Archive for the ‘historical fiction’ Category

Those Who Save Us

First, I must apologize for my month long hiatus. I hardly picked up a book at all during the month of August, partly because I had so many things going on and partly because I burnt myself out a bit with all those books I read in July. Well, new inspiration from Borders’ 3 for [...]

September 9, 2007   Posted in: fiction, historical fiction  No Comments

Alias Grace

I loved this book! Finally, a review of a book that I can say that about. Yay! What I absolutely loved best about this book was the unusual narrative approach. Some sections are written from a third person limited point of view, some from first person. The changing perspectives deepen the sense of mystery as [...]

July 17, 2007   Posted in: fiction, historical fiction, mystery  3 Comments

The Other Boleyn Girl

I had a rough start with this one, but it eventually drew me in. As an historical novel, I really didn’t like it so much; there were only ever little nods to authenticity, such as the women spending much of the day embroidering an altar cloth, or little references to clothing and such. Unfortunately, those [...]

April 24, 2007   Posted in: fiction, historical fiction  One Comment

I am Morgan le Fay

It has taken me quite some time to get around to reviewing this book, and it isn’t because I haven’t had time. (Okay, that’s part of it, but not the main reason.) I simply can’t decide if I liked it. That seems to be the norm lately, so I don’t know if it’s a phase [...]

April 17, 2007   Posted in: fantasy, fiction, historical fiction  2 Comments