Title: How to Stop Time Author: Matt Haig Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: Tom Hazard is an anomaly. He’s been alive for over four hundred years. Thanks to the Albatross Society and its leader Hiendrich, he’s had a comfortable life moving around every eight years. So long as Tom helps recruit new long lived peopleContinue reading “How to Stop Time – Matt Haig”
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil – V.E. Schwab
Title: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Author: V.E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy Plot: Three women are bound by fate. One choses her fate for control, one for love, and third has her fate chosen for her. María is the oldest of the three. She’s born in 1532 in a small town in Spain. She’sContinue reading “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil – V.E. Schwab”
The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
Title: The Da Vinci Code Author: Dan Brown Genre: Mystery Plot: Symbology expert, Robert Langdon is called into the Louvre in Paris in the middle of the night. He had a late night at a work function and isn’t up for it, but he can’t refuse the French Judicial Police, especially the chief Bezu Fache.Continue reading “The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown”
The Shadow Key – Susan Stokes-Chapman
Title: The Shadow Key Author: Susan Stokes-Chapman Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Plot: Dr. Henry Talbot has recently been dismissed from his position at his London hospital. After months of job searching, he takes a position at Plas Helyg, an English owned mansion in the Welsh countryside. Lord Julian Tresilian is the owner and Henry’s employer.Continue reading “The Shadow Key – Susan Stokes-Chapman”
Pandora – Susan Stokes-Chapman
Title: Pandora Author: Susan Stokes-Chapman Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: Dora Blake is the daughter of late antiquities dealers in 1799 London. Her scheming Uncle Hezekiah now runs the shop. He passes forgeries as the real deal while hiding the fact that he has real antiques on sale for the black market. Dora starts toContinue reading “Pandora – Susan Stokes-Chapman”
Six Days in Bombay – Alka Joshi
Title: Six Days in Bombay Title: Alka Joshi Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Sona Falstaff is a nurse in 1930’s Bombay, India. One day, Mira Novak comes in to Sona’s hospital after a miscarriage. While Mira heals, the two become fast friends because of their shared half-Indian heritage. But her slow healing makes the doctor’s concerned.Continue reading “Six Days in Bombay – Alka Joshi”
Someone Else’s Shoes – Jojo Moyes
Title: Someone Else’s Shoes Author: Jojo Moyes Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Nisha Cantor is the wife of a wealthy businessman, Carl Cantor. She knows what she wants out of life and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, even if it pisses everyone else off. Out of the blue, Carl cuts her off and locks herContinue reading “Someone Else’s Shoes – Jojo Moyes”
Ghost Talkers – Mary Robinette Kowal
Title: Ghost Talkers Author: Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: Ginger Stuyvesant is an American living in London in the early 1900’s. When WW1 breaks out, Ginger helps out in a new volunteer corp of the military. This new corp is a group of mediums with military liaisons. The soldiers are trained toContinue reading “Ghost Talkers – Mary Robinette Kowal”
The Circus Train – Amita Parikh
Title: The Circus Train Author: Amita Parikh Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Lena Papadapoulos is the daughter of famous circus illusionist, Theo Papadapoulos. She lives on the train traveling across Europe but has never fit in or had an act of her own. So she’s never really fit in. Then she finds a boy, Alexandre, passedContinue reading “The Circus Train – Amita Parikh”
The Bedlam Detective – Stephan Gallagher
Title: The Bedlam Detective Author: Stephan Gallagher Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Plot: Sebastian Becker is an investigator with the Bethlehem Hospital, famously known as Bedlam, in the late 1800’s. His newest patient to look into is Sir Owain Lancaster. Sir Owain has recently returned from an adventure in the Amazon that went horribly wrong. He’sContinue reading “The Bedlam Detective – Stephan Gallagher”
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