Category Archives: Historical Fiction

“Thread for Pearls: A Story of Resilient Hope” by Lauren Speeth

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

THREAD FOR PEARLS: A STORY OF RESILIENT HOPE Lauren Speeth Elfenworks Productions (2018) ISBN 9780999707104 Reviewed by Kimberly Luyckx for Reader Views (12/18) “Thread for Pearls: A Story of Resilient Hope” is a novel set in the 1960s and 70s … Continue reading →

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“And the Darkness Fell” by Pat McGrath

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

AND THE DARKNESS FELL Pat McGrath Outskirts Press (2018) ISBN  9781478797951 Reviewed by Jennifer Wilson for Reader Views (11/18) “And the Darkness Fell” by Pat McGrath is a work of fiction, based on the life of an actual historical figure, … Continue reading →

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“Daniel: The Age of Epimetheus” by Peter Pactor

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

DANIEL: THE AGE OF EPIMETHEUS Peter Pactor Friesen Press (2018) ISBN 9781525519345 Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (11/18) During the spring of 1929, a young man named Daniel French was educating himself on the economics of that time. … Continue reading →

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“A Promise Given” by Michelle Cox

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

A PROMISE GIVEN Michelle Cox She Writes Press (2018) ISBN 9781631523748 Reviewed by Kimberly Luyckx for Reader Views (10/18) The novel “A Promise Given” tells the story of the Howards and the Exleys – two prominent families living in Chicago … Continue reading →

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“Last on A Match” by Diana K. Perkins

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

LAST ON A MATCH: THE FINAL CHAPTER Diana K. Perkins Shetucket Hollow Press (2018) ISBN 9780989199476 Reviewed by Carol Hoyer for Reader Views (10/18) In 1888 twins Felicity Louise White and Millicent Submit White were as different as night and … Continue reading →

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“The Comedian” by Clem Martini

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

THE COMEDIAN Clem Martini University of Calgary Press (2018) ISBN 9781552389775 Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (09/18) “The Comedian” by Clem Martini follows Titus Maccius Plautus, a struggling playwright in the Roman Republic, in his hopes to make … Continue reading →

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“Room 203C” by David Goldwasser

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

ROOM 203C David Goldwasser Outskirts Press (2018) ISBN 9781478747604 Reviewed by Megan Weiss for Reader Views (9/18) David Goldwasser’s “Room 203C” is a masterpiece of interwoven storylines and characters.  Max, the novel’s protagonist, starts out as a young, scared boy … Continue reading →

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