Category Archives: Historical Fiction

Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips – a Book Review

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I had absolutely no expectations when I picked up this novel. The cover was quite intriguing, but I’d never read any books by Phillips despite her having quite a few titles under her belt. This book was, in fact, a … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – February 7, 2024

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking On a World of Words. In it, each blogger answers three questions: What are you currently reading? What have you recently finished? What will you read next? What am … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – January 31, 2024

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I can’t believe a whole week has gone by since the last time I wrote one of these! Welcome to WWW Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. In this series, each blogger … Continue reading →

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A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick – a Book Review

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

This is a book I picked up for a very specific reason. My father has become thoroughly enthralled, obsessed almost, with the subject of ancestry. He’s on a mission to trace nearly every line of our family tree as far … Continue reading →

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The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah – a Book Review

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Unfortunately this will be the last of my 2023 backlog that I’m going to fully review. All of the others I’m just posting quick little goodreads review and starting fresh in 2024 with the blog. I got way too far … Continue reading →

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The Stargazer’s Sister by Carrie Brown – a Book Review

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I love this kind of book. The Stargazer’s Sister is the mostly-true story of Caroline Herschel, the also famous sister of legendary astronomer, William Herschel. Anyone with even a passing interest in astronomy will know his name, and even those … Continue reading →

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The One and Only (hopefully) Lazy Overwhelmed Blogger Post

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I decided I really needed to get myself much more caught up, so I’ve decided not to FULLY review some of my more recent reads from January through March of this year. One or two of them I will because … Continue reading →

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The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline – a Book Review

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I have counted up the number of books I’ve read but not reviewed, and I’m too embarrassed to tell you what that number is. Rest assured, it’s bad. Obviously, I’ve been reading a lot but not much more. Sure, reading … Continue reading →

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The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian – a Book Review

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I chose this book a few months ago for my month’s pick for Read Between the Wines, my book club. I came across the audiobook on my app and was intrigued by the cover. It was touted as a book … Continue reading →

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The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker – a Book Review

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I have a lot of respect for this book. It’s wildly inventive, a truly unique blend of magical realism, historical fiction, and coming of age drama. The coming of age part is in a pretty roundabout way but I still … Continue reading →

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