Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme is books that are set outside of the United States. Since historical fiction is one of my favorite genres to read, I actually have read quite a few books set outside of the US so it was a struggle to pick only ten. I decided to narrow it down to those whose events occurred within the century (or close to it).
1. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr
France and Germany during World War II
2. ATONEMENT by Ian McEwan
England during World War II
3. THE BONE SEASON by Samantha Shannon
Futuristic London in 2059
4. THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak
Germany during World War II
5. FEVER by Karen Marie Moning
An urban fantasy Dublin
6. ALL SOULS TRILOGY by Deborah Harness
Paranormal England
7. HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling
United Kingdom
8. THE HUSBAND’S SECRET by Liane Moriarty
Australia
9. THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME by Julia Quinn
Regency England
10. WOLF BY WOLF by Ryan Graudin
Alternative history version of Europe in 1956
Comment and tell me what some of your favorite settings outside the US to read about are!
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Ah I wish I was a fan of historic fiction like you… I always have trouble connecting with those genre even if I really want to read them once in a while. I have Code Name Verity on my list though it’s probably the only historical fiction that I enjoyed haha 😂 but All the Lights We Cannot See seems great and on many people’s list! I’ve also seen The Book Thief quite around a bit 🙂 great list!
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I’m a total nerd when it comes to history which is why I think I like the genre so much 😛 The Book Thief is one of my absolute favorite books in the world! Even if you don’t like historical fiction that much I think you should give it a try! 🙂
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OMG, yes for Julia Quinn and the Bridgerton series! My favourite is Romancing Mister Bridgerton because I just looove Colin and how happy/sunny he is, but The Viscount Who Loved Me also has a soft spot in my heart. ❤
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The Bridgerton series is what got me into historical romance 😀 I love love LOVE hate-to-love relationships which is why The Viscount Who Loved Me is one of my favs ❤
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Same! The first regency romance book I read was The Duke and I, and I was just hooked ever since. I haven’t read the genre in a while but it was sooo good to binge the books, haha.
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It seems like a trend for this week’s post where I go blog-hopping and see a book I really loved (The Bone Season) and mentally hit myself for not having included it in my post! All the Light We Cannot See was so, so wonderful and I NEED to get my hands on Wolf by Wolf! x
~ Aimal @ Bookshelves & Paperbacks
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Wolf by Wolf was way better than I was expecting! I think you’ll really enjoy it! 🙂
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Ha! Harry Potter is agood one! Can’t believe I hadn’t thought of it! My favorite would be… Whispering Pines and I think it’s set in Canada. It’s so much fun!!
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I’ve never heard of Whispering Pines but I’m totally going to check it out! 🙂 Yes, Harry Potter was a must, I almost forgot about it though! 😛
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