Historical fiction reading challenge - hosted by secretbookcase

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Logans #4

Mildred D. Taylor

304 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction classics young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
Hamnet & Judith by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet & Judith

Maggie O'Farrell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Maiden by Kate Foster

The Maiden

Kate Foster

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton

832 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

370 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Trust by Hernán Díaz

Trust

Hernán Díaz

402 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

The Yearling

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

528 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics young adult adventurous slow-paced
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey

Unspeakable Things

Jess Lourey

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

263 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

Like a Love Story

Abdi Nazemian

432 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult emotional medium-paced