historical fiction
The Hounds of Nemhain By Kathy Cecala
This enjoyable young adult novel is set on an island just off the coast of Ireland in 350 A.D. Bran, a teenage boy who leaves his inland village to journey to the coast, is taken by a group of outlaws and has to survive among them—not quite a slave but not quite free, either.
An Interview with R.W. Peake, author of Marching With Caesar: Conquest of Gaul
Tell us a little about your book. Marching With Caesar-Conquest of Gaul is the first of four books in a series telling the story of Titus Pullus, a common Legionary who enlisted in the 10th Legion in the dilectus held in 61 B.C. in Hispania by then-Governor Gaius Julius Caesar. Written in the form of [...]
The Lonely War by Alan Chin
I am so glad to see his book back in print; I loved it when I first read it and loved it even more when I reread it. Alan Chin writes about war as seen through the eyes of a Buddhist, Andrew Waters who must deal with the savageness of World War II in contrast to his own feelings of personal peace.
The Shadow of the Rock by Eileen Haavik McIntire
Firstly I must say that The Shadow of the Rock is a very competently written novel. It looks professional. It has a fine premise. It reads well. There are no stylistic, grammatical or formatting errors which jar, and I am fairly anal when it comes to noticing that sort of thing.
Time of Grace by Gabriella West
I first discovered Gabriella West’s writing last year when I read her most recent novel entitled The Leaving. I have been enamored with her writing ever since, slowly working my way back through some of her short E-fiction, and finally getting to read her first novel, Time of Grace.
Nuncio and The Gypsy Girl in the Gilded Age by Kristin Alexandre
Nuncio and the Gypsy Girl is not your typical graphic novel. There are several historical figures, a love triangle, and no action-driven plotline. It is also narrated by an African Grey Parrot named Nuncio. Taking place at the turn of the century in Dayton, OH, the characters are right in the middle of the making of many great inventions, and intellectual society.
The Titanic Plan by Michael Bockman and Ron Freeman
I loved THE TITANIC PLAN. The story, the writing, the characters engaged me from start to finish. And a hefty book it is, over 8100 locations. By my reckoning, that’s somewhere between 160,000 and 200,000 words. Compared to the size of a mystery or western, it’s portly.
The Secrets They Kept by Joanna Tombrakos
Unforgettable saga of a family and its secrets, a contemporary woman’s “Zorba The Greek”
Review 225: The Raven Girl by Kathy Cecala
The Raven Girl Kathy Cecala ISBN 978 146 106 6378 CreateSpace Copyright © April 2011 236 Pages Paperback $12.00 Kindle $2.99 You might look at the words “Historical Fiction” and “Young Adult” and decide to pass on The Raven Girl by Kathy Cecala. I almost did, there are other reviewers who typically review the young [...]
Review 181: The Noble Pirates by R. L. Jean
Just as Sabrina Grainger falls off a party boat into the Caribbean in 2009, so the reader is dropped right into the action of The Noble Pirates. R. L. Jean (a.k.a. Fiction Chick) makes the reader and her protagonist fend for themselves. Much easier for the reader who is aided by the accomplished storytelling than for poor Sabrina Grainger—a mother, wife, and attorney—whose plunge sinks her nearly three centuries into the world of pirates.