Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2017 Wrap-Up

I signed up for this challenge at the Renaissance Reader level wherein I agreed to read 10 books.  However, I actually read 19 books for the challenge!  Links to the reviews are as follows:

The Deadliest Sin
The Shogun's Daughter
Jade Dragon Mountain
The Tapestry
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Midnight in St. Petersburg
The Scribe of Siena
The Tea Planter's Wife
The River of Kings
Valley of the Kings
The Butcher Bird
Plague Land
Pachinko
The Last Jew
The Vatican Princess
Dragon Springs Road
The Confessions of a Young Nero
The Empress of Bright Moon
The Moon in the Palace

My favorite book:  The Scribe of Siena.  This was a hard choice because I loved many of the books in this challenge.  However, this book was not only my favorite book of the challenge but my favorite book of the year.

My least favorite book:  The Valley of Kings.