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

Sunday Salon: Historical Fiction Reading Challenge - June - and the year so far!

 

Each month I share the statistics for the previous month for the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge. I always find it interesting to see what are the books that people are reading and reviewing! This month I have haven't had time to visit the reviews that have been shared. I will do better in the coming month. Given that we have just gone past the half way point of the challenge for this year, I thought I would also share the statistics for the year so far as well

First, the statistics for June.

In terms of the books, it was a quieter month in June for reviews with 64 reviews linked up for the challenge, shared by 19 participants. However, this is only 1 less than for the same month last year so maybe June is always a bit quieter. There were 60 individual titles reviewed, written by 55 different authors. There were 4 reviewers who reviewed 5 or more books each. Thank you to everyone who shared their links whether it be 8 or just 1. 

Let's move onto the books. There were 4 books that were reviewed twice during June. Interestingly, one of these books was also on our most reviewed list for last month, which is quite unusual. 

The 4 books that were reviewed twice were

The Heiress Bride by Madeline Hunter is the third book in the A Duke's Heiress series. This book was reviewed at Laura's Reviews and also by Susan at Reading World,

The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor was reviewed at What Cathy Read Next and by Helen at She Reads Novels

 

The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson was also reviewed by both Helen and Cathy.

The final book to mention is Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry which was reviewed by Helen and Cathy again.

In addition to these authors, there were 5 authors who had multiple titles reviewed. 

Agatha Christie

Alexis Hall

D E Stevenson

Lydia Travers

Sandra Dallas

So how about for the first 6 months of the year. Well, we have had more than 500 reviews so far which is A-maz-ing! Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. 

There are books that have been reviewed more than once, but these are the books which have been reviewed more than twice

Homecoming by Kate Morton  (4 reviews)

My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor (4 reviews)

Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb (3 reviews)

The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor (3 times)

In addition to those mentioned above there are also 15 other authors who have been reviewed more than twice.

Finally, I thought I would mention the winner of the Sir Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction which was announced in June. The winner was These Days by Lucy Caldwell, which was reviewed for the challenge by Helen at She Reads Novels back in March.

It's not too late to join the 2023 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge. The sign up post is here, and you can find the June linky to add your reviews here.

I am looking forward to seeing what people share during July. 

I am also sharing this post with Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz.