My All-Time Top 10 Favorite Historical Fiction Books

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When the World Was Ours -
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Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth -
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The Length of a String -
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Between Shades of Gray -
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The Storyteller -
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky -
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Necessary Lies -
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The Great Alone -
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A Gentleman in Moscow -
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@confessionofabookdragon Жыл бұрын

The Innocent Traitor by Alison Wier, The Lighthouse Keepers Daughter by Hazel Gaynor, The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor, The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner, The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh, Little Women by Louis May Alcott, Anne of Green Gables by L. M Montgomery, The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit by Colby Cedar Smith, Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, A Brief History of Montmaray Series by Michelle Cooper, Goodbye, My Rose Garden, Vol. 1 (Manga) by Dr. Pepperco, Amber Tamosaitis(Translator), Number the Stars by Lois Lowery, The Librarian of Boone's Hollow by Kim Vogel Sawyer

@kelseywood174 Жыл бұрын

Lots of great books here! I am so glad I found your channel. Looking forward to watching more videos ☺️

@LifeisGoodLiveFully 8 күн бұрын

Great video and list! Thank you for the recommendations, I've added a few to my TBR!

@gayleham Жыл бұрын

“All the light we can’t see” Doerr. Gave me a glimpse into understanding mind of “enemy” of ww 2. Beautiful book.

@MameysMedley Жыл бұрын

LOVED this video as historical fiction is my favorite genre. I have only read a couple of these so I am so excited to add a bunch to my tbr. THANK YOU!!

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

Oh yay! I hope you enjoy them when you read them.

@loriwald9532 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendations. I am new to this genre and have loved the ones I have read so far.

@dixiesmom4633 Жыл бұрын

I always get excited when you review historical fiction. Your picks have me adding to my TBR, ugh!! I have The Great Alone, but have not read it yet. That will be first up come January. Great video!

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

It's a great winter read!!

@karenmiller1105 Жыл бұрын

Awesome recommendations. Thank you.

@doowopshopgal Жыл бұрын

I loved All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doorr. Thank you for all these book recommendations

@meganmadkour9328 Жыл бұрын

The Great Alone is on my Historathon 3.0 TBR… can’t wait to start it. Right now I am listening to The Lost Vintage, and reading A Bend In The Stars by Rachel Barenbaum, which I am loving!

@ChantelReadsAllDay Жыл бұрын

I just ordered When the World was Ours on the weekend, can't wait to read it!

@kfp10596 Жыл бұрын

Loved these! I loved when we read Beneath the Scarlet Sky together. I have to read The Storyteller. I may slip that in if I need a substitute for historathon. My ultimate favorite is The Nightingale.

@barbaramanickas6580 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your favorites

@hillarylavendar9233 Жыл бұрын

When there is only one son in the family, he does not need to go to war unless he volunteers. Th US government changed the law after WWII. Saving Private Ryan was based upon the story. My dad went to Vietnam because his older brother dodged the draft. Because my dad took his place, my uncle never got in trouble for dodging. They were the only two sons in the family.

@jenniferdobbs7092 Жыл бұрын

Loved Beneath Ther Scarlet Sky, and A Gentleman in Moscow, both are great reads! I have a handful of your list on my shelves, but have yet to read them. I don't know if I could pick a favorite just yet. So many to choose from.

@zeevausman4500 Жыл бұрын

I couldn't resist suggesting you this historical fiction novel as I was watching your video: (The Thief, the Harlot, and the Healer) My favorite genre is historical fiction.

@saifonlawrence2044 8 ай бұрын

So many great books...so little time

@Jordan_elaine Жыл бұрын

Between shades of grey has been on my tbr so long! I loved her newest one I Must Betray You and also Salt to the Sea!

@WildeBookGarden Жыл бұрын

I want to try Bianca Marais! and I actually think the rule is 30+ years counts as historical fiction? which means books set in the 90's would qualify and that is alarming to me LOL

@monicamoskovics8686 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! These looks like awesome reads! My favorite middle grade historical fiction thus far is A Place to Hang the Moon - Kate Albus.

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

Another great one!

@MargaretPinard Жыл бұрын

So many I hadn't heard of, and so many recent ones! Loved Gentleman in Moscow :)))

@Readingindarknesss Жыл бұрын

I need to read between shades of grey! Thats one of the books i plan to read this month!

@juliequezada7504 Жыл бұрын

The Giver of Stars needs to be on this list. You introduced me to this book, and it is one of my favorite historical fiction books. 🙂

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

It is so good!

@MameysMedley Жыл бұрын

YES! Loved it too!

@GloriaZThompson Жыл бұрын

Wonderful idea, I might have to copy you. 😉

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

Please do!

@wendyhoward2699 Жыл бұрын

I loved Beneath a Scarlet Sky. You had a lot of good books. Blessings.

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

It was so good! Thanks!

@Readingindarknesss Жыл бұрын

Necessary lies was a great one! Im gonna read the last house on the street this month

@angiegarza1145 Жыл бұрын

I loved Beneath a Scarlet Sky!

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

It was so good!

@panktimodi5866 Жыл бұрын

I have to read few of the books which you have suggested. I am adding remaining in my tbr list. I love historical fiction but after reading one usually I need something light as many of those covers heavy topics. These are some of the books which covers part of lesser known history(Some of these books are famous and some less so) A Thousand Splendid Suns/The Kite Runner Pachinko Homegoing Moloka'i The Nighingale The Vanishing Half The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane/The Island of Sea Women Purple Hibiscus The Henna Artist A Fall of Marigolds Before We Were Yours Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Orhan's Inheritance The Mountains Sing The Other Einstein Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet I hope you enjoy some of these.

@CoUNtryForEva Жыл бұрын

city of thieves, Moloka'i, Before We Were Yours, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Help ... these are also amazing

@pagesofblessings Жыл бұрын

Casually adding all of these to my TBR. Our historical fiction preferences seem to be quite similar, and I actually own 3 of these (one thanks to you ❤) but have not read them (Great Alone, The Storytellers, and Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth). I am very interested to read Necessary Lies, I read Big Lies in a Small Town by the same author and enjoyed that. I’m not sure how you narrowed it down to 10!

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not this was actually not super difficult. Ask me to rank these and that's a totally different conversation.

@paperbacksandponytails Жыл бұрын

I definitely want to read The Length of a String and Between Shades of Grey, I think I would really like both of those books.

@kellythomas7611 Жыл бұрын

I loved The Great Alone, as well!!! Definitely in my top 10.

@susannels4884 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite things in a story is a good moral dilemma. I've got Necessary Lies on my TBR! I loved A Gentleman in Moscow!

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

I bet you'll love Necessary Lies then!

@hollymoore33 Жыл бұрын

I love Rita Sepety book Salt to the Sea. It is so good. You may like “Every Storm” by Lori Wick. It is a World War 2 historical fiction.

@clovelly1946 Жыл бұрын

Wish I could whip your list onto my playlist..

@bytesofmemory Жыл бұрын

I have read so many of these and loved them all minus A Gentleman in Moscow. That one was just okay for me. I think because I didn't know the history and he was stuck in the hotel I was confused on what was happening outside of the hotel. I added a few more of these to my want to read list!

@iamkatherinee 10 ай бұрын

I love Ruta Sepetys’ books, she is an amazing writer.

@OnTheMiddleShelf 10 ай бұрын

Agreed. If you like her books I would recommend checking out Sharon Cameron's books as well. I just read Bluebird by her and WOW it is so good!

@jeanmarieboucherit7376 9 ай бұрын

This is so so good and you obviously haven't read read read I, Claudius, The three musketeers or The road to Jerusalem.

@Readingindarknesss Жыл бұрын

I loved hum if you dont know the words!

@cmeeki4 Жыл бұрын

Beneath A Scarlet Sky is an amazing story.

@whatbringscorinajoy2724 Жыл бұрын

I’m reading Hum If You Don’t Know the Words right now and I am really enjoying the writing. I think it will be a high rating for me.

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

You'll have to let me know what you think!

@monicamacauley3750 5 ай бұрын

Have you ever read Hazel Gaynor? Memory of Violets, The Lighthouse Keepers Daughter and The Last Lifeboat are excellent. I savor every page of her books. Compelling writing style, interesting historical subjects examined. You’d love her.

@annasmom2009 Жыл бұрын

I was expecting you to have Jefferson's Sons on this list, since I know how much you liked that one too. Thanks for sharing.

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

I tried not to talk about it as much anymore since it's so hard to get

@lindadashner9205 Жыл бұрын

i love when booktubers do videos like this. i loved the great alone. i just have to add two more of my faves. the fall of marigolds and kate quinn the huntress. did you read either of these? i think you would enjoy both of these.

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

I have read the Fall of Marigolds but not the Huntress. I have read Kate Quinn though and really enjoyed her.

@bookishmammabudgets Жыл бұрын

A book in the same theme as Shades of Gray that you might like is The Nesting Dolls by Alina Adams

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

I read that a couple of years ago and enjoyed it.

@tammyripp998 Жыл бұрын

The Second Life of Mirelle West, The Mad Girls of New York: A Nellie Bly Novel and Rules of Civility are my favorites.

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

I really want to read The Mad Girls of New York and Rules of Civility.

@bndergltd3053 Жыл бұрын

I also greatly enjoyed Second Life (along with her Between Earth and Sky)

@JustinianG Жыл бұрын

I am currently writing a historical fiction book. Can you make a video review of its when I am done?

@MichaelKaunas 2 ай бұрын

good video

@theresas709 Жыл бұрын

The War That Saved My Life, As Bright as Heaven and The Iron River are probably my top Hist. Fic. but I haven't read any of the ones you had here.

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

I loved the first two you mentioned and have never heard of the third. Gonna have to check it out.

@glendaw5221 Жыл бұрын

I loved The Storyteller. I wish the author would have written more books like this one. Sadly, I think many of her recent books have not been as good. and gosh, you love to cry while reading. I’m just not as eager to cry over a good book.😢😂❤

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

I LOVE when a book makes me cry. Then I know it really made me FEEL something. :)

@nickielynn2169 5 ай бұрын

I am looking to broaden my experience in historical fiction from different countries that we don't hear about very often. ( Like North Koorea, South America, Africa . . .). Can anyone help me out or tell me how to find books from specific countries?

@leighcochran8276 Жыл бұрын

Hello! The great Alone ne as really good, but the abuse was disturbing at times. The storyteller was amazing as well. Jodi picoult is a wonderful author.

@Readingindarknesss Жыл бұрын

I loved the storyteller but jodi picoult is an author where you need to decide whether you wanna change your mind or at least see both sides of a topic. I was fine with this one but she’s polarizing because not everybody wants this when it comes to certain topics.

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

Definitely agree with this.

@strangementalitypaperYT Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you're very into dual timelines. That's honestly one of my least favorite tropes, but you still had some awesome choices on here IMO. I was also really happy to NOT see The Nightingale on here. It's such a beloved book on BookTube but when I read it I just couldn't believe how mediocre it was.

@OnTheMiddleShelf Жыл бұрын

I just honestly love some other one more. It's a good book, just not a favorite of mine.

@strangementalitypaperYT Жыл бұрын

@@OnTheMiddleShelf The more I think about The Nightingale, the more I realize I just hated it. Haha.