Year of the Historical
My first challenge for the new year, the Year of the Historical challenge, is going to be a great excuse to continue in my new found love of historical novels, romance and otherwise. Aside from my fiction tag, historical is my next largest! I was a little worried about how many I would have to buy for the challenge, because I have honestly read all the ones I own, but I recently came into possession of a small smattering that will get me through the first few months so I feel confident signing up for this challenge.
For me historical fiction takes the need to escape into a well written story to the next level. Because the background and setting, the dialog and characters, are all just so foreign and are all at the same time temptingly true. This really was, at least in a way making liberal use of literary license, how people lived during this time, what was happening to them, how they felt about it. It’s like reading a history book and novel all in one and that dual nature is something I really enjoy.
January
- The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer
February
- A Play of Knaves by Margaret Frazer
March
- A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
April
- Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer
May
- Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
June
- The Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Gunning
July
- These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
And, of course, there are the buttons. I love the button for this challenge! I also really, really LOVE making buttons myself, so I made a few that I will probably use, and others are free to as well.
