My Top 10 Historical Fiction Books 5 ⭐️ Must Reads | Lex Reads

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  • @lexreads
    @lexreads  Місяць тому

    Hey guys, I have a form to let me know what content you would like to see. lexreads.com/video-requests

  • @Yvette1954
    @Yvette1954 Місяць тому +1

    The child lived in the attic? reminds me of the book : Flowers In The Attic

  • @faithinallthingsw4088
    @faithinallthingsw4088 2 місяці тому

    I read yellow wife, house of eve, and the davenports. Yellow wife was really good!

  • @michelletrammel718
    @michelletrammel718 2 місяці тому

    I love how you explained magical realism. First laugh for the day. 💕

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому

      @@michelletrammel718 girl, that’s what it is to me. lol

  • @Yvette1954
    @Yvette1954 Місяць тому +1

    What about a book about a young girl that befriends an old woman who allows her racism to bleed through so much that the girl decides to do something about it. The old woman is NOT happy about what the girl does and comes looking for her. Read what happens between the pages of the book: One Pale Summer by debra phillips

  • @ednalee906
    @ednalee906 2 місяці тому

    I will have to check out She a would Be King and Woman of Endurance. I loved Vanishing Half, Yellow Wife and House of Eve. I enjoyed Davenports but not enough to continue the series.

  • @karenmiller1105
    @karenmiller1105 2 місяці тому

    This was an awesome video. Love hearing about so many different books that most other booktubers aren’t reviewing. I found a few to add to my list. Thank you.

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому

      @@karenmiller1105 thank you so much for watching. I truly appreciate it

  • @dougirvin2413
    @dougirvin2413 Місяць тому

    Hi Lex, if you're thinking about some historical fiction you can't beat Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini. Elizabeth Keckly must have beenan amazing sister and Jennifer Chiaverini gives her a wonderful voice. The audiobook is really good too narrated by Christina Moore. Some of the people over on Anne's channel, In Search of Wonder also put me on to Hanging Mary by Susan Higginbotham. This was another great HF from the Civil War era. Mary Surratt earned herself the dubious distinction of being the first woman the government ever executed. The whole affair was really tragic, not one of our better collective moments. Mary was more or less just guilty by association and happened to be Irish catholic, not a popular minority in the U.S. in 1865, and she was handy, so...yeah, not good. But the book is excellent! Hope you Enjoy!

  • @BrynnD
    @BrynnD 2 місяці тому +1

    I have to get to more of Sadeqa Johnson’s work. I loved Yellow Wife!

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому +1

      @@BrynnD me too. She has some contemporary fiction that I want to read

  • @luciluvsbooksandbags
    @luciluvsbooksandbags Місяць тому

    I Love historical fiction as well! Thanks for the recommendations. I will be picking up the ones I haven’t read yet!

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  Місяць тому

      Hope you enjoy it!

  • @triciabrown5071
    @triciabrown5071 2 місяці тому

    Yellow wife is on my bookshelf because of your excitement of that book,sis. 🤗❤

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому

      @@triciabrown5071 please read it lol

  • @cheydelwilliamson9060
    @cheydelwilliamson9060 2 місяці тому

    I think you’d really enjoy “Women of the Post”. Historical fiction as well. Really good. Have you read “The Personal Librarian”. Loved that one as well

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  Місяць тому

      I have the personal librarian which I need to add that one my list. Thanks for the recs

  • @DeesReadingLounge
    @DeesReadingLounge 2 місяці тому

    I knew you were going to have yellow wife on this video 😂I remember you said you have 3 copies so of course I bought it based on your recommendation. I hope to get to it soon. More to add to my list ❤️

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому +1

      @@DeesReadingLounge it’s too good. I’m obsessed

  • @beautynscience2010
    @beautynscience2010 2 місяці тому

    Great video! All these are great recommendations.

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому

      @@beautynscience2010 thank you for watching 🥰

  • @TimeTravelReads
    @TimeTravelReads 2 місяці тому +1

    Okay. When I get to my computer I'll have to add some of these to my lists. Have you read Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker? I came across the title and I'm thinking about reading it, possibly along with civil war nonfiction. Thanks.

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому +1

      @@TimeTravelReads I have but I don’t have it. I do think I’m going to check it out because I do want to read more nonfiction

  • @jacquelineisaac2731
    @jacquelineisaac2731 2 місяці тому

    Yes! The vanishing half. I liked the cousins and how they came about. It was very touching and written with taste. I read it within the same year as you. 2022 I felt the same as you all the hype and then when picked up my copy and read it I was like 😮😢😊

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому +1

      @@jacquelineisaac2731 yeah I like to read books after sometimes. The hype bothers me lol

  • @yaszit2210
    @yaszit2210 2 місяці тому +2

    The book about Anne Lowe is amazing I read it in one day... Could not put it down. Now that I know Piper is the author of that book, I will definitely pick this one up! And the Davenports.. Bay-beee I cannot wait for book two. LOL , A booktuber said they didn't like this book and I had to unfollow. Sorry not sorry. lol The true back story about the patriarch in the book and the coach company he started post slavery is a good one.

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому +1

      @@yaszit2210 girl I can’t wait. I’m excited to read Anne Lowe story because no one talks about her

    • @yaszit2210
      @yaszit2210 Місяць тому

      @ it’s amazing definitely a 5 for me..

  • @ColleneHaehn
    @ColleneHaehn 2 місяці тому

    Do you read books wrote by Micheal hirst and Benadryl Cromwell

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  2 місяці тому

      @@ColleneHaehn no I haven’t but I will definitely check them out thanks

  • @raquelsnell5872
    @raquelsnell5872 Місяць тому

    I DNFed House of Eve. Now I have to go back and read it. thank you great video.

    • @lexreads
      @lexreads  Місяць тому

      Please do because it is good.

    • @raquelsnell5872
      @raquelsnell5872 Місяць тому

      @lexreads 60% in, it's good👍🏿