April 17, 2018
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Highly Rated WW1 and WW11 Reads
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I read a lot of histfic and one of my favorite sub genres is WW1 and WW11 histfic. Listed below are 10 of my highest rated and favorite histfic reads (1 is nonfiction) that have also received high star ratings on Goodreads. In addition, I included some honorable mention because there are more than 10 reads that are memorable to me for various reasons. Not all titles are reviewed because I read them before publishing this blog (in which case I’ve provided the Amazon link).
Listed in order of their Goodreads star rating.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
WW11
Amazon Information Here
My Rating: 4
Goodreads: 4.56
From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon
WW11
Full Review Here
My Rating: 5 (a recent favorite!)
Goodreads: 4.41
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
WW11
Full Review Here
My Rating: 5
Goodreads: 4.41
Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand
WW11 (nonfiction)
Amazon Information Here
My Rating: 5
Goodreads: 4.39
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
WW11 (YA)
Brief Review Here (scroll down page)
My Rating: 5
Goodreads: 4.36
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
WW11 (YA)
Amazon Information Here
My Rating: 5
Goodreads: 4.36
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
WW11
Amazon Information Here
My Rating: 5
Goodreads: 4.3
Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor
WW1
Full Review Here
My Rating: 5
Goodreads: 4.18
The Baker’s Secret by Stephen P Kiernan
WW11
Amazon Information Here
My Rating: 4
Goodreads: 4.04
The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff
WW11
Brief Review Here (scroll down page)
My Rating: 4
Goodreads: 4.01
Honorable Mention
(other favorites that might have been in my top 10 on a different day):
As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (WW1 time period)
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (post WW11 with flashbacks/memories of war)
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
The Soldier’s Wife by Margaret Leroy
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (WW11 time period)
Happy Reading Bookworms!
“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.”
~Rainer Maria Rilke
“I love the world of words, where life and literature connect.”
~Denise J Hughes
“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad ones.”
~Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“I read because books are a form of transportation, of teaching, and of connection!
Books take us to places we’ve never been, they teach us about our world, and they help us to understand human experience.”
~Madeleine Riley, Top Shelf Text
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Let’s Discuss!
I’d love to hear all about what you’re reading!
What are your favorite WW11 hisfic or nonfiction reads?
Have you read any of these titles? Which are your favorites?
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