The world needs more queer literature, so I'm glad this exists and was published. Ultimately, I'm disenchanted with The Disenchantment by Celia Bell. Muddy and meandering, it leaves the reader bored and a little confused.
Tag: Historical Fiction
Forging Friendships in The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Three young women from drastically different backgrounds converge on Bletchley Park in 1940 and meet the consequences head on in the days leading up to Princess Elizabeth’s wedding in 1947.
Ignore the Title Paula McLain’s Love and Ruin Isn’t That Bad
A fictional look into the tumultuous relationship between Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway as she grows from a talented young woman into a fearless writer.
Anna of Kleve by Alison Weir
I don't like historical fiction because history is so interesting it doesn't need to be changed, but writers are constantly changing history... Alison Weir is a popular historian, so she writes better historical fiction than the vast majority out there. In her latest, she explores the oft overlooked fourth wife of Henry VIII and a possible secret love child.
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
Charles Dickens is having a midlife crisis at Christmas time, and his publishers are demanding a Christmas novel when everything in his life is falling apart.
Home for Erring and Outcast Girls by Julie Kibler
I was utterly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but Julie Kibler captured my interest and respect with her cutting and insightful novel.