2012 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge hosted by Historical TapestryMy goal was to read 25 works of historical fiction in 2012. I ended up more than doubling my goal by reading 53 works of historical fiction this year:
(1) Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn - 4 Stars
(2) The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau - 4 Stars
(3) The Running Vixen by Elizabeth Chadwick - 3.5 Stars
(4) Lady Macbeth by Susan Fraser King - 3.5 Stars
(5) The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick - 3.5 Stars
(6) The Tory Widow by Christine Blevins - 3.5 Stars
(7) The Turning of Anne Merrick by Christine Blevins - 4 Stars
(8) The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane - 4 Stars
(9) Worth Dying For by N. Gemini Sasson - 3 Stars
(10) To Have and To Hold by Mary Johnston - 4 Stars
(11) Henry Tilney's Diary by Amanda Grange - 3.5 Stars
(12) Rivals in the Tudor Court by D.L. Bogdan - 3.5 Stars
(13) The Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas - 4 Stars
(14) The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani - 4.5 Stars
(15) Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran - 4 Stars
(16) The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller - 4 Stars
(17) The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy - 4 Stars
(18) Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel - 5 Stars (re-read)
(19) Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel - 5 Stars
(20) The Leopard Unleashed by Elizabeth Chadwick - 4 Stars
(21) Secrets of the Tudor Court by D.L. Bogdan - 2 Stars
(22) Equal of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani - 4 Stars
(23) The Queen's Vow by C.W. Gortner - 4.5 Stars
(24) The Stolen Crown by Susan Higginbotham - 4 Stars
(25) An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd - 4 Stars
(26) The Novice's Tale by Margaret Frazier - 3 Stars
(27) Turncoat by Don Gutteridge - 3.5 Stars
(28) The King's Concubine by Anne O'Brien - 4.5 Stars
(29) Nefertiti by Michelle Moran - 4.5 Stars
(30) Her Prairie Knight by B.K. Bower - 4 Stars
(31) A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd - 4 Stars
(32) An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd - 4 Stars
(33) A Bitter Truth by Charles Todd - 4 Stars
(34) Hereward by James Wilde - 3.5 Stars
(35) Sea Witch by Helen Hollick - 4 Stars
(36) The Thing About Thugs by Tabish Khair - 3 Stars.
(37) The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley - 4 Stars.
(38) Daughters of Fire by Barbara Erskine - 4 Stars
(39) Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear - 3 Stars
(40) Coronation of Glory by Deborah Meroff - 4 Stars
(41) Tears of Pearl by Tasha Alexander - 3.5 Stars
(42) Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey - 3 Stars
(43) A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick - 4.5 Stars
(44) Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters - 2 Stars
(45) Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow by Juliet Grey - 4 Stars
(46) A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir - 3.5 Stars
(47) The Lincoln Conspiracy by Timothy L. O'Brien - 3.5 Stars
(48) The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson - 3.5 Stars
(49) Mistress of the Sea by Jenny Barden - 4 Stars
(50) The Walnut Tree by Charles Todd - 3 Stars
(51) The Master of Verona by David Blixt - 4.5 Stars
(52) The Raven's Heart by Jesse Blackadder - 4 Stars
(53) The Passing Bells by Phillip Rock - 4.5 Stars
In an attempt to gain some control over my massive TBR pile, I aimed to read 50 books during 2012 that had been on my TBR pile since 2011. Despite my best intentions, I kept getting distracted by all the nice, shiny new books that arrived in my house this year and only read 28 books from my pre-2012 TBR pile.
(1) Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn - 4 Stars
(2) The Running Vixen by Elizabeth Chadwick - 3.5 Stars
(3) Lady Macbeth by Susan Fraser King - 3.5 Stars
(4) The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick - 3.5 Stars
(5) The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane - 4 Stars
(6) Worth Dying For by N. Gemini Sasson - 3 Stars
(7) Henry Tilney's Diary by Amanda Grange - 3.5 Stars
(8) Rivals in the Tudor Court by D.L. Bogdan - 3.5 Stars
(9) A Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky - 3.5 Stars
(10) Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb - 4 Stars
(11) A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry - 4 Stars
(12) Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran - 4 Stars
(13) The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton - 3.5 Stars
(14) The Leopard Unleashed by Elizabeth Chadwick - 4 Stars
(15) Ender's Game by Orson Scott Cart - 3.5 Stars
(16) The Stolen Crown by Susan Higginbotham - 4 Stars
(17) The Novice's Tale by Margaret Frazier - 3 Stars
(18) The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin - 3 Stars
(19) Turncoat by Don Gutteridge - 3.5 Stars
(20) Nefertiti by Michelle Moran - 4.5 Stars
(21) The Taker by Alma Katsu - 3 Stars
(22) The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley - 4 Stars
(23) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - 4 Stars
(24) Daughters of Fire by Barbara Erskine - 4 Stars
(25) Tears of Pearl by Tasha Alexander - 3.5 Stars
(26) Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey - 3 Stars
(27) A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick - 4.5 Stars
(28) Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters - 2 Stars
How did you do on your challenges?
