Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2023 Sign-Up

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2023The end of one year means it’s time to sign up for some new 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 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

By my reckoning I read 72 historical fiction novels in 2022 which makes me officially ‘Prehistoric’. Given historical fiction is my favourite genre, I’m going to aim for Prehistoric level again in 2023. 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?

In 2022… My Life in Books

My Life in Books 2022There are a few versions of this circulating on social media but I thought I’d stick with the one I did last year on Shelleyrae’s Book’d Out blog. Links from the titles will take you to my review.

If you want to join in, just complete the prompts using titles from books you read in 2022. Be sure to include a link back to Book’d Out in your blog post, add a link to your post in the comments on Shellyrae’s original post and tag anyone else you care to on Twitter.

2022 was the year of: Tasting Sunlight 

In 2022 I wanted to be: Best of Friends 

In 2022 I was: The Companion 

In 2022 I gained: Twenty-Eight Pounds Ten Shillings 

In 2022 I lost: Nothing Else 

In 2022 I loved: Storytellers 

In 2022 I hated: The Night Shift 

In 2022 I learned: The Healing Power of Nature

In 2022 I was surprised by: These Days

In 2022 I went to: The Reading Party 

In 2022 I missed out on: Katastrophe 

In 2022 my family were: Portable Magic

In 2023 I hope (for): Every Shade of Happy