TIER RANKING every historical fiction I have EVER READ II 60+ books

Too many books at once

This was good to watch and take notes. My birthday is in November, and I fill the entire month by reading my favorite genre, which is Historical Fiction. Looks like I need to read more Susan Meissner.

Have you read any of Susanna Kearsley books they are wonderful I began with The Rose Garden and then The Winter Sea

I just finished Wolf by Wolf (a YA WW II alternate history) and it was engrossing. <3

I'm a Historical Fiction kinda person too, so a few suggestions of books you might like.
Kate Quinn: Read The Alice Network first and loved it. Have since read The Rose Code, The Diamond Eye and The Huntress. Loved them all.
Ken Follett: Fall of Giants trilogy and Pillars of the Earth (soon to be 5 books in the series). Thought this was a stable of Historical fiction lovers, so will really reccomend checking these out. They are a bit long, but so so good.
Amy Harmon: Since you have one of her boos on there, I also loved From Sand And and Ash.

First of all, thanks for a great video! I have not read homegoing but based on what you described, i think you would enjoy <the vanishing half> by Brit Bennet. It is also about two sisters who takes on completely different paths in life. It also shares the generational element like <homegoing>. So the sisters grew up in the 1950s in a southern black community and the book continues on to tell the stories of their respected children's lives in the 1990s. Hope you give it a read!

For me, Pachinko is one that I “Couldn’t Stop Thinking About!”

I'm sorry you didn't like Pachenko. I was so engrossed in that book. Have you read "The Shoemaker's Wife"? That was a great book too. I love the multi-generation books.

I just finished reading As Bright As Heaven! Thank you so much for this recommendation. Such a beautiful story. I’m a crier when I read books and I cried a lot with this one. I want to read more from this author.

I don't read a lot of fantasy or magicalrealism, but I came across The Bear and the Nightingale and bought it because you. Plus I have a friend who will love it, even if I don't. 😆

I just read home going and my only complaint is I wish some character stories had been longer!

I enjoyed the book of lost names and I didn’t dislike the mom. I actually felt for her because her daughter made choices for her. Working in the resistance is great and noble of course but she put her mom I’n danger against her will. It’s one thing if it’s just you and another if you’re taking care of somebody else who didn’t ask for this.

The forgotten garden is also my first Kate Morton too! And i have almost all of them and haven’t read them since! It’s so bad! I need to fix that!

I love this video. So I'm a huge Susan Meissner fan and I really didn't like Bridge Across the Ocean or Stars Over Sunset Boulevard. Fountains of silence was my least favorite

This was very interesting. I find it interesting how we agree on so many books but are polar opposites on others. I feel like if I can figure out what that element is, I would never pick out a book I didn't like. For example, I dnf'd the Forgotten Garden and the Seven Husbands, but Children's Blizzard was close to a 5 star read for me. Thanks for sharing!

I know historical fiction can be hard to read, but I hope you get back into reading it more! Recent ones I've enjoyed were: The Circus Train, and A Girl Called Samson.

It’s time for a library or bookstore trip! Thank you for this video. Historical fiction is my favorite genre. I really love Kristin Hannah too.

I really need to read the 2nd and 3rd books after the Bear and the Nightingale, it was so good!

Great Video! As Bright as Heaven is one of my all time favorites as isThe Giver of Stars! Amy Harmon is one I would recommend trying more from!