Historical Fiction – The Audiobook Review

Descending Thirds

8 May 2026

Descending Thirds spans a few decades, mostly centered in the 60s and 70s, following Alexandra as she tries to make her mark in the classical music world. Talent matters, but it’s clear early on that it isn’t enough. Expectations especially […]

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The Murmur of Bees

19 December 2025

The Murmur of Bees is one of those novels that left me unsure how I felt about it even after fourteen hours of listening. It is slow, meandering, and steeped in atmosphere, giving that almost stereotypical sense of rural Mexico

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

14 October 2025

I do enjoy ridiculous, weird, or comically long titles on books, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is certainly a mouthful. But behind that unwieldy name is a genuinely charming story told entirely through letters and telegrams.

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The Story Collector

5 October 2025

There’s something quietly charming about The Story Collector. It weaves together Irish folklore, small-town life, and the ache of starting over. All with just a hint of magic at the edges. Sarah, recently divorced and escaping her old life by

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The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

23 September 2025

This is one of those books where the idea alone is fascinating: take odd scraps of history such as a court record, a news clipping, a rumour passed down and spin a story from it. Emma Donoghue doesn’t just retell

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True North

12 August 2025

Life in mid-century rural America isn’t romanticized in True North by Gary Eller. It’s raw, bleak, unflinchingly honest and not in any rush. It lets decades spool out slowly, dropping in on small towns, farming families, and reservation life across

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The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill

28 May 2025

I had a difficult time pressing pause on The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller. The lives and struggles of the characters grew on me, slowly at first like the cider apples, cherries, and pears in their family-run

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I Survived Gettysburg

17 March 2024

Prepare yourself to take a haunting journey through history, blending the horror of the American Civil War with a gripping tale of mystery and the supernatural. “I Survived Gettysburg”, by Mark Pieper, is an incredibly captivating exploration of the past,

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Season of the Gods

3 March 2024

Reading “Season of the Gods” was like stepping into a time machine and heading back to Hollywood’s golden age, with a twist of wartime intrigue and a sprinkle of behind-the-scenes magic. I must have watched Casablanca countless times over the

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Danger9b and his Goddess of Fortune

13 January 2024

Danger9b and his Goddess of Fortune, though an oddly titled tale, weaves a delightful narrative of young love in a foreign land, an enduring mystery passed down through generations, and a captivating treasure hunt across countries and time. Set against

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Firefax

25 November 2023

Going into this, I thought this was going to be similar to National Treasure because of the references to the American Revolution and a hunt for a city of gold, but I was way off. Sure, that’s part of it

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How to Stop Time

18 May 2023

How to Stop Time, written by Matt Haig, is inspirational and mildly depressing at the same time. The story revolves around Tom Hazard, a man who appears to be in his 40s but is actually closer to 440 due to

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