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Historical Fiction Book Recommendations By Zodiac Sign

Tell Us Your Zodiac Sign And We'll Give You A Historical Fiction Book To Read

Brave, independent, and brutally honest? Sounds like an Aries — and Jane McKeene. Born just before the Civil War was derailed by a zombie apocalypse, Jane is training to be an "Attendant," a zombie bodyguard for high society ladies. It's the best chance at life for a half-Black girl like Jane, just not the one she wants. But when Jane is caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, she'll realize zombies aren't her only worry.

Aries — _Dread Nation_ by Justina Ireland

Sensual, up-for-a-challenge Taurus, we know you'll love this steamy Regency romance. Lucy is looking for a job that will distract her from a breakup. Catherine just wants a quiet life of widowhood. But when Catherine hires Lucy to translate a text of her late husband's, neither expects to fall into a whirlwind romance. Both women are grieving in their own way, but can they find love again together?

Taurus — _The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics_ by Olivia Waite

Gemini, you're represented by twins, so what better pick for you than the story of separated twin sisters? After escaping their small town, Stella and Desiree's lives deviate: one marries and has a daughter with dark skin, while the other starts a family by passing as white. From the 1950s South to 1990s NYC, the lives of the sisters ‚ — and their respective daughters — will run parallel to each other before, finally, colliding.

Gemini — _The Vanishing Half_ by Brit Bennett

As the ultimate homebodies of the zodiac, this novel about a woman who spends a year holed up at home is perfect for you. Young, pretty, and privileged, she has every advantage — but she still feels empty at heart. Determined to fill the void, our narrator takes us on darkly comedic and psychologically intriguing journey of couches, VHS tapes, and sleeping pills. She'll emerge changed, but so will the world.

Cancer — _My Year of Rest and Relaxation_ by Ottessa Moshfegh

Leo, you've got a big, bold personality, so we think you'll relate to Evelyn Hugo. A reclusive Hollywood starlet, Evelyn suddenly decides to give an exclusive interview about her life to an unknown writer named Monique. As Evelyn's story unfurls— including the truth behind her seven marriages and the reason she left Hollywood — Monique will realize that their stories connect in a life-shattering way.

Leo — _The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo_ by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Just like resourceful Virgo, main character Ada knows how to get shit done. As a midwife's apprentice, she understands that her failure to get pregnant isn't her fault, but that doesn't stop her from running away to save herself from being hanged as a witch. She joins up with a gang of outlaws who dream of a utopia, but in the Wild West being an outcast can have deadly consequences.

Virgo — _Outlawed_ by Anna North

Just like you, Libra, Noemí is a well-dressed socialite who's always underestimated. Unlike you (probably) she's been called to rescue her cousin from her new husband's home — a countryside mansion that's both terrifying and alluring. As Noemí attempts to pry into the dark secrets of "High Place" and its mysterious ancestors, she'll have to figure out what's real, what's in her mind, and how to escape.

Libra — _Mexican Gothic_ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Scorpio, you'll love this dark and intense retelling of Romeo & Juliet set in 1920s Shanghai. Juliette and Roma are from rival gangs, but that didn't stop them from falling in love...and then betraying each other. Years later, Juliette has returned to the city, ready to take over the family business. But when a plague-bearing monster terrorizes the city, the ex-lovers will have to work together to save everyone.

Scorpio — _These Violent Delights_ by Chloe Gong

Adventurous Sag, you're going to love Henry “Monty” Montague, a gentleman who acts more like a rogue. With a disapproving father expecting him to settle down and a secret crush on his best friend, Percy, Monty sets off on one last adventure across Europe with his sister and Percy in tow. But when the trip takes an unexpected turn thanks to Monty's recklessness, he'll have to pull himself together to get them all home safe.

Sagittarius — _A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue_ by Mackenzi Lee

Capricorn, we think you'll relate to doing anything to achieve your goals. When Cassidy is invited to join a female pop group called Gloss, she thinks her dreams have come true. But the life of a pop star isn't as glamorous as it seems and they mysteriously break up in 2002. Fifteen years later, Cass is dead and the remaining Glossies must reflect on the past, the good and the bad, and the secrets that tore them apart.

Capricorn — _The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes_ by Elissa R. Sloan

Aquariuses will appreciate the rebellious nature of main character Opal, whose fierce Afro-punk style changes rock forever. In 1970s NYC, Opal joins Nev, a British singer-songwriter to form a rock n' roll duo. Everything is going great until their label signs a blatantly racist rival band and Opal's open protest has dire consequences. Decades later, a music journalist's digging into the duo threatens to uncover dark secrets.

Aquarius — _The Final Revival of Opal & Nev_ by Dawnie Walton

How could we not give Pisces the story of a mermaid? Junja and her family are haenyeo, deep sea divers looking for seafood to trade. But when Junja witnesses her mother drown on a dive that she herself was meant to take, she's left heartbroken, abandoned, and filled with grief. Junja has to learn to face a rapidly changing world all on her own in this lyrical novel set in 1940s Korea.

Pisces — _The Mermaid of Jeju_ by Sumi Hahn

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