Historical fiction reading challenge - hosted by secretbookcase

Set during wartime
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The Lost Sister by Kathleen McGurl

The Lost Sister

Kathleen McGurl

298 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Jamie Ford

301 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective slow-paced
The Codebreaker's Secret by Sara Ackerman

The Codebreaker's Secret

Sara Ackerman

9 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Stormbird by Conn Iggulden

Stormbird

Wars of the Roses #1

Conn Iggulden

482 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous informative tense medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

537 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Conjure Women

Afia Atakora

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

17 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff

Code Name Sapphire

Pam Jenoff

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical emotional sad tense medium-paced
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden

324 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason

The Winter Soldier

Daniel Mason

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced