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The Falconer’s Apprentice – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: The Falconer’s Apprentice Author: Malve von Hassell Genre: YA / Historical fiction The Falconer’s Apprentice is a coming-of-age novel that follows the journey of a young man named Andreas, who has only known life inside the walls of Castle Kragenberg as an apprentice to a falconer. When a falcon named Adela is…
Farewell My Life – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Farewell My Life: Buona Notte Vita Mia Author: Cynthia Sally Haggard Genre: Historical Fiction / Coming-of-Age This intriguing tale explores the hopes, plans, and struggles of Angelina, the stubborn youngest daughter of a troubled Italian-American family, and her two daughters. A widow, Angelina became a “fallen woman,” acting as a mistress over…
La Florida – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: La Florida Author: James D. Snyder Genre: Historical Fiction Through the weaving together of fact and fiction, La Florida documents the conflicts that occurred when Early Modern Spanish explorers attempted to settle in Florida, home to a fearless and ancient Indian civilization. La Florida is an intelligently written and well-structured novel.…
A Price of Blood – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: A Price of Blood Authors: Renee Peters and Rae Stilwell Genre: Paranormal Fantasy The Anowen coven is a 700 year-old family of vampires who move freely among the ranks of society in Regency England. In A Price of Blood, the taut second installment in the Songs of Blood Saga, Arch Lord Lian…
Alina: A Song for the Telling – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Alina: A Song for the Telling Author: Malve von Hassell Genre: Historical fiction / Coming-of-age Alina: A Song for the Telling by Malve von Hassell follows the journey of fourteen-year-old Alina and her brother, Milos, as they travel with a group of knights from twelfth-century Provence to Jerusalem. Alina is gifted with…
Rebirth in Acadi – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Rebirth in Acadi Author: Susan Swanson Genre: Contemporary / Literary / Historical Fiction Rebirth in Acadi tells the story of two women—Louise Dennis, an African-American who leaves her racial identity and family connections behind in hopes of enjoying a prejudice-free life, and Margaret Bohr, an older woman whose husband’s job has taken…
I Am Not A Soldier – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: I Am Not A Soldier Author: Dwight Phoenix Genre: Historical Fiction I Am Not A Soldier chronicles one man’s journey from boyhood to adulthood against the backdrop of a country at war. It follows the main protagonist, Muller, through the early innocence of long summers and first loves to the brutality and…
Sunset Over the Rockies – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Sunset Over the Rockies Author: Tom E. Hicklin Genre: Historical Fiction In Sunset Over the Rockies, the American West is the setting for one man’s greatest happiness and heartache. Bill Barton survives a violent attack that kills his friend, Horace, and it changes his life forever. When the people who killed Horace…
Streets of Tears – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Streets of Tears Author: Larry J.dsy Hilton Genre: Historical Fiction Streets of Tears explores a family as they navigate life, love, and death in the face of depression, genocide, and war. From The Great War, the Roaring 20s, the rise of Nazism, World War II, and Hitler’s death, Streets of Tears uniquely…
Open Heart – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Open Heart Author: Gregory D. Williams Genre: Historical fiction / Medical fiction / Literary fiction Open Heart by Gregory D. Williams is a coming-of-age literary novel that takes place in Phoenix during the mid-1970s. Gene Hull is a twenty-year-old man who has recently lost his doctor dad, who was also his hero,…
The Heralding – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: The Heralding Author: Ashley McCarthy Genre: Historical Fiction / Horror A small town in rural England is rocked to its very foundation by the greed, malevolence, and evil brought about by the Great Famine of the 14th century. Having just faced a personal tragedy, Matilda struggles to survive in a world that…
Crystal Cove – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Crystal Cove Author: Sally Suen Genre: Historical Fiction / Women’s Fiction / Romance In Crystal Cove, Sally Suen shares what life was like and how the world was changing in rural China and Hong Kong in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Against this background, the reader follows the life of Lili…
Choose: Snakes or Ladders – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Choose: Snakes or Ladders Author: Sally Forest Genre: Literary Fiction This rich, sensually-driven literary novel takes readers back to the 1950s, when women were just starting to enter the work-force alongside men on a more regular basis. The story follows Mitty Bedford, a typist who recently graduated with her certificate and has landed a job…
Dead Eyes in Late Summer – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Dead Eyes in Late Summer Author: Renée Ebert Genre: Paranormal Romance / Historical Fiction Dead Eyes in Late Summer is the vast, ambitious story of a complex—sometimes torturous—decades-long relationship between three people. Adelyn Jackson of Tulip Junction, Georgia, is just growing into an enchanting young woman when she meets Innis and Garnett…
Path of the Fairies – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Path of the Fairies Author: Simona Huber Genre: Historical Fiction In Path of the Fairies, twin siblings Ariane and Silias join their father as they travel from the seaside to the mountain lands of Dacia. Along the way, they meet fascinating people and cultures that give them a new perspective on life…
When Life Was Like a Cucumber – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: When Life Was Like a Cucumber Author: Greg Wyss Genre: Historical fiction When Life Was Like a Cucumber centers Jeff, a twenty-four-year-old recent college graduate with no idea what he wants to do with his life. With his college years spent in the late 60s where he was heavily involved in the…