Favourite WWII Historical Fiction

[@kayjones2533]

This was such a lovely idea to commemorate remembrance day. Loved the Ken Follett trilogy. Great recommendations x

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Thank you and thank you! His writing really is fantastic, I've gotten myself all excited for book three now ☺️

[@liaf3iry]

My favorite genre! My all time favorites, and the books I can’t stop recommending to people, are All the Light We Cannot See, Girl in the Blue Coat, and The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Currently reading Codename Verity, can’t wait to finish it!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Ohh I love all the light! One of my favourites! I'll have to look into the others ☺️

[@manoeksbooknook]

Ah my absolute favourite genre! Some of my favourite WW2 Historical fiction are : the book Thief, salt to the sea (but especially between shades of grey!) The nightingale by Kristin Hannah, all the lights we cannot see, codename Verity and I have some Dutch favorites but no idea if they're translated or not

[@callmeaftercoffee]

All great suggestions! I want to read between shades of grey so bad! The Nightingale definitely should have been on this list 🙈 it was one shelf down and I missed putting it in the stack lol. It had a couple things that I didn't love, but still a very solid story ☺️💕

[@beckidraven226]

All the things we cannot say by Kelly Rimmer - amazing.

[@callmeaftercoffee]

I've heard such good things about this one!

[@ashleighc4624]

Wonderful video yet again! I think you’re the only other friend I have that loves historical fiction so I love these videos. Thank you for making me read the Book Thief! Can’t believe I hadn’t read it sooner.

[@2341vivian]

The Kingsbridge Trilogy is amazing....loved it and I am re-reading it this year! New subscriber and also from Canada...Edmonton!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Ohhh that's so good to hear! Thanks for hanging out! So glad to have you here ☺️💕

[@leadinglady]

I am starting Salt to the Sea today! It's been on my TBR forever and I cannot wait. There is snow on the ground where I am, and for some reason, winter always puts me in a historical fiction mood! All the Light We Cannot See is fantastic! It's one of those books I tend to think about still and I read it like 4 months ago now. It's amazing.

[@callmeaftercoffee]

I hope you love it! It's been snowing here ALLLLLL DAY. And it's windy 🥶. I definitely feel like winter makes me crave historical fiction as well 💕. And all the light- yes, so great! I read it over a year ago now and the story just stays with me. I'm so thankful I tend to rememberbooks really well because I feel like they really stick with me. Like if I forget a book, it's a reallllllly forgettable book 😂🙈

[@MaryAmongStories]

love this! historical fiction is one of my favourite genres too ^^

[@callmeaftercoffee]

It's just so good! So heartbreakingly good!

[@tonysmith7665]

Thank you for that thoughtful tribute. It’s people like you that help make those heroic selfless sacrifices worth it. 🙌❤️

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Thank you for always being so supportive ☺️ it means a lot!

[@alexandrasstudio5308]

Great video!!! And thank you to all the Veterans for your service! I have been wanting to read Follett’s books but they are very intimidating lol, I agree with you on All the Light We Cannot See the ending was not my favorite but I was such an amazing story!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

☺️💕 They're huge! But the writing just flows off the page. So easy to absorb and great Characters! And yes, all the light- amazing. But the ending was 🙈😬

[@jackywithay6393]

Salt to the sea, amazing! It's the best book I have read in a long time. 100/10. I'm in love

[@melissashouse531]

Look into Dragonfly by Leila Meachum. I picked it up randomly one day from the bookstore and its turned into one of my favorites of the year. It’s a very different take on WWII Nazi-occupied Paris than I’ve ever read before. Great job on the video!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Thanks for the rec, I will definitely take a look ☺️

[@BrendanDeBobes]

Book Thief and All the Light You Cannot See are both fantastic. I'm going to have to check out Salt to the Sea,. That looks right up my alley and I hadn't heard of it before this video.

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Ruta Sepetys is definitely a new favourite author of mine! So glad I discovered her this year, I now want to read everything she writes ☺️

[@WanderLost]

Those are my favorite books to read... except I heard you say you were sobbing, so maybe I won’t be reading that one... 😛 The book thief was good, but it was hard to read 😁 My 12 yr old read A Girl called Eva, and he loved it (we are studying WWII)... thanks for all the suggestions!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Definitely faves! That's so awesome that hes loving books! I'm so excited that my son is finally excited to read (he's 7 ☺️💕). You're so welcome! Hope you enjoy!

[@rebekahmackenzie]

Great video idea for Remembrance/Veteran's Day. I need to reread The Book Thief too. Maybe that will be a 2020 goal.

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Thank you! It was a last minute idea but it feels perfect for the day ☺️. I can't wait to hear what you think of it! 💕

[@bethmccraw6718]

Great video!! I LOVE Ken Follett!! I need to read A Column of Fire (the last in his Kingbridge series) and I want to read his Century Trilogy! I think I would read anything he wrote!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

He's so great!

[@addisonlammers7253]

I can not recommend Between Shades of Grey enough!!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

I can't wait to grab myself a copy! I want to read all of Ruta's books ☺️

[@carmensirbu8585]

Hello! :-) I discovered your channel last week and I am so happy, I think you'll become my favorite booktuber. You should try reading : Auschwitz: A Doctor 's Eyewitness Account by Miklos Nyszli and The boy in the striped pajamas by John Boyne... Both books are heartbreaking P. S. : One more book: This above all by Eric Knight

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Oh gosh you're so sweet! So happy you're enjoying my channel ☺️. I will definitely check these out, thank you so much for the recommendations!

[@kristinamin7533]

Loses roses has no spoilers to lilac girls, I like lilac girls a lot better. Lost roses was good but lilac girls was AMAZING. The lost girls of Paris so very good as well. Kristin Harlem is SOOO amazing. The room on rue Amelia and the winemakers wife are both my favorites !!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

It's so interesting how different books appeal to different people, I actually enjoyed lost roses more than lilac girls, but I thought they were both great! I really need to get to Kirstin Harmel, I have the room on rue Amelie but I haven't read it yet :)

[@kathleenbombino539]

The Secret Life of Violet Grant is my favorite historical fiction! There is a definite romance in it but I liked it even though I also don’t like romance! Anything by Beatriz Williams is really good. A lot of people didn’t like The Alice Network but i enjoyed that one too!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Ohhh I'll definitely check it out! So many great recommendations ☺️. I've seen a few titles by Beatriz Williams that caught my eye (can't remember them offhand though 🙈). The Alice network also sounds really good

[@jeffreystieve8017]

Try: The Dressmakers Gift and Paris in the Present Tense Always a good idea to actually read books before you recommend them, don't you think?

[@lostinabookcase3796]

I've heard so many good things about Salt to the Sea!!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

It's really great! And a pretty quick read with a huuuuge heart punch!

[@joecourtney8552]

Primarily a fantasy/sci-fi and mystery reader but want to expand to historical fiction and try new things and I like WWII era.

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Ohhhh WWII is my favourite era of historical fiction ☺️ (but you probably already know that since you saw this vid haha 🙈😂)

[@joecourtney8552]

CallMeAfterCoffee Ha true. I like the older London settings but only read mysteries in those (Sherlock & Sebastian st Cyr series). May partially count.

[@jdsantibanez]

Many years back I read there was a murder mystery series with a French detective and a German police officer working together in occupied France. Do you have any idea about it? I haven't been able to find it anywhere.

[@callmeaftercoffee]

I wish I knew! This doesn't ring any bells for me, but it sounds very interesting.

[@jdsantibanez]

@@callmeaftercoffee FOUND IT! www.amazon.com/-/es/J-Robert-Janes/e/B001H6N5SK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1574698791&sr=8-1

[@ashleighc4624]

I can lend you that Ken follet series too. Just let me know. Haha.

[@callmeaftercoffee]

I will keep you posted! I've been very into annotating these days so I'll probably pick up the mass markets at some point 🙈. I'd never write in your books! 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@Hy-Brasil]

"i dont know what these are about but you should read them!" is a weird way to recommend books......

[@filmsbynix]

Some of these books aren't available in my country ill have to ask family in the uk to order for me :(

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Does bookdepository ship to your country? I find a lot of good things on there :)

[@star.kinspirations4759]

You should try reading The Given Day by Dennis Lehane. It is historical fiction set in Boston at the end of World War I. ❤

[@callmeaftercoffee]

I'll definitely add it to my neverending TBR ☺️. Thank you so much for the suggestion!

[@user-lz7jt9ym7l]

Between shades of grey by Ruta Sepetys!!

[@callmeaftercoffee]

It's on my list! And out of the easy as well. She's definitely become an auto buy author ☺️

[@AVimagines_magic]

I just finished Lovely War byJulie Berry. Honestly so good! But it does have romance in it. It’s set in the days of WWI and WWII and the best part is that Aphrodite is telling the story of these people. Loved it! Check it out ☺️

[@callmeaftercoffee]

I don't have that one yet, but it's definitely one I want to read at some point! I don't mind romance, I just like there to be more layers within the story. Lovely War has caught my eye for a while :)

[@Shirley_BK]

Salt to the Sea

[@callmeaftercoffee]

Sooooo amazing!

[@WilAdams]

You went on and on about 3 of Ken Follett's books, but totally ignored The Eye of the Needle? Is there a reason? Perhaps you simply don't like riveting spy novels.

[@callmeaftercoffee]

I loved the first two in the century series, I still need to get to the third. And I'd also love to read the Kingsbridge trilogy soon as well. I think I own eye of the needle but I haven't read it yet ☺️. Hopefully some day!

[@joecourtney8552]

“Not a big romance person”.... SUBSCRIBE