Wednesday, December 15, 2021

2022 Historical Reading Challenge


Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2022

Host: The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader (sign up post)

Dates: January - December 2022

# of Books: I'm aiming for Ancient History -- 25 Books

What I Read for The Challenge
1) Road of Bones (Billy Boyle #16) James R. Benn. 2021. [September] 312 pages. [Source: Review copy]
2) Hawaii. James A. Michener. 1959. 1136 pages. [Source: Library]
3) The Chilbury Ladies' Choir. Jennifer Ryan. 2017. 371 pages. [Source: Library]
4) Exodus. Leon Uris. 1958. 610 pages. [Source: Library]
5) I Must Betray You. Ruta Sepetys. 2022. [February] 336 pages. [Source: Library]
6) The Kitchen Front. Jennifer Ryan. 2021. 408 pages. [Source: Review copy]
7)  The Last Kingdom. (The Last Kingdom #1) Bernard Cornwell. 2004. 351 pages. [Source: Library]
8) A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice. Rebecca Connolly. 2022. 320 pages. [Source: Review copy]
9) Yours Cheerfully. (The Emmy Lake Chronicles #2) A.J. Pearce. 2021. 304 pages. [Source: Review copy]
10) The Great Passion. James Runcie. 2022. [March] 272 pages. [Source: Library]
11) The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle. Jennifer Ryan. 2022. [May] 432 pages. [Source: Review copy]
12) Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis. Susan Hood. 2022. 352 pages. [Source: Library]
13) Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves. L.M. Elliott. 2022. 320 pages. [Source: Library]
14) Katherine. Anya Seton. 1954. 512 pages. [Source: Bought]
15) When the Sky Falls. Phil Earle. 2022. 320 pages. [Source: Library]
16) Cyrano de Bergerac. Edmond Rostand. Translated by Gladys Thomas and Mary F Guillemard. 1897. 240 pages. [Source: Bought]
17) Sense and Second Degree Murder. Tirzah Price. 2022. [April] 416 pages. [Source: Library]
18) Front Page Murder. (A Homefront News Mystery #1) Joyce St. Anthony. 2022. [March] 304 pages. [Source: Library]
19) Death on a Deadline (Homefront News #2) Joyce St. Anthony. 2022. [November] 304 pages (guess). [Source: Review copy]
20) My Own Lightning. (Wolf Hollow #2) Lauren Wolk. 2022. [March] 320 pages. [Source: Library]
21) The Belle of Belgrave Square. (Belles of London #2) Mimi Matthews. 2022. 432 pages. [Source: Review copy]
22) The Peach Rebellion. Wendelin Van Draanen. 2022. 416 pages. [Source: Library]
23) The Bachelor and the Bride. (The Dread Penny Society #4) Sarah M. Eden. 2022. [September] 368 pages. [Source: Review copy]
24) Lines of Courage. Jennifer A. Nielsen. 2022. 400 pages. [Source: Library]
25) A Gambling Man. (Archer #2) David Baldacci. 2021. 432 pages. [Source: Library]
26) Laura's Shadow (Doors to the Past) Allison Pittman. 2022. [August] 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
27) The Siren of Sussex. (Belles of London #1) Mimi Matthews. 2022. [January] 400 pages. [Source: Review copy]
28) Long Way Home. Lynn Austin. 2022. [June] 391 pages. [Source: Review copy]
29) Dream Town. (Archer #3) David Baldacci. 2022. 432 pages. [Source: Library]
30) The Star That Always Stays. Anna Rose Johnson. 2022. 224 pages. [Source: Library]
31) African Town: Inspired by the True Story of the Last American Slave Ship. Irene Latham and Charles Waters. 2022. 448 pages. [Source: Library]
32) The Lindbergh Nanny. Mariah Fredericks. 2022. [November] 320 pages. [Source: Review copy]
33) Miraculous. Caroline Starr Rose. 2022. 352 pages. [Source: Library]
34) Singing with Elephants. Margarita Engle. 2022. [May] 224 pages. [Source: Library]
35) Magic of Ordinary Days. Ann Howard Creel. 2001. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
36) A Light Beyond the Trenches. Alan Hlad. 2022. [March] 362 pages. [Source: Library]
37) From the Shadows (Billy Boyle #17) James R. Benn. 2022. [September] 336 pages. [Source: Library]
38) We Own the Sky. Rodman Philbrick. 2022. [September] 208 pages. [Source: Library]
39) Beauvallet. Georgette Heyer. 1929. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
40) Marmee. Sarah Miller. 2022. [October] 432 pages. [Source: Library]
41) Flying Fillies: The Sky's The Limit. Christy Hui. 2022. [July] 202 pages. [Source: Library]
42) The Door of No Return. Kwame Alexander. 2022. 432 pages. [Source: Library]
43) Making Bombs for Hitler. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2012/2017. 191 pages. [Source: Review copy]
44) Five Decembers. James Kestrel. 2022. 432 pages. [Source: Library]
45) Murder at Mallowan Hall. Colleen Cambridge. 2021. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
46) The Picture Bride. Lee Geum-yi. Translated by An Seonjae. 2020/2022. 320 pages. [Source: Library]
47) Emily of Deep Valley. Maud Hart Lovelace. 1950. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
48) Switchboard Soldiers. Jennifer Chiaverini. 2022. 464 pages. [Source: Library]
49) Great or Nothing. Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, and Jessica Spotswood. 2022. 400 pages. [Source: Review copy]
50) Winterkill. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2022. [September] 288 pages. [Source: Library]
51) A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews. 2018. 175 pages. [Source: Bought]
52) A Darcy Christmas: A Holiday Tribute to Jane Austen. Amanda Grange, Sharon Lathan, Carolyn Eberhart. 2010. 290 pages. [Source: Library]
53) The War Below. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2014. 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
54) Murder at Morrington Hall (Stella and Lyndy Mystery #1) Clara McKenna. 2019. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
55) Stolen Girl. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2010. 208 pages. [Source: Review copy]
56) Prisoner of War. Michael P. Spradlin. 2017. 272 pages. [Source: Review copy]
57) The Enemy Above. Michael P. Spradlin. 2016. 240 pages. [Source: Review copy]

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2 comments:

Marg said...

Thanks for signing up again this year Becky! I look forward to seeing what you read for the challenge!

Joy Weese Moll said...

I just signed up for this challenge. You're already making great progress!