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Historical Fiction to Read Based on Your Zodiac Sign

Get a historical fiction book recommendation based on your zodiac sign. Why? Because sometimes I’m indecisive and I need fate—or the stars—to pick something for me. Plus, I’m a Leo and anytime I get to proudly shout that from the rooftops, well, I’LL TAKE IT.

Our Favorite YA Spies

As someone who literally grew up on 007 movies, I adore a good spy! I mean, who doesn’t? If you’re as into espionage as I am, here is a list of some of our favorite YA spies!

London Calling: YA for Anglophiles

Whether you’re looking for an adorable travel romance, a thrilling mystery, or a London-inspired dystopia, this list has the book for you, fellow Anglophile readers. Pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy these bloody good reads.

listicleAndie DivelbissOctober 26, 2021london shah, light the abyss, stalking jack the ripper, kerri maniscalco, jonathan stroud, the bartimaeus trilogy, etiquette & espionage, gail carriger, a cuban girl's guide to tea and tomorrow, laura taylor namey, assassin's guide, virginia boecker, the summer of us, cecilia vinesse, noughts and crosses, malorie blackmanComment

What Enemies-to-Lovers YA you should read for your Zodiac Sign/ry

Here’s what enemies-to-lovers you should read according to your star sign!

Reading the Stars: February 2021 Horoscopes

Let’s try to find a valentine in book form this year, it might be a bit easier given the circumstances. So, without further ado, here’s what the stars are telling you to read…

Historical Fiction for When you want to Escape the Present

Sometimes we just want to get away from the here and now but unless you have a time machine here is the only place we can be. But don’t worry, I have a cheat for you, and it is books!

listicleShanese MullinsFebruary 2, 2021the enigma game, elizabeth wein, assassin's guide, virginia boecker, libba bray, the diviners, kerri maniscalco, stalking jack the ripper, the war outside, monica hesse, wolf by wolf, ryan graudin, the watcher in the shadows, carlos ruiz zafonComment

Reading the Stars: December 2020 Horoscopes

Without further ado, here’s what the 12 holiday stars are telling you to read…

Historical fiction for every kind of reader

For a long time, I avoided historical fiction like, well, like the plague. I couldn’t seem to get interested in books set in the past, thinking them dated and boring. But then someone pointed out to me that everything that’s happening now has happened before, and that the only way we can move forward is by looking back.

listicleBill GraceApril 6, 2020they went left, monica hesse, the enigma game, elizabeth wein, dreamland burning, jennifer latham, the diviners, libba bray, assassin's guide, virginia boecker, wolf by wolf, ryan graudinComment

Historical fiction to feed the part of your soul that just wants to dress up in a fancy gown and stare out a window forlornly

Look, sometimes you just have to pretend to be in another place and time, and I get you. So here is some historical fiction for the part of your soul that wants to dress up and wander green hills on horseback.

listicleSavannah KennellyFebruary 12, 2020wolf by wolf, ryan graudin, etiquette & espionage, gail carriger, teeth in the mist, dawn kurtagich, dreamland burning, jennifer latham, girl in the blue coat, monica hesse, assassin's guide, virginia boecker, the diviners, libba brayComment