Category: Historical Fiction

The Crown’s Fate by Evelyn Skye

Posted June 2, 2017 by Adalyn in Fantasy, Historical Fiction / 2 Comments
The Crown’s Fate by Evelyn Skye

The Crown’s Fate by Evelyn Skye Rating: 5/5 stars Published: May 16, 2017 by Balzer + Bray Pages: 400 (hardcover) Series: Second in the Crown’s Fate duology Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction/Fantasy Summary from Goodreads: Russia is on the brink of great change. Pasha’s coronation approaches, and Vika is now the Imperial Enchanter, but the role she once coveted may be more […]

Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee

Posted February 23, 2017 by Adalyn in Historical Fiction / 5 Comments
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee

Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee Rating: 4/5 stars Published: May 24, 2016 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Pages: 391 (hardcover) Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Summary from Goodreads: San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty in Chinatown, and an education at St. Clare’s School for Girls is her best hope. Although St. Clare’s […]

Stalking Jack the Ripper // A Creepy yet Delightful Story

Posted September 26, 2016 by Adalyn in Historical Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments
Stalking Jack the Ripper // A Creepy yet Delightful Story

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco Rating: 4.5/5 stars Published: September 20, 2016 by Jimmy Patterson Pages: 336 (hardcover) Series: First in a trilogy Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Thriller/Horror Summary from Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a […]

The Passion of Dolssa

Posted September 22, 2016 by Adalyn in Historical Fiction, Reviews / 2 Comments
The Passion of Dolssa

The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry Rating: 4/5 stars Published: April 12, 2016 by Viking Books for Young Readers Pages: 478 (hardcover) Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Summary Goodreads: Dolssa is a young gentlewoman with uncanny gifts, on the run from an obsessed friar determined to burn her as a heretic for the passion she refuses to tame. Botille is a […]

The Crown’s Game

Posted August 18, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Reviews / 9 Comments
The Crown’s Game

  The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye Rating: 3.5/5 stars Published: May 12, 2016 Pages: 399 Genre: YA Historical Fiction, Fantasy Series: First in a duology Summary from Goodreads:Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only […]

My Lady Jane

Posted July 28, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Historical Fiction, Reviews / 8 Comments
My Lady Jane

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Rating: five out of five stars Published: June 7, 2016 Summary from Goodreads: Edward (long live the king) is the King of England. He’s also dying, which is inconvenient, as he’s only sixteen and he’d much rather be planning for his first kiss than considering who will […]