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It’s not real secret, we love the historical fiction books from Jennifer A. Nielsen. Seriously, some of our favorites. There have definitely been some I love more than others but we love them all. So much so that we use our Audible membership on a new book every month. The problem is, we already own all of the historical fiction books by her now so if you know some new authors that fit along with her, let me know. We do read Alan Gratz already.

The Scourge was one of the last of her books that we read because it didn’t hold the appeal as the others for me. However, it is such a good book. When we finished, my daughter said that this was her favorite one yet! Now, if you have some conspiracy theorist in you – you will love my daughter’s comment at the end. She said, this reminds me of Covid.  Here’s an excerpt from the book:

As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, Ani Mells is shocked when she is unexpectedly captured by the governor’s wardens and forced to submit to a test for the deadly Scourge. She is even more surprised when the test results come back positive, and she is sent to Attic Island, a former prison turned refuge – and quarantine colony – for the ill. The Scourge’s victims, Ani now among them, can expect only to live out short, painful lives there.

However, Ani quickly discovers that she doesn’t know the whole truth about the Scourge or the Colony. She’s been caught in a devious plot, and, with the help of her best friend, Weevil, Ani means to uncover just what is actually going on. But will she and Weevil survive long enough to do so?

So – go check this book out!  And let me know below some of your favorite historical fiction authors, that isn’t all we read but  we are looking for some more books to add to our audio collection.