Category: HISTORICAL FICTION
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72th read: The Once and Future Witches
I need to get a paperback version of this one someday, so I can annotate. TITLE: The Once and Future Witches AUTHOR: Alix E. Harrow Released: 2020 Format: Audiobook Pages: 517 Genres: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Queer, Witches SYNOPSIS In 1893, there’s no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days…
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39th read: Children of the Benin Kingdom
This was a recommendation from my friend A. R. Raazol 🙂 TITLE: Children of the Benin Children AUTHOR: Dinah Orji Released: 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Genres: Childrens, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Nigerian, Benin SYNOPSIS An ordinary girl with an astonishing past… Ada has lived close to the great rainforest for her whole life, helping her…
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35th read: The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
I admit to avoiding this book because it seemed too mainstream. It showed up on my social media feeds too often, nagging at me. This always makes me apprehensive. I was wrong to avoid this one. It wasn’t what I expected at all. TITLE: The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo AUTHOR: Taylor Jenkins Reid Released:…
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28th read: The Surgeon’s Daughter (Nora Beady #2)
You might want to read last month’s review of The Girl in his Shadow (Nora Beady #1) before this one! I almost gave this book 3 stars for the slow beginning, but changed my mind in the second half when everything came together. Googling around revealed that Audrey Blake (the co-authors) have an outline for…
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20th read: The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy)
I’m so happy I read this. It was ones of my favourites so far in 2023. I often listen to audiobooks on 1.5X speed, but not this one. I wished to read nothing else but The Orenda all week. I read it slowly, savouring every scene. TITLE: The Orenda AUTHOR: Joseph Boyden Released: 2013 Format:…
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15th read: The Girl in His Shadow (Nora Beady #1)
I loved this one. Audiobook isn’t always my preferred format, but it was so easy to listen along! I was only halfway through The Girl in His Shadow when I decided to read the rest of the Nora Beady series. Interesting detail I discovered on goodreads: Audrey Blake is a pen name! This book was…
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