Tag: historical fiction
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History + Vampires = One Fun Graphic Novel
Lesser Known That You Should Own #4: Comics and Graphic Novels My, possibly concerning, obsession with vampires has been made abundantly clear. The fact that I am also a sucker (haha) for historically inspired fiction, especially when it is a subject that has inspired many a rabbit hole, made this graphic novel a no-brainer. Our…
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Embrace Winter with ‘The Snow Child’: A Heartfelt Review
For the first reading challenge of 2026, I decided to read a book that truly felt like winter. Not just with a significant increase in snowfall, but that gave you a sense of real cold. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey captures that feeling and invokes so many more.
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Exploring Books by Month: A Fun Reading Challenge for 2026
This whole reading challenge was built around picking two books per month based on an element of the month itself.
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Lady Of Ch’iao Kuo Warrior Of The South: A Positive Perspective
Because she lived so long ago, we do not have a ton of information on her life. What we do have, however, makes it clear that she was a pretty awesome lady.
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Grass: A Positive Perspective
The illustrations genuinely add to the story and make it all more powerful. The victims are not just words on a page. It forces you to look at them and what was done to them.
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Maud’s Line: A Positive Perspective
Maud is a headstrong, fun-loving eighteen year old and provides a great window into life on these allotments in Eastern Oklahoma in 1928. You follow her and her family as they attempt to hold on to aspects of a culture that many are trying to take from them.
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The Women: A Positive Perspective
Like the author says, this is a story inspired by the women who lived and experienced it. And it’s about time the world knew their stories.
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Hild: A Positive Perspective
The character of Hild is a strong-willed woman who finds her place in a world where strong-willed women have to lead more from the shadows than the stage.
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Forbidden Notebook: A Positive Perspective
There is something in Valeria’s story that is in all women, in all of us. The world decides a lot of her actions. In many stories, this dynamic can make the main character seem weak. But here, it serves to highlight the injustices in a world that often does not let women be the architects…
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Carrie Soto Is Back: A Positive Perspective
If this was a book solely about tennis I would have probably enjoyed it. Oh, but this story is about so much more.