Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books that were reviewed three times for the 2022 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge

 

 

Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week there is no set theme so I am going to focus on books that were reviewed three  times for the 2022 Historical Fiction reading challenge. 

On Sunday I shared the statistics for the 2022 challenge and highlighted five books that were the most reviewed during the year. You can see that post here.

There were, however, 16 books that were reviewed three times each and these are the books that I am going to focus on today. The question was how to get from 16 to 10. I didn't quite manage it, but here are 10 11 books that were reviewed three times for the 2022 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge which also begin with the word "The".

The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews - This is the second book in the Belles of London series. The first book, The Sirens of Sussex was also reviewed 4 times.

The Brightest Star by Emma Harcourt - If you are looking for a change from WWII fiction, this book is set in Renaissance Italy.

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont - I wonder if we will ever know what happened to Agatha Christie when she disappeared for 11 days back in 1926.

The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave - This book is set in 1518 and talks about the strange phenomenon of dancing women.

The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn - It's not really a surprise to see Kate Quinn at the top of the list of books reviewed.

The Fugitive Colours by Nancy Bilyeau - This is the second book in Genevieve Planche series, set in 1700s London. 

The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan - I am reading this one at the moment.

 The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews - Set in 1600's England during the Civil War

The Man in the Bunker by Rory Clements - This is the 6th book in the Tom Wilde series of historical thrillers set in WWII

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell - Maggie O'Farrell turns her attention to medieval Italy 

The Night Ship by Jess Kidd - This is the bonus book for this list. In theory, I am reading this at the moment.

It's not too late to sign up for this year's challenge. All the details can be found here. Whether you already love historical fiction or if you want to begin to explore the genre, you are most welcome to join us!

Sunday Salon: Historical Fiction Reading Challenge - February stats

This year as part of the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge I am intending to provide some stats after each month and then at the end of the year I will do an overall wrap up for the year. That's the plan anyway. And today I am sharing a few stats about February, so two months in I am sticking to the plan!!

During February there were 78 reviews shared by 26 participants. This month 4 of you have shared more than 5 reviews which is amazing! Well done and keep it up! 

In terms of the books, there were 72 individual titles reviewed, written by 67 different authors. There were several books that were reviewed multiple times. They were:

The Silver Wolf by J C Harvey - Reviewed by both Cathy at What Cathy Read Next and Helen at She Reads Novels

The Queen's Lady by Joanna Hickson - This is the second book in the Queens of the Tower series and was reviewed by Helen and by Margaret at BooksPlease.

The Paris Network by Siobhan Curham - Reviewed by Yvonne at A Darn Good Read and Cathy from What Cathy Read Next.

Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman - Reviewed by Yvonne at A Darn Good Read and newcomer to the challenge, Jan at Coffee and Ink.

The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews - Reviewed by Anita at Series Book Lover and Helen at She Reads Novels.

The Lady Tempts an Heir by Harper St. George - Reviewed by Penelope at The Reading Devil and Susan at Reading World.


Other authors to have multiple books reviewed in February include Agatha Christie with 3 individual titles reviewed (including 2 in Italian), and then Jennifer Ryan, Kate Ross, and Maggie O'Farrell each had two titles reviewed.

In addition, to the numbers I mentioned above, Shirley has read 21 books in January and 12 in February, which is a lot of books!

It's not too late to join the challenge this year. You can find all the sign up details here and if you have a link to add to the challenge the March Linky can be found here.