Posts tagged with ‘Historical Fiction’
July 7, 2012
TIGHTLY CRAFTED HISTORICAL mystery stars a Sherlock-brilliant detective tracking a serial killer in 1892 Maine.
Grade: B PLUS
THE TRUTH OF ALL THINGS
Crown
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels
July 6, 2012
CHARMING JANE AUSTENESQUE fantasy, set in a world where magic is an art form. Second in a delightful series!
Grade: B PLUS
GLAMOUR IN GLASS
Tom Doherty Associates
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Novels
June 24, 2012
SWEEPING HISTORICAL NOVEL tells the story of Catherine the Great’s rise to the Russian throne. Engrossing!
Grade: B PLUS
THE WINTER PALACE: A NOVEL OF CATHERINE THE GREAT
Random House
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Novels, Russia
June 17, 2012
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SPIES at Napoleon’s court vie, flirt, work together in this delightful Regency fluff.
Grade: SOLID B
THE GARDEN INTRIGUE
Dutton
2012
Tags: Historical Fiction, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Suspense
June 5, 2012
THE DEATH OF A FRIEND takes psychologist/sleuth Maisie Dobbs back to her Cockney roots. Stylish 1930s cosy!
Grade: B PLUS
ELEGY FOR EDDIE: A MAISIE DOBBS NOVEL
Harper
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels
May 13, 2012
MARVELOUSLY CRAFTED NOVEL of an expatriate returning to England and being caught up in a 60-year-old murder.
Grade: A MINUS
BEFORE THE POISON
William Morrow
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels
May 9, 2012
MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY SAGA takes on class, race, adoption, reproductive rights, but never quite comes alive.
Grade: SOLID B
THE POSSIBILITY OF YOU
Gallery Books
2012
Tags: Historical Fiction, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Women's Fiction
May 5, 2012
GORGEOUS GRAPHIC NOVEL looks at three generations of the Irish-American experience through interlocking tales.
Grade: B PLUS
GONE TO AMERIKAY
Vertigo
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Ireland, New York City, Social and Cultural Commentary
May 1, 2012
INTRICATE VICTORIAN TALE of horror finds ghosts and vampires haunting London’s literati. Chilling and poetic!
Grade: A MINUS
HIDE ME AMONG THE GRAVES
HarperCollins
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Novels
April 25, 2012
POETIC, COMPELLING MEDITATION on the power of myth: a girl’s fascination with Norse legend during, after WWII.
Grade: A MINUS
RAGNAROK: THE END OF THE GODS
Grove
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Novels, Social and Cultural Commentary