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

Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
All books added
The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood

The Engineer's Wife

Tracey Enerson Wood

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced
Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten

Tsarina

Ellen Alpsten

464 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The Taste of Sugar by Marisel Vera

The Taste of Sugar

Marisel Vera

380 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative sad slow-paced
Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago

Conquistadora

Esmeralda Santiago

432 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional slow-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

420 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa

A General Theory of Oblivion

José Eduardo Agualusa

245 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary reflective sad medium-paced
Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman

Blackhearts

Blackhearts #1

Nicole Castroman

369 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical romance young adult lighthearted slow-paced
A River in the Trees by Jacqueline O'Mahony

A River in the Trees

Jacqueline O'Mahony

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Conjure Women

Afia Atakora

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced