Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Vote below on the 5 historical fiction books I should read for #readhistoricalfiction2025
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Historical Fiction Readathon Cohosts:
@Shellyish
@awebofstories
@LiterarilySmitten
@CoynieReads

CHALLENGE #1 (REAL PERSON)
a. In the Time of Butterflies
b. The Personal Librarian
c. Her Heart for a Compass

CHALLENGE #2 (ARTS)
a. Girl with the Pearl Earring
b. The Birth of Venus
c. The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir

CHALLENGE #3 (ALTERNATE HISTORY)
a. My Lady Jane
b. Half Life
c. Atomic Anna

CHALLENGE #4 (DUAL TIMELINES)
a. The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
b. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter
c. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

CHALLENGE #5 (EVENT)
a. Girl at War
b. Veil of Doubt
c. The Mountains Sing

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