Genre: Historical Fiction – Uptown Oracle https://www.uptownoracle.com Living Your Bookish Life ✨ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:54:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.uptownoracle.com/755/2021/05/cropped-Uptown-Oracle-Logo-File-NOTAG.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Genre: Historical Fiction – Uptown Oracle https://www.uptownoracle.com 32 32 117146186 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 🌹 A Haunting, Lyrical Vampire Tale https://www.uptownoracle.com/bury-our-bones-in-the-midnight-soil/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=33349 V.E. Schwab returns with a lyrical and haunting tale in Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, a novel that unfurls across centuries, countries, and inner lives. Told through the eyes of three very different women bound together by blood and immortality, this vampire story is no action-packed thriller. Instead, it delivers a poetic meditation […]

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]]> 33349 The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson – A Time-Spanning Steampunk Thriller You Won’t Forget https://www.uptownoracle.com/the-clockwork-dynasty-daniel-h-wilson/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=28509 If you love your science fiction with a dash of historical mystery and steampunk splendour, The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson might just be your next favourite read. Blending speculative technology with centuries of real-world history, Wilson delivers an emotionally resonant and thought-provoking story that spans from 18th-century Russia to the modern day. (Affiliate […]

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]]> 28509 The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: A Slow-Burn Exploration of Secrets, Sacrifice, and Self-Discovery https://www.uptownoracle.com/the-daughter-of-doctor-moreau-silvia-moreno-garcia/ Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=28878 Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s The Daughter of Doctor Moreau takes us into the heart of 19th-century Mexico, blending historical fiction with sci-fi and gothic romance in a reimagining of H.G. Wells’ classic tale. Set against the sweltering backdrop of the Yucatán Peninsula during the Caste War, the story unfolds through the eyes of Carlota, a young woman […]

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]]> 28878 Uptown Oracle Reads… A Riveting Saga of Espionage and Redemption in Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong https://www.uptownoracle.com/foul-lady-fortune-chloe-gong/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=27052 If you’re a fan of rich character development, intricate plots, and historical settings infused with supernatural elements, Chloe Gong’s Foul Lady Fortune might just be your next obsession. Set against the backdrop of 1930s Shanghai, this novel weaves together espionage, romance, and themes of identity and loyalty, creating a narrative that is as emotionally resonant […]

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]]> 27052 Uptown Oracle Reads… Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes | A Fresh Perspective on Medusa’s Myth https://www.uptownoracle.com/stone-blind-natalie-haynes/ Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=26982 In Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes breathes new life into the age-old myth of Medusa, offering readers a fresh and thought-provoking perspective on one of mythology’s most misunderstood figures. Published in 2022, this novel delves into the story of Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, whose life is irrevocably altered by the whims of the gods. Unlike […]

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]]> 26982 Uptown Oracle Reads… Sistersong | Celtic Magic in the Time of Constantine of Dummonia https://www.uptownoracle.com/sistersong/ Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=8606 As the titles alludes to, Sistersong is about Sisters in medieval England (around Devon and Cornwall by today’s geography) and relies a bit on old Celtic myth and Magic. Set in around 500 AD as the Saxons are slowly taking over Briton, I enjoyed how the historical setting was written whilst keeping a sense of magic, especially around the Nemeton and the woods that the sisters visit.

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]]> 8606 Uptown Oracle Reads… The Sin Eater https://www.uptownoracle.com/uptown-oracle-reads-the-sin-eater/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=7560 So I thought this was going to be a fantasy book from what I'd read about sin eaters before but it's more historical fiction. Sin Eaters are women who have been given the task to hear all the sins of a person before they die, and eat all the coresponding food over their coffins. They're forced into this, are branded on their tongue and a locked necklace as well as having to become mute (you must only speak to a Sin Eater before your death).

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]]> 7560 Uptown Oracle Reads… City of Girls https://www.uptownoracle.com/uptown-oracle-reads-city-of-girls/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=6015 City of GirlsElizabeth Gilbert (Affiliate Links) In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an […]

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]]> 6015 Uptown Oracle Reads… Retribution Road https://www.uptownoracle.com/uptown-oracle-reads-retribution-road/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:00:43 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=3880 Sergeant Arthur Bowman, a sergeant in the East India Company, is sent on a secret mission during the Second Anglo-Burmese War. But the expedition is foiled – his men are captured and tortured. Throughout their ordeal, a single word becomes Bowman’s mantra, a word that will stiffen their powers of endurance in the face of […]

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]]> 3880 Uptown Oracle Reads… Nothing But Sky https://www.uptownoracle.com/uptown-oracle-reads-nothing-but-sky/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 12:00:55 +0000 https://www.uptownoracle.com/?p=3388 Grace Lafferty only feels alive when she’s dangling 500 feet above ground. As a post-World War I wing walker, Grace is determined to get to the World Aviation Expo, proving her team’s worth against flashier competitors and earning a coveted Hollywood contract. No one’s ever questioned Grace’s ambition until Henry Patton, a mechanic with plenty of […]

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