Wrap-Up of the 2023 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge

Last year I signed up for the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge at the Ancient History Level. The level required me to read 25 books. I did much better than my goal by reading 46! Below are the links to my book selections:

The Magdalene Veil - Gary McAvoy

The Magdalene Deception - Gary McAvoy

The Magdalene Reliquary - Gary McAvoy

Keeper of the Queen's Jewels - Adrienne Dillard

The Missing Girls From Alardyce House - Heather Atkinson

The Avignon Affair - Gary McAvoy

Cor Rotto - Adrienne Dillard

The Apprentice - C. DeMelo

The Godmother's Secret -  Elizabeth St. John

The Papal Assassin - S. J. Martin

Zemindar - Valerie Fitzgerald

Night Angels - Weina Day Randel

The Red Citadel - Michael Lynes

The Porcelain Moon - Janie Chang

The Flame Tree - Siobhan Daiko

The Papal Assassin's Wife - S. J. Martin

The Papal Assassin's Curse - S. J. Martin

The Rail Splitter - John Cribb

The Triumph of the Lions - Stefania Auci

Sky of Ashes Land of Dreams - Erin Jameson

A Marriage of Fortune - Anne O'Brien

The Perfumist of Paris - Alka Joshi

The Paris Notebook - Tessa Harris

The Cursed Heir - Heather Atkinson

The Importance of Pawns - Keira Morgan

Weyward - Emilia Hart

Murder Under a Red Moon - Harini Nagendra

The Last Russian Doll - Kristen Loesch

Where Waters Meet - Zhang Ling

His Fatal Legacy - Heather Atkinson

The Strangler Vine - M. J. Carter

The Infidel Stain - M. J. Carter

Evil at Alardyce House - Heather Atkinson

The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery - Ovidia Yu

A Polluted Font - Mel Starr

The Tiffany Girls - Shelley Noble

The Spectacular - Fiona Davis

Banyan Moon - Thao Thai

Lady Tan's Circle of Women - Lisa See

The Ghost Ship - Kate Mosse

House Aretoli - K. M. Butler

Russka - Edward Rutherfurd

The Orchid Hour - Nancy Bilyeau

Mistress of Bhatia House - Sujata Massey

Terror in Topaz - A. M. Stuart

The Armor of Light - Ken Follett

Favorite Book:  The Armor of Light

Second Favorite Book:  Weyward

Honorable Mentions:  The Perfumist of Paris, Banyan Moon, Terror in Topaz  and The Last Russian Doll

Favorite Series:  Alardyce House by Heather Atkinson

Least Favorite Book:  The Infidel Stain