Category: Reviews
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Top Historical Fiction Picks for June 2024
Summer is my favorite season because I love pools, rivers, lakes, and beaches. They are such wonderful places to read books! This year, between the pages, I’ll be splashing with my new granddaughter and encouraging her two-year-old brother as he learns to swim. That means there will be a lot of baby books in my…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks May 2024
May brings sunshine, springtime, flowers, and time to read in the sun. I love gardening, and my yard is full of green sprouts and flower buds. In about two weeks, it will be stunning. That’s the best time to take a minute to read and bask in beauty. Luckily, there’s a wide assortment of new…
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The Lost Bookshop
I recently reread The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods. When I picked it up, I didn’t realize I’d read it before. (Note: I read fast, and I’m notoriously terrible at remembering I’ve read a book.) As I got into it, however, I remembered bits and pieces. One image seared into my brain is the basement…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks April 2024
They say April showers bring May flowers. Is it raining where you live? In California we’ve had a lot of rain this season, for a change. My daffodils and plum tree blossoms are done, and the freeway daisies are blooming as I write this. I’m looking forward to the mass of pink flowers that show…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks March 2024
March brings springtime and new beginnings. It’s a perfect time to try a new author or new sub-genre of historical fiction. You might even try one of these! Two Paper Lantern Writers have new installments in their series coming out the first week of March. A Lady’s Resilience, by Edie Cay, (When the Blood is…