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8 Historical Fiction Recommendations | a wide variety of books
Hey everyone! We wanted to share with you some of our most loved historical fiction books. Some of these recommendations are ones that we think are truly great works of literature, and we hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching!– Amelia and Mattie Grace
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Book Review: The Light in Hidden Places
Hi everyone! It’s Amelia writing today to share a book review. I haven’t found much time to read this month, but I wanted to talk about one of the books I read that I really enjoyed. It’s called The Light in Hidden Places by Shannon Cameron. It is set in 1943 and follows the true story of Stefania Podgorska, a 17-year-old girl who hid 13 Jews in her home. My friend recommended this book to me (Thanks, Lillian!) and I really enjoyed it for the way it made me think and the feeling that spoke through the story. I’ll leave you to read the more detailed blurb for yourself if…
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Historical Fiction Reading Vlog | Reading On a Time Crunch
Hi, everyone! We recently recorded a video where we focus mostly on reading without a lot of time. This is a topic we can relate to, and we thought a lot of others probably could as well. We thought it would be kind of interesting to film ourselves during a busy weekend and show how we pushed ourselves to read a little bit more! Thanks for watching! – Amelia and Mattie Grace
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My Favorite Books this Year
Hello everyone! It’s Mattie. This week, I just wanted to share a few books that I’ve really enjoyed this year. The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Newly orphaned Peggy Grahame is caught off-guard when she first arrives at her family’s ancestral estate. The house is full of mysteries and ghosts. Soon Peggy becomes involved with the spirits of her own Colonial ancestors and witnesses the unfolding of a centuries-old romance against a backdrop of spies and intrigue and of battles plotted and foiled.” This book was written in 1958 and has an almost dual timeline between then and Colonial New York. The synopsis sounds strange, but don’t let…
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4 Historical Fiction Books We Recommend for this Summer📚
Hey, everyone! Today we’re going to be recommending a few Historical Fiction books that we really enjoy and think that others will too. We found that we really enjoy Historical Fiction books, so we thought we would share some that we really like that we haven’t talked about on our blog yet! Mattie’s books: Gilead – Marilynne Robinson Reverend John Ames’ life is coming to an end. The old reverend writes one long letter to his seven-year-old son to be read when he grows up, to tell his son what he won’t be there to teach him. Set in the 1950s, John Ames takes us through his life and his…
