Read 25 Historical Fiction Books in 2025

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27 participants (174 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 25 historical fiction books in 2025, emphasizing diverse voices and time periods. It’s not all WWII! 

Challenge Books

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The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

The Light Between Oceans

M.L. Stedman

343 pages • hardcover • 2012

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Amelia's Shadow by Marie Benedict

Amelia's Shadow

Blaze Amazon Original Stories #1

Marie Benedict

35 pages • digital • 2024

fiction historical short stories adventurous fast-paced
The Huntress by Kate Quinn

The Huntress

Kate Quinn

19 hours, 4 minutes • audio • 2019

fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly

Lost Roses

Lilac Girls #2

Martha Hall Kelly

464 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful medium-paced
A Separate Peace by John Knowles

A Separate Peace

John Knowles

6 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 1959

fiction classics historical young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Sisters in Science: How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History by Olivia Campbell

Sisters in Science: How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History

Olivia Campbell

10 hours, 19 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction biography feminism history science
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

12 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner

I Shall Never Fall in Love

Hari Conner

288 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction graphic novel historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Bloom Town: Exodus by Ally North

Bloom Town: Exodus

Bloom Town #2

Ally North

394 pages • digital • 2024

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Bloom Town: Genesis by Ally North

Bloom Town: Genesis

Bloom Town #1

Ally North

516 pages • digital • 2024 user-added

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced