The start of a new year means it’s time to sign up for some reading challenges. I’ve decided to take part again in the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge hosted by Marg at The Intrepid Reader. As well as indulging my love of historical fiction, I like sharing reviews and recommendations with other fans of the genre every month. And Marg also compiles fascinating statistics about the books read by participants each month.
You can find full details of the 2025 challenge here, including where to post your reviews each month, but the main idea is to choose one of six different reading levels to aim for:
20th Century Reader – 2 books
Victorian Reader – 5 books
Renaissance Reader – 10 books
Medieval – 15 books
Ancient History – 25 books
Prehistoric – 50+ books
I read over 60 historical fiction novels in 2024 which makes me officially ‘Prehistoric’. Given historical fiction is my favourite genre, I’m going to aim for Prehistoric level again in 2025. I already have my eye on some of the books in my TBR pile (see below). If you enjoy historical fiction or would just like to read more of the genre, why not join me and sign up?
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Good luck! I’m aiming for Prehistoric again this year as well. I enjoyed Act of Oblivion and read some of Essie Fox’s other books years ago, which I also enjoyed.
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Best of luck. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed Act of Oblivion because I’ve seen lukewarm reviews of it yet it sounded very interesting when I heard the author talk about it at a literary festival. I have The Fascination in my TBR pile. I’ll get to it one day…
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