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Historical fiction I’m excited to read

historical fiction i'm excited to read

I really love historical fiction, especially when it’s focused on a mystery – what I like to call, Mystorical Fiction – but I haven’t actually read that many of these type of books. I have loads on my TBR, however, so here’s a list of 6 books I’m really excited to read… at some point…

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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent – I read The Good People by this author last year and I really enjoyed it! I bought this book with some Waterstone’s vouchers in 2017 so it’s really about time I picked it up, and with all it’s amazing reviews, it seems like a good kind of book to pick up in 2019 with my goal of reading “quality over quantity”.

The Muse by Jessie Burton – this is another one of those books where I have read the previous authors book… In this case, The Miniaturist, which was a 5 star read for me. I bought this novel back when it came out in 2016 so it’s another of those books I really need to get around to reading!

The Binding by Bridget Collins – I’ve seen this book all over the blogosphere recently, it sounds really good! I love the cold, autumnal cover. The plot sounds immense and totally unique!

The Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber – this is another book that sounds really different to other books I’ve read in this genre & I love love love the cover!

Mr Peacock’s Possessions by Lydia Syson – I won this on Reader’s First last year and I really need to get around to reading it! I love how eerie it sounds and the reviews for it are great so that gives me hope that will be an enjoyable read.

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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles – this is set in 1922, does this count as historical fiction? It’s on the Goodreads Popular Historical Fiction list! Anyway, I received this in a book swap I participated in last year and it’s been on my radar for ages so I hope it’s good!

So there we have it! Those are a select few Historical Fiction novels I really want to read. There are loads more on my Goodreads shelves, so maybe I’ll do a part 2 of this post!

Have you read any of these, what did you think? Are there any historical fiction novels you want read?

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  1. The only one I’ve read is The Muse and I loved it. I thought the dual timelines was done brilliantly, and basing the story around pieces of artwork was rather interesting. In that respect, it reminds me quite a bit of The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild which also has a mystery and historical element to it.

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  9. Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres as well and I have most of these on my TBR as well! A Gentleman In Moscow is a great read…, It’s mostly a character driven story about the life of the mian character and can be a bit slow, but it’s beautifully written.

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  15. I love Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist and have been wanting to read The Muse ever since it first came out. I feel like this year will be a year of historical fiction for me, I’m currently reading two of them at the same time! 🙂 Hope you enjoy Burial Rites, though I personally prefer The Good People I think they’re both amazing ❤

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