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The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile by C.W. Gortner

The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile

C.W. Gortner

470 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction historical romance challenging informative slow-paced
The Reckoning by Sharon Kay Penman

The Reckoning

Welsh Princes #3

Sharon Kay Penman

592 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction historical adventurous emotional slow-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

368 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

8 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

323 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House on the Prairie

Little House #3

Laura Ingalls Wilder

335 pages • first pub 1935 (editions) user-added

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction childrens classics historical adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara

Gods and Generals

The Civil War Trilogy #1

Jeff Shaara

498 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced
In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made by Norman F. Cantor

In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made

Norman F. Cantor

245 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
A King's Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman

A King's Ransom

Plantagenets #5

Sharon Kay Penman

685 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction historical emotional informative medium-paced
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

928 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced