5-star review: "Unlike many historical fiction novels, or novels based on true events, Whitehead doesn't spend hundreds of pages building up his setting, or dumping information on the reader. Walter Scott helped popularise this genre in the early 19th-century, with works such as Rob Roy and Ivanhoe. QUICK ADD. A stunning story that was dripping with originality, and writing that bled truth on every page. Secrets of a Side Bitch Books 1, 2, and 3 and Murderville Books 1,2 etc.) The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology, by Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Piper Hug u ley Available Online. Get the best daily book deals delivered to your inbox. Then she discovers a book telling the story of three young women recently freed Hannie; the heiress Lavinia; and Lavinia's Creole half sister, Juneau Jane trying to find their families in the aftermath of the Civil War over a hundred years earlier. Goodreads has officially announced the winners of its 2019 Choice Awards.For the eighth year in a row, die-hard readers voted for the best books of 2019 across 20 different categories, with this year's poll culminating in a total of 4.6 million votes. Add to Wishlist. by Tess Thompson. List View List. Elwood Curtis is an ambitious, socially conscious, law-abiding teenager in 1960s Tallahassee who gets into the wrong car on his first day of elective community college classes and winds up arrested for auto theft. Best Romance and Best Debut Novel Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. In short, these are the top rated books (a combination of most ratings and highest ratings) that are shelved as romance and meet my definition of the genre: the romance must be central to the plot, and there must be a happy ending. 1 - 20 of 668 results. for good measure." Elizabethan Era - Historical Fiction. 1 - 20 of 132 results. The narrators voice is made for this story strong but soothing at the same time." He goes straight into the horrific depths of the story, constructing a novel that shows incredible restraint and nuance. by. 5-star review: "Slow to start, this book packed a powerful punch. It is the ending that elevated this book from being great to being absolutely stellar and incredibly poignant! I found this book to be captivating, thought-provoking, and emotionally moving. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? In the Gold Rushera American West, siblings Lucy and Sam (the children of Chinese immigrants) find themselves orphaned when their father dies in the middle of the night. The lifestyle, pop culture, clothing, dialogue, and opinions came across as authentic to the time period, and I like that the author thought to include real events. Debra. Despite knowing where this is all heading, the tension and suspense had me biting my nails! Deanna. 5-star review: "I found this novel totally unputdownable, with its depictions of the landscape and harsh lives in those days. Aaron S. Get it from Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon. In first-century Galilee, a curious, ambitious, rebellious young woman named Ana is raised by a wealthy family but defies their expectations. Thomass niece Patrice works at the factory he guards at night; she stretches her small salary to support her brother and mother while dreaming of abandoning the expectations she feels from the tribe and following her big sister Vera to Minneapolis. Get lost in another time and another place with new historical fiction novels coming out this year. Bound Through Time: Past (A Viking Brothers. Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk mixes historical fiction, mystery, and art to create My Name Is Red, a novel set in 16th-century Istanbul. I was truly surprised by the revelations in the end, which totally clarified how brilliant and important the non-linear structure is for the story." Crooked Hearts by Patricia Gaffney For those of you not into the erotic, this historical romance is sinful in a different way. 5-star review: "I INHALED this book! The oldest sibling, Blair, is pregnant in Boston; middle sister Kirby's time is split between protests and her first job on Martha's Vineyard; and their brother Tiger has been deployed to Vietnam leaving 13-year-old Jessie alone with her mother and grandmother, each hiding secrets from the others. Everything changes when she signs up to join Eleanor Roosevelt's traveling library project and she, with four other amazing women, become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky, changing lives (including their own) as they go. See All Formats. San Francisco in the 1920s? It will send chills down your spine." Historical fiction is one of my go-to genres since it whisks you off to a bygone era or far away place. Amy. It is his particular take on a form of the Underground Railroad, with an enormous cast of characters who are beautifully drawn and completely memorable." When Grace meets Rudi at a dance, a glimmer of light enters her life. Find your next historical fiction read! Jan. Inspired by real life events, Nguyn Phan Qu Mai told a very engaging narrative in her debut novel that I more than highly recommend." Jeanette. Nguyns writing enveloped me into the lives of characters who have experienced harrowing struggles as well as survived triumphantly against all odds. Through the Hourglass: Lesbian Historical Romance, edited by Sacchi Green and Patty Henderson. Yes! Viking Historical Romance. A deeply compelling and thought-provoking read with complex and well-developed characters, Cilka's Journey will stay with me for a very long time." Years later, her granddaughter, living in Hanoi, has to watch her parents and uncles leave to fight in a war threatening to tear her life apart.