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Category: Historical Fiction

The Herring Girl (cover)

March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 Carol

The Herring Girl [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #HistoricalFiction @BoldwoodBooks #ReadingIrelandMonth26 @cathy746books

Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray (cover) Image: a woman in a blue coat and hat walks toward the Capitol Building in the distance

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Carol

Becoming Madam Secretary [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #WomensHistoryMonth #HistoricalFiction

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 Carol

Hidden Yellow Stars [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #WomensHistoryMonth #HistoricalFiction #Resistance

captivating characters of the month graphic

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Carol

Captivating Characters of February 2026 #AFoundingMother #AbigailAdams #LinkParty #bookblogger #captivatingcharacters26 #bookx #booksky #HistoricalFiction #bookreview #NetGalley @WmMorrowBooks #USHistory

James by Percival Everett (cover)

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Carol

James [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #LiteraryFiction #Classics #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth

Kin by Tayari Jones

February 25, 2026February 26, 2026 Carol

Kin [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #Kin #HistoricalFiction #BlackHistoryMonth @AAKnopf @PantheonBooks #AmReading

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Carol

Homegoing [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #FamilySaga #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth

Shared Secrets for the Home Front Nurses by Rachel Brimble

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 Carol

Shared Secrets for the Home Front Nurses [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #HistoricalFiction @BoldwoodBooks #Series

AllWe WerePromised by AshtonLattimore(cover) Image: threewomenstand outside a vurning building

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 Carol

All We Were Promised [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth

Marrying the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund

February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 Carol

Marrying the Matchmaker [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #HistoricalFiction @Bethany_House #HistoricalRomance @GreatReadsBookPromo #Series

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