While mystery/suspense is my go-to genre when I want an escape, I am drawn to historical fiction for a rich reading experience in another time and place. I want historically accurate details and the characters to have the same values/characteristics that you would have found had you been able to time travel in real life. My TTT list today consists of the last 10 novels I have read that fit those standards. I hope you find a time and place you want to go too.
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Top 10 Books That Took Me to Another Time And Place
The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner — 1950s America
The American Queen by Vanessa Miller — Reconstruction South
Darkness Calls The Tiger by Janyre Tromp — WWII Burma (Myanmar)
Embers in The London Sky by Sarah Sundin — WWII London
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawson — late 18th century New England
Man of Shadow And Mist by Michelle Griep — Victorian England
Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles — WWI France
Of Love And Treason by Jamie Ogle — 3rd century Rome
The Women by Kristin Hannah — 1960s/1970s Vietnam and America
The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray — France — Revolutionary period, WWI, WWII
I must check out that Kristin Hannah book. I really enjoyed Wild and The Nightingale.
The American Queen piques my interest.
Darkness Calls the Tiger has a cool cover.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
I loved the All-American! I have several of the others on my TBR.
I have The All American on my TBR, I love reading about women and sports.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-historical-fiction-reads-from-2024/
You’ll love it!
I really want to read Of Love and Treason — it looks exactly like the kinds of books I love.
I focused on historical fiction for my TTT list this week too 🙂
Mysteries are my go-to as well, but I also love historical fiction. I’ve only read THE FROZEN RIVER from your list, but several of these are on my TBR list.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Kristin Hannah is popular this week. I need to read more of her books.
The Women and The Frozen River are both favourite reads of mine. Nice list, Becky.
Thx!
Thanks for the list. The Women of Chateau Lafayette made me want to read more non-fiction about the place and the actual people. Happy reading!