Read 25 Historical Fiction Books in 2025

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27 participants (225 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 Briar Club by Kate Quinn

The Briar Club

Kate Quinn

15h 3m • 2024 • 25 editions

fiction historical emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes

13h 52m • 2019 • 87 editions

fiction historical emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

The Stolen Queen

Fiona Davis

10h 18m • 2025 • 8 editions

fiction historical mystery thriller adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Grass Dancer by Susan Power

The Grass Dancer

Susan Power

352 pages • 1994 • 10 editions

fiction historical magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Last Christmas in Paris by Heather Webb, Hazel Gaynor

Last Christmas in Paris

Heather Webb, Hazel Gaynor

400 pages • 2017 • 21 editions

fiction historical romance emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Flying Angels by Danielle Steel

Flying Angels

Danielle Steel

7h 18m • 2021 • 15 editions

fiction historical adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

The Cuba Saga #1

Next Year in Havana

Chanel Cleeton

400 pages • 2018 • 27 editions

fiction historical romance emotional informative medium-paced
Matrix by Lauren Groff

Matrix

Lauren Groff

260 pages • 2021 • 47 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

Jamaica Inn

Daphne du Maurier

320 pages • 1935 • 85 editions

fiction classics historical mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel García Márquez

348 pages • 1985 • 280 editions

fiction classics historical literary magical realism romance emotional reflective slow-paced