Category: Historical Fiction
The Bridled Tongue by Catherine Meyrick
Narrated by Danielle Cohen A friend of mine read The Bridled Tongue last year and enjoyed it so I decided to give it a go on audio. It’s set in the Elizabethan era (within a period of about 3 years…
Gathering Storm by Maggie Craig
Narrated by Steve Worsley I first reviewed Maggie Craig’s Gathering Storm when it was released in audiobook format back in 2015, in the version narrated by James Bryce (which is no longer available). I enjoyed the story a great deal,…
Dance to the Storm by Maggie Craig
Narrated by Steve Worsley Maggie Craig was already a great favourite of mine well before I read Gathering Storm, the first in her Storm over Scotland series (released in 2013). For various reasons there has been more than six years…
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Narrated by Frazer Douglas Not too long ago, I recommended Circe (Madeline Miller, narrated by Perdita Weeks) to you. I said that while the story was great, the narration elevated it to sublime. In the case of The Song of…
Circe by Madeline Miller
Narrated by Perdita Weeks I hope many of you have heard of Madeline Miller. She’s the enormously talented author who’s taken vaguely familiar mythological stories (Circe and The Song of Achilles), and re-imagined them for a 21st century audience. Even…
The Spice King by Elizabeth Camden
Narrated by Pilar Witherspoon I haven’t read or listened to anything by Elizabeth Camden before, but one of my fellow reviewers at All About Romance is a big fan of her work, and after reading the synopsis of the author’s…
The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White
Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Vanessa Johansson and Saskia Maarleveld Three authors, three main characters, three narrators; The Glass Ocean is a dual timeline story from the pens of the 3Ws – Williams, Willig and White – that weaves together interconnecting…
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
Narrated by Kyla Garcia and Frankie Maria Corzo If you love historical fiction with romance elements, particularly if you are looking for something different, you will not want to miss Next Year in Havana. First off, for fans of Ms….
The English Wife by Lauren Willig
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik I’ve read and/or listened to a number of the books in Lauren Willig’s Pink Carnation series, but for some reason haven’t yet read or listened to anything she’s written since. Nothing against the author – it’s…