Historical Fiction

The Ring of Earth

by Chris Bradford 2010 314 pages

4.42

4.0K ratings

Young Adult

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

Under a Painted Sky

by Stacey Lee 2015 374 pages

3.98

11.7K ratings

Historical Fiction

Young Adult

Historical

The Summer Before the War

by Helen Simonson 2016 481 pages

3.79

43.8K ratings

Historical Fiction

Historical

Book Club

Hera

by Jennifer Saint 2024 389 pages

3.56

16.0K ratings

Mythology

Fantasy

Greek Mythology

Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble

by Amie McNee 2022 370 pages

3.91

1.6K ratings

Fantasy

Historical Fiction

Witches

The Golden Braid

by Melanie Dickerson 2015 308 pages

4.08

9.2K ratings

Romance

Historical Fiction

Young Adult

The Witch's Heart

by Genevieve Gornichec 2021 359 pages

4.04

60.7K ratings

Fantasy

Mythology

Romance

The Lives of Others

by Neel Mukherjee 2014 530 pages

3.68

5.0K ratings

India

Historical Fiction

Indian Literature

The Parthian

by Peter Darman 2011 722 pages

4.26

1.2K ratings

Historical Fiction

Roman

Historical

In the Shadow of Truth

by J.E. Leak 2023 649 pages

4.46

310 ratings

Lesbian

Historical Fiction

Romance

The Imposter Bride

by Nancy Richler 2012 352 pages

3.34

7.3K ratings

Historical Fiction

Book Club

Canada

American Dirt

by Jeanine Cummins 2020 459 pages

4.36

669.0K ratings

Book Club

Contemporary

Historical Fiction

Beyond That, the Sea

by Laura Spence-Ash 2023 351 pages

4.22

49.4K ratings

Historical Fiction

Historical

Romance

Sea of Ruin

by Pam Godwin 2020 467 pages

3.9

17.6K ratings

Romance

Fantasy

Dark Romance

The Orphan Master's Son

by Adam Johnson 2012 443 pages

4.07

103.5K ratings

Historical Fiction

Book Club

Asia

The Wycherleys

by Annaliese Avery 2025 432 pages

4.04

892 ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Romance

Beekeeping for Beginners

by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages

4.13

4.6K ratings

Mystery

Historical Fiction

Short Stories

Cordeluna

by Elia Barceló 2007 352 pages

3.5

1.2K ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Historical Fiction

Moonglow

by Michael Chabon 2016 430 pages

3.80

34.5K ratings

Historical Fiction

Book Club

Literary Fiction

The Mayor of Casterbridge

by Thomas Hardy 2003 393 pages

3.86

65.6K ratings

Classics

Literature

19th Century

Crooked Hallelujah

by Kelli Jo Ford 2020 304 pages

3.47

3.3K ratings

Historical Fiction

Indigenous

Literary Fiction

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

by Ken Liu 2016 450 pages

4.36

37.6K ratings

Short Stories

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Death of an Earl

by G.G. Vandagriff 2021 257 pages

4.28

1.1K ratings

Mystery

Historical Fiction

Historical

The Wolf and the Woodsman

by Ava Reid 2021 448 pages

3.51

30.5K ratings

Fantasy

Romance

Adult

The Marvels

by Brian Selznick 2015 664 pages

3.99

20.8K ratings

Middle Grade

Historical Fiction

Graphic Novels

The Fox Wife

by Yangsze Choo 2024 390 pages

3.99

25.8K ratings

Fantasy

Historical Fiction

Mystery

The Magician of Tiger Castle

by Louis Sachar 2025 306 pages

3.58

3.2K ratings

Fantasy

Historical Fiction

Adult

Immortal Longings

by Chloe Gong 2023 372 pages

3.53

27.3K ratings

Fantasy

Romance

Adult

The Lioness of Morocco

by Julia Drosten 2017 450 pages

4.12

17.2K ratings

Historical Fiction

Africa

Romance

Les Soleils des indépendances

by Ahmadou Kourouma 1995 196 pages

3.58

803 ratings

Africa

France

African Literature

The Last Story of Mina Lee

by Nancy Jooyoun Kim 2020 384 pages

3.53

45.4K ratings

Mystery

Contemporary

Book Club

La hora azul

by Alonso Cueto 2005 304 pages

3.75

1.3K ratings

Romance

Latin American

Literature

The Children Return

by Martin Walker 2014 336 pages

4.22

7.0K ratings

Mystery

France

Crime

The Brightwood Code

by Monica Hesse 2024 336 pages

3.77

1.5K ratings

Historical Fiction

Young Adult

Historical

Pay the Piper

by George A. Romero 2024 328 pages

3.61

1.2K ratings

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Our Violent Ends

by Chloe Gong 2021 494 pages

4.28

75.6K ratings

Fantasy

Romance

Historical Fiction

El hombre semen

by Violette Ailhaud 2010 46 pages

3.66

1.1K ratings

Short Stories

France

Drama

The Night Watch

by Sarah Waters 2006 528 pages

3.71

33.0K ratings

Historical Fiction

LGBT

Historical

Train Dreams

by Denis Johnson 2012 116 pages

3.9

35.6K ratings

Historical Fiction

Novella

Westerns

Woven in Moonlight

by Isabel Ibañez 2020 384 pages

3.84

10.4K ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Romance

The Women on Platform Two

by Laura Anthony 2025 336 pages

4.43

13.4K ratings

Historical Fiction

Ireland

Book Club

The Enemy at Home

by Kevin O'Brien 2023 416 pages

4.09

1.4K ratings

Historical Fiction

Mystery

Historical

Myself, My Enemy

by Jean Plaidy 1983 352 pages

3.75

1.4K ratings

Historical Fiction

Historical

Romance

Where the Lost Wander

by Amy Harmon 2020 349 pages

4.40

75.5K ratings

Historical Fiction

Romance

Historical

Scaffolding

by Lauren Elkin 2024 388 pages

3.69

3.9K ratings

Literary Fiction

Historical Fiction

France

Winter's Fury

by A.E. Rayne 2017 778 pages

4.16

6.7K ratings

Fantasy

Romance

Mythology

Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?

by Sarah McCoy 2025 336 pages

4.02

359 ratings

Historical Fiction

Historical

Mystery

Traitor Son

by Melissa J. Cave 2024 457 pages

4.04

1.2K ratings

Fantasy

Romance

Fantasy Romance

Beowulf

A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell

by J.R.R. Tolkien 2014 679 pages

3.9

11.3K ratings

Classics

Fantasy

Poetry

Mr Beethoven

by Paul Griffiths 2020 302 pages

3.65

186 ratings

Historical Fiction

Music

Alternate History