemic of 1918 took millions of souls within a few short weeks. Except it wasn’t flu and death gave them back. Seventeen-year-old Ella copes the best she can; caring for her war-injured father, scrubbing the floors, and slaying the undead that attack the locals. ‘Vermin’ they’re called, like rats they spread pestilence withContinue reading “Ella, The Slayer by A.W. Exley”
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
passage, n. i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes. ii. A journey by water; a voyage. iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time. In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world byContinue reading “Passenger by Alexandra Bracken”
Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper
Avery Roe wants only to claim her birthright as the witch of Prince Island and to make the charms that have kept the island’s sailors safe at sea for generations, but instead she is held prisoner by her mother in a magic-free life of proper manners and respectability. Avery thinks escape is just a matterContinue reading “Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper”
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
I’ve been waiting for months for a book to grab hold of me and not let go—this one was it. It completely swept me up and into its world of politics, history, fantasy, assassination, treason, romance, and mystery. Ismae is handmaiden to Death. She is an assassin, sent to kill those with the marque ofContinue reading “Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers”
The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in paper magic despite her dreams of bespelling metal. And once she’s bonded to paper, that will be herContinue reading “The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg”
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
It’s been a while since I’ve been so wrapped up in a magical/fantasy world. It was a pleasant surprise to crack open The Burning Sky and within several chapters, become completely enamored with the characters, story, and world. Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her time—or so she is told, by Prince Titus,Continue reading “The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas”
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