The Historical Fiction Reading Challenge: July statistics

Every month I share some of the statistics related to the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge. I try very hard to visit every post which has been linked (time permitting) and I find it interesting to see what are the books that people are reading and reviewing! I often end up adding a couple of books to my never ending TBR list.

In terms of the books read in July, there were 77 reviews linked up for the challenge, shared by 21 participants. There were 74 individual titles reviewed, written by 68 different authors, although one of the books reviewed had 8 contributing authors which I only count that as one for the purposes of the statistics. There were 6 reviewers who reviewed 5 or more books each. Thank you to everyone who shared their links whether it be 9 or just 1.

So which books were reviewed more than once in July? There were actually 3, and interestingly they are all somewhat foodie. 

The fact that Paris in July was happening during the month, it probably isn't surprising that two of the books that were reviewed twice were set in France and posted for that event. The first book that had two reviews was A Bakery in Paris by Aimie K Runyan which was reviewed by Deb at Readerbuzz and by me! This was also the Cook the Books selection so both of these posts also include a recipe, although Deb's was much more ambitious than mine!!

I also reviewed The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods as did Constance from Staircase Wit. This is a dual timeline featuring lots of delicious sounding goodies!

The third book which was reviewed twice was The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson which was reviewed by both Helen at She Reads Novels and Cathy at What Cathy Read Next. Part of this story includes some history about ice cream! I've added this one to my TBR!

We also had a couple of author who were read multiple times this month.

Agatha Christie made two appearances this month with reviews of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Alexis on Goodreads  and Death Comes at the End by Kay at What Me Read.

By far the author who was reviewed the most this month was Laurie R King thanks to Kim on Goodreads who is doing a read through of the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series. Kim read 5 different books in the series.

If you love historical fiction and reading challenges, it isn't too late to join us! All the details can be found in the sign up post.

I am sharing this with Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz and A Cup of Tea and a Good Book hosted at Boondock Ramblings