Book Riot's 2020 Read Harder Challenge - hosted by thestorygraph

Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
All books added
La vengeance du carnivore by Upamanyu Chatterjee

La vengeance du carnivore

Upamanyu Chatterjee

128 pages • 2018

fiction crime dark medium-paced
The Paris Hours by Alex George

The Paris Hours

Alex George

253 pages • 2020

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen

Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance

Jennieke Cohen

448 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction historical mystery romance young adult adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
War of the Wolf by Bernard Cornwell

War of the Wolf

The Last Kingdom #11

Bernard Cornwell

352 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction historical adventurous fast-paced
To Keep the Sun Alive by Rabeah Ghaffari

To Keep the Sun Alive

Rabeah Ghaffari

283 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

Tokyo Ueno Station

Yu Miri

180 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

The Black God's Drums

P. Djèlí Clark

112 pages • digital • 2018

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark fast-paced
Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee

Smoke and Ashes

Sam Wyndham #3

Abir Mukherjee

352 pages • 2018

fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • hardcover • 2006

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
English by Michael Sun Lee, Martin Merz, Wang Gang, Jane Weizhen Pan

English

Michael Sun Lee, Martin Merz, Wang Gang, Jane Weizhen Pan

8 pages • 2009

fiction historical young adult emotional reflective sad slow-paced