Book Reviews about historical fiction books. Characters and settings center around real-world historical events.
Review I read White Mulberry and spoke with the author about how she developed her story when it first released. That character's journey and conversation stuck with me. She said she was working on a story about what happens to the characters after escaping Japan and her late husband's family. When Red Seal was announced,… Continue reading Red Seal by Rosa Kwon Easton
I never anticipated that The Hunger Games could be reimagined with queer characters and Mexican lore. I would have been curious yet not knowing what to expect. Sonido Reyes delivers a powerful and poignant story with To Our Untamed Core. But adding themes such as colonization, religious indoctrination, and detribalization raised the stakes higher that I could have predicted. Read more
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Rhys Bowen to talk about her new book, The Castle in the Glen, available now. She talks about the challenge of writing in a different voice for a story-within-a-story. Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode: Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/the-castle-in-the-glen-by-rhys-bowen/ Website: https://rhysbowen.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorrhysbowen/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/202867.Rhys_Bowen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RhysBowenAuthor Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/authorrhysbowen.bsky.social Link to Purchase: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-castle-in-the-glen-rhys-bowen/1149212420?ean=9781662527227 Please rate, review, and subscribe so that you never miss an episode! Follow on social media to stay connected! Book Reviews: https://cantinabookclub.com/reviews/ Author Interviews: https://cantinabookclub.com/author-interviews/ Podcast Players: https://cantinabookclub.com/podcast/ Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cantinabookclub/ BookTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cantina.book.club BookThreads: https://www.threads.com/@cantinabookclub BookTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CantinaBookClub
