Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2013 - January reviews


Welcome to the 2013 edition of the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge! We are very excited that so many of you have signed up for the challenge this year, including quite a few people who are participating in their first challenge ever! As of when I am writing this post, there are more than 130 signed up which means that over the coming year there are going to be a lot of great historical fiction discovered and shared with fellow HF lovers!

If you haven't already signed up, it's not too late! The sign up post is here.

Just to recap what participants need to know. At the beginning of each month we will put up a post which will have a Mr Linky embedded into it for you to add your link.

Please remember...



  • add the link(s) of your review(s) including your name and book title to the Mister Linky we’ll be adding to our monthly post (please, do not add your blog link, but the correct address that will guide us directly to your review). A direct link to your Goodreads review is also acceptable
  • any kind of historical fiction is accepted (fantasy, young adult, graphic novels...)
  • if you have time, have a look some of the other links that are present. You never know when you will discover new blogs or books!


I hope that you all enjoy your participation in the 2013 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge.



35 comments:

  1. Hi - I read this book in Dec. 2012, but did not post my review until today. Since it is historical fiction, I thought I would add it.

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  2. This is my first Historical Read for the year! San Miguel by T.C. Boyle.
    Loved it!
    Diane Rothman

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  3. Same like Pat, I read the book in Dec, but got time to writing the review only few days back.

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  4. I'm excited to start off the new year with my favorite genre!

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  5. I read this novel Devil of the Highlands last week and completed last night. Please let me know if its this book is ok?

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  6. I am starting off with my first Reading Challenge in Ancient Historical fiction, reviewed and linked! The book was Persona Non Grata, by Ruth Downie--an older book but a very nice read.

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  7. Posted my second book of the Challenge, reviewed and linked! Nemesis by Lindsey Davis.

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  8. I just finished my first two books of the year... and they were LONG! The first is over 800 pages & the second is almost 600. Guess I cheated a bit as I was almost half way down with the 1st on January 1st. :-)

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  9. This is my second post for this month: Lady Lady of Rivers by Philippa Gregory.

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  10. A straight historical fiction (The Candlemass Road), a historical mystery (I Am Half-Sick of Shadows), and a historical fantasy (The Night Circus) to start off the new year!

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  11. Goodreads review of Four Sisters, All Queens all linked up! GREAT book!

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  12. My first Historical Fiction book of the year - I love getting off to a good start. Thanks for hosting this challenge

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  13. I'm posting about Sunne in Splendour, which I finished just before Christmas but am just posting about now.

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  14. Second book of the month: The Virgin's Daughters: In the Court of Elizabeth I.

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  15. I added a couple more reviews, one for Rules of Civility and another for a historical mystery, The Eloquence of Blood. Kay R.

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  16. First book review of the year: The Potter's Field by Ellis Peters.

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  17. Posted second and third entries today. Twi more to finish the challenge and I still have a long wishlist.

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  18. Wow! An amazing number of reviews already! Thanks everyone!

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  19. This the third book that I've added this month! I may have to increase my yearly goal! (http://postfornow.blogspot.com/2013/01/review-on-folly-beach.html)

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  20. My first two are added - only eight more to go to reach my target :-)

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  21. This is the forth book I completed this month. Its great to see all these links here:):):)

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  22. Just completed my second book!!

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  23. Third book of January from me - The Ambassador's Daughter. At this rate, I may have to increase my target!

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  24. Third review for January: Code Name Verity. A great read!

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  25. I've been forgetting to add my comments, but I just added a review of True Grit. Kay R

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  26. Everyone has some great books they've read so far! I just added a link to my first review (Vicki Hopkins "Dark Persuasion"), but have 2 more reviews in the works. Will be back to add those.

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  27. Fourth review: The Winter Palace. It was nice reading about Russia instead of England for once!

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  28. Just added a review of D.L Bodgan's The Forgotten Queen.

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  29. Adding my second review for Wendy Vella's The Reluctant Countess.

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  30. Considering that a huge amount of books I read count as Historical Fiction, I should probably upgrade my goal to Ancient History. I'm already a third of the way through the goal for Medieval. ;)

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  31. I started to add my books and reviews for this month, but there are just too many so I just added a link to the page where I updated my goal on the books read and reviewed. This is so fun and I'm so pleased with the start I have on this challenge.

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  32. Added a review of My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk

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  33. Added my review for Lady of the River by Philippa Gregory!

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  34. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy is my first read of the year.

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