In the Shadow of Blackbirds (Hardcover)

from ilikethesebooks

I love historical fiction, it is by far my favorite genre, but sadly, it is the genre I read the least. I think part of the problem is that far too many historical fiction novels take place in a historical time period, but read like contemporaries. In the Shadow of Blackbirds stays true to the so...

from krau0098

This was an very interesting book set during the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918. What really sets this book apart from other young adult books is the setting. There is just so much going on that humanity is struggling with. World War I is in full swing, Americans are paranoid, and the flu is ...

from delphica

Eh, this book reminds me of a genre (or sub-genre, whatever) that I hate -- when the book is about fraudulent spiritualists (for the purposes of this entire review, I'll use "spiritualists" to mean the late 19th/early 20th century spiritualist movement) and then it ends up with an "is it or isn't...

from amyghilton

Cat Winters' first novel combines the paranormal with history, which is my new favorite genre. Mary Shelley Black, named after the famous author, attempts to solve the mystery of what happened to her childhood sweetheart while dodging the deadly Spanish flu outbreak of 1918.

from mamzel

It's 1918 in San Diego. Young men are losing their lives in the trenches of Europe and young people are losing their lives to the Spanish flu everywhere. Mary Shelley Black has to leave her home in Portland, Oregon because her father has been arrested for speaking out against the war. She arrives...