Historical Fiction – Tessa Talks Books

The Third Instinct by Kent Lester #BookReview #Thriller

A high-octane thriller that sets Dan Clifford against ancient secret societies vying for power in the modern world; in the vein of Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series. In The Third Instinct, … Continue reading The Third Instinct by Kent Lester #BookReview #Thriller

WHO IS THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE? Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary … Continue reading Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese | #BookReview #HistoricalFiction #Retelling

From the winner of the National Jewish Book Award—Ronald H. Balson’s An Affair of Spies tells of a spy mission to rescue a defector from Germany and prevent the Nazis from creating … Continue reading An Affair of Spies by Ronald H. Balson | #BookReview #Historical #Thriller #Espionage

In the tradition of modern fairy tales like Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver comes an immersive fantasy saga, a debut novel about estranged siblings who are … Continue reading Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott | #BookReview #MagicalRealism #Lore #BabaYaga #fantasy

A mother and daughter find the courage to go undercover after stumbling upon a Nazi cell in Los Angeles during the early days of World War II—a tantalizing novel from … Continue reading Mother Daughter Traitor Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal | #BookReview #Historical #Thriller #WWII

The year is 500 AD. Sisters Isla and Blue live in the shadows of the Ghost City, the abandoned ruins of the once-glorious mile-wide Roman settlement Londinium on the bank … Continue reading Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott #BookReview #Historical #Fantasy

In this series debut from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, a modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland—in an unfamiliar body—with a killer on the loose. MAY 20, 2019: Homicide … Continue reading A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong #BookReview #Mystery #Thriller #TimeTravel

A STUNNING NEW WORK OF HISTORICAL FANTASY, J. M. MIRO’S ORDINARY MONSTERS INTRODUCES READERS TO THE DARK, LABYRINTHINE WORLD OF THE TALENTS England, 1882. In Victorian London, two children with mysterious powers are … Continue reading Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro #BookReview #HistoricalFantasy #EpicFantasy #5Stars

Both suspenseful and deeply moving, Carolina Moonset is an engrossing novel about family, memories both golden and terrible, and secrets too dangerous to stay hidden forever, from New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award-winning … Continue reading Carolina Moonset by Matt Goldman #BookReview #Suspense #Mystery #History

Publication Date: April 5, 2022 A must-read debut novel! Meet Elizabeth Zott: a one-of-a-kind scientist in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the star of a … Continue reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus #BookReview #MustRead #WomenEmpowerment

1965 Growing up in the well-to-do town of Round Hill, North Carolina, Ellie Hockley was raised to be a certain type of proper Southern lady. Enrolled in college and all … Continue reading The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain #BookReview #Historical #Mystery

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant … Continue reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid #BookReview #HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction #LGBTQ+