Best Historical Fiction
1
door Michael Cunningham
12,703 leden
232 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 100
Score 25.07
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 02:22 PM
- 14 Members
- Nickelini, charl08, Cariola, rainpebble, sturlington, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, mspixieears, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele,aulsmith ,oakdale
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : This is a mix of historical and contemporary fiction. I would have preferred it to be one or the other.
2
door Margaret Atwood
16,476 leden
384 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 80
Score 31.71
Toegevoegd 2012-08-01, 09:33 AM
- 19 Members
- devenish, Nickelini, skyrad43, deldevries, sturlington, hoddybook, Doey, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Maybelline, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, KarlaC, steller0707,michalsuz
3
door Amitav Ghosh
3,108 leden
151 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 146
Score 16.83
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 02:22 PM
- 9 Members
- DeltaQueen50, skyrad43, sturlington, brenzi, janerawoof, jaromdl, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele
4
door Jeffrey Eugenides
27,133 leden
631 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 46
Score 47.04
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 02:18 PM
- 27 Members
- zabs, rainpebble, roby72, skyrad43, sturlington, brenzi, thecoroner, ValLloyd, alex68, oakdale, Twixi, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, leslie.98, cvogt, DDreawriter, Maybelline, ShawIslandLibrary, lamotamant, Katie1949, fredasteele, RachelDilley, FranzK72, Kathyk22, steller0707, MaryM3dogs,trandism ,aulsmith ,Doey ,Ari80
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : A mix of historical and contemporary fiction. I didn't like the contemporary parts.
5
door Larry McMurtry
8,320 leden
239 besprekingen
½ 4.6
Algemene Rangorde 26
Score 64.06
Toegevoegd 2012-01-29, 03:31 AM
- 29 Members
- zabs, Fourpawz2, VisibleGhost, feeling.is.first, ktho, rainpebble, sjmccreary, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, sturlington, brenzi, LisaMaria_C, Doey, alex68, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, jaromdl, DDreawriter, Laura1124, HighPrairieBookworm, Sojourner1, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, KarlaC, Travelgem, steller0707,John_Vaughan
6
door Erin Morgenstern
18,420 leden
1,264 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 254
Score 7.55
Toegevoegd 2012-08-01, 09:32 AM
- 7 Members
- skyrad43, sturlington, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, lamotamant, steller0707,aulsmith ,sjmccreary
7
door Madeline Miller
12,406 leden
478 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 268
Score 6.74
Toegevoegd 2021-03-02, 02:46 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707
8
door Kate Atkinson
8,249 leden
589 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 69
Score 34.5
Toegevoegd 2013-07-30, 03:22 PM
9
door Isabel Allende
8,728 leden
192 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 205
Score 11.06
Toegevoegd 2016-11-01, 11:30 AM
- 7 Members
- dara85, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, ShawIslandLibrary, cindyi1218
10
door Michelle Paver
515 leden
23 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 467
Score 2.25
Toegevoegd 2021-02-13, 10:57 AM
- Member
- sturlington
11
door Dexter Palmer
179 leden
13 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 474
Score 2.2
Toegevoegd 2022-01-06, 10:19 AM
- Member
- sturlington
12
door Maggie O'Farrell
4,369 leden
230 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 246
Score 8.04
Toegevoegd 2022-01-06, 10:19 AM
- 5 Members
- charl08, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707
13
door Michael Chabon
18,782 leden
414 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 87
Score 28.15
Toegevoegd 2012-03-07, 09:29 AM
- 17 Members
- hipdeep, trandism, .Monkey., deldevries, Matke, sturlington, brenzi, Doey, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Maybelline, fredasteele,michalsuz
14
door Alice Walker
19,712 leden
335 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 274
Score 6.49
Toegevoegd 2014-09-10, 07:50 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, alex68, kara.shamy, steller0707
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door Joseph Heller
39,987 leden
525 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 36
Score 51.32
Toegevoegd 2012-10-25, 02:19 PM
- 25 Members
- Edward, hipdeep, .Monkey., chgstrom, sjmccreary, richgatlin, skyrad43, freetrader, brenzi, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leslie.98
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Doesn't meet my definition of historical fiction.sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and based partly on his experiences.elkiedee: Historical fiction is set in the past but it can be a period within the author's lifetime - the past can look very different from 25 or 40 years later. I hope no one who argues this isn't a historical novel believes that either Possession or The Daughter of Time, both above this in the list, are historical fiction. They are brilliant novels which I would recommend to fans of historical fiction but they are both contemporary novels with significant interest for historical fiction readers.leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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door David Mitchell
17,667 leden
682 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 83
Score 30.9
Toegevoegd 2012-02-18, 03:19 AM
- 18 Members
- karen_o, trandism, VisibleGhost, chgstrom, skyrad43, deldevries, freetrader, brenzi, hoddybook, kcorrea, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, madhatter73, DDreawriter, fredasteele, steller0707,sturlington ,RobPoulton
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : I wouldn't consider this historical fiction.
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door Laura Ingalls Wilder
16,199 leden
287 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 85
Score 28.88
Toegevoegd 2013-07-28, 03:38 PM
- 19 Members
- eshaw27, rainpebble, Cecrow, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, ValLloyd, Doey, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, Laura1124, This-n-That, Daviette, fredasteele, KarlaC,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.elkiedee: It was written several decades after it was set, perhaps more than 50 years later, and while it was somewhat autobiographical it was also fictionalised and presented as a novel. Although it's loosely based on the author's life and that of her family, lots of details have been changed, added, left out and this is historical fiction.
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door Harper Lee
78,427 leden
1,433 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 212
Score 10.58
Toegevoegd 2013-12-05, 12:41 PM
- 15 Members
- KimarieBee, rainpebble, deldevries, cfk, Twixi, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, Laura1124, This-n-That, ShawIslandLibrary, CharleneLB, cindyi1218, steller0707, Curran2,merrystar ,sturlington ,alex68 ,acceptance ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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door Kurt Vonnegut
43,995 leden
704 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 572
Score 0.13
Toegevoegd 2013-07-30, 03:22 PM
- 13 Members
- hipdeep, freetrader, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, mspixieears, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,cpg ,smcwl ,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lewbs ,alex68 ,acceptance ,RobPoulton ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Vonnegut was actually in Dresden.sturlington : Science fiction.RobPoulton : Most definitely not historical fiction.leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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door Colson Whitehead
8,909 leden
453 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 389
Score 3.45
Toegevoegd 2017-08-08, 08:36 PM
- 5 Members
- gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,dara85 ,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- dara85 : Too much fantasy for historical fiction.sturlington : Alternate history or allegory.
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door Cathy Skendrovich
6 leden
2 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 498
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2017-07-28, 04:22 PM
- Member
- cathyskendrovich,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Author addedcathyskendrovich: It's an escape into a high seas romantic adventure with the sexy, dominating Captain Andre Dubois at the helm and his feisty lady love, Sophie.
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door John Gardner
6,047 leden
107 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 580
Score -0.37
Toegevoegd 2013-10-10, 04:08 PM
- 4 Members
- Doey, ahef1963, megschristina, DDreawriter,smcwl ,aulsmith ,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not historicalsturlington : Fantasy.
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door Christopher Moore
10,588 leden
415 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 581
Score -0.8
Toegevoegd 2012-08-01, 09:32 AM
- Member
- gypsysmom,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : This is really fantasy.
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door John Steinbeck
34,274 leden
471 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 82
Score 31.15
Toegevoegd 2012-02-12, 12:28 PM
- 24 Members
- zabs, roby72, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, geitebukkeskjegg, deldevries, michalsuz, thecoroner, Doey, John_Vaughan, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, bcrowl399, GerrysBookshelf, Lyn5r, jaromdl, clairemath, Laura1124, Lynn-in-London, MarleneMacke, ShawIslandLibrary, Daviette, KarlaC,longway ,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,elkiedee ,Matteocalosi ,oakdale ,acceptance ,RobPoulton ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
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16,355 leden
299 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 99
Score 25.18
Toegevoegd 2013-03-13, 05:13 PM
- 21 Members
- varielle, kiwiflowa, Myyst, suitable1, cfk, Doey, oakdale, Twixi, al.vick, ahef1963, jaromdl, clairemath, madhatter73, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, nerdytreefairy, Maybelline, Lynn-in-London, Katie1949, fredasteele, Kathyk22,longway ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,skyrad43 ,sturlington ,RobPoulton ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Ari80
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : I'd call this fantasy.RobPoulton : Arthurian fantasy
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door Ken Follett
27,242 leden
753 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 1
Score 224.47
Toegevoegd 2012-01-27, 04:42 PM
- 75 Members
- brewergirl, sbnicar, scorpiusx1, kageeh, eshaw27, KimarieBee, mccin68, smcwl, rstaedter, raidergirl3, feeling.is.first, kiwiflowa, ktho, rainpebble, asalamon, chgstrom, Cecrow, richgatlin, penguin7316, calm, cdbenaze, lewbs, wheeler752, kcorrea, Ameise1, Doey, Bluewolf0411, JqnOC, redlory, oakdale, Twixi, Jarandel, peterveen, John_Vaughan, gypsysmom, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, ElectricPhase, st_bruno, raperper, AmourFou, leslie.98, JoeKingman, bcrowl399, NHNick, Trudy65, kara.shamy, hsuvarna, jaromdl, clairemath, Alice-W-Greene, sugandh, megschristina, mspixieears, hodgiesan, HighPrairieBookworm, WimDeWurm, Asimina.Palaiou, NykeebaHalisiHali, Lynn-in-London, Lynsey2, MarleneMacke, ShawIslandLibrary, lamotamant, RachelDilley, CharleneLB, friedrb, cindyi1218, Robert-1857, Travelgem, steller0707, MaryM3dogs, UKK, Ari80,pitjrw , ,Matke ,sturlington , ,hoddybook , ,souloftherose ,janerawoof ,47degreesnorth , , ,This-n-That ,TashMason , ,
- Verklaringen
- lamotamant: This book made historical fiction multi-POVs a complete addiction for me.
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door Kathryn Stockett
30,507 leden
1,488 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 17
Score 78.88
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 10:21 AM
- 39 Members
- kageeh, dara85, eshaw27, KimarieBee, mccin68, kiwiflowa, ktho, RuMuse, rainpebble, chgstrom, sjmccreary, skyrad43, SherylHendrix, Seraph8541, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, gregchief, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, sugandh, megschristina, Maybelline, Lynn-in-London, This-n-That, ShawIslandLibrary, lamotamant, Daviette, fredasteele, RachelDilley, CharleneLB, cindyi1218, steller0707, Brandy1411, emiliacavero, BeeDubs8,Nickelini ,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,sturlington , ,Ari80
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : DNF
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door Alexandre Dumas
25,481 leden
433 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 16
Score 80.18
Toegevoegd 2012-11-15, 04:02 PM
- 32 Members
- PhonyGal, sbnicar, mccin68, ranams, varielle, .Monkey., rainpebble, chgstrom, Cecrow, roby72, deldevries, thecoroner, arrwa, Ameise1, Doey, redlory, gypsysmom, al.vick, nagasravika.bodapati, raperper, Bduke, AmourFou, leslie.98, JoeKingman, GerrysBookshelf, jaromdl, stevengolson, JussiU, ABammann, fredasteele, TashMason, Curran2, ,sturlington ,
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door Diana Gabaldon
23,758 leden
985 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 25
Score 64.38
Toegevoegd 2012-01-27, 01:43 PM
- 33 Members
- seejewel, mccin68, Fourpawz2, raidergirl3, kiwiflowa, rainpebble, olgakm, sjmccreary, DeltaQueen50, susiesharp, hoddybook, Ameise1, Doey, Tess_W, oakdale, booksmurf, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, leslie.98, bcrowl399, kara.shamy, Lyn5r, jaromdl, Alice-W-Greene, megschristina, DDreawriter, nerdytreefairy, Maybelline, Lynn-in-London, fredasteele, cindyi1218, steller0707,Nickelini ,merrystar ,sturlington ,LisaMaria_C ,This-n-That ,
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : DNF
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door Carlos Ruiz Zafón
27,872 leden
1,039 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 39
Score 49.16
Toegevoegd 2012-01-27, 01:46 PM
- 32 Members
- karen_o, trandism, seejewel, starfishian, zabs, varielle, raidergirl3, kiwiflowa, skyrad43, brenzi, susiesharp, lewbs, Ameise1, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, kara.shamy, Lynn-in-London, ShawIslandLibrary, lamotamant, fredasteele, Robert-1857, KarlaC, TashMason, Kathyk22, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Brandy1411, ,smcwl ,Nickelini ,sturlington ,LisaMaria_C ,bcrowl399 ,friedrb ,Ari80
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door Toni Morrison
22,819 leden
405 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 61
Score 39.8
Toegevoegd 2012-01-29, 03:35 AM
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door Georgette Heyer
2,371 leden
78 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 110
Score 21.9
Toegevoegd 2012-01-27, 02:06 PM
- 12 Members
- MikeBriggs, inge87, KimarieBee, smcwl, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, SylviaC, ValLloyd, leslie.98, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele,sturlington
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door Tim O'Brien
14,333 leden
393 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 117
Score 20.34
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 02:22 PM
- 14 Members
- kageeh, .Monkey., rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, Twixi, Himalmitra, cej1027, JoeKingman, jaromdl, DDreawriter, lamotamant, fredasteele,kiwiflowa ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and is partly based on his experiences.
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door Stephen King
8,584 leden
105 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 471
Score 2.21
Toegevoegd 2012-08-01, 09:30 AM
- 3 Members
- gypsysmom, ahef1963, cindyi1218,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : This is not strictly historical fiction.
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door Celeste Ng
6,374 leden
372 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 338
Score 4.53
Toegevoegd 2014-11-25, 11:44 AM
- 4 Members
- ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, steller0707,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : DNF
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door John Steinbeck
23,382 leden
423 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 144
Score 17.01
Toegevoegd 2012-08-01, 09:33 AM
- 15 Members
- Cecrow, richgatlin, deldevries, brenzi, thecoroner, Doey, bfkendrick, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, NinieB, jaromdl, DDreawriter, ShawIslandLibrary, cindyi1218, steller0707,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,oakdale ,RobPoulton
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
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door Connie Willis
7,962 leden
374 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 171
Score 14.14
Toegevoegd 2012-01-29, 03:23 AM
- 13 Members
- brewergirl, ehines, kiwiflowa, souloftherose, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,hoddybook ,Jarandel
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from historical time period.sturlington : Science fiction.
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door E. M. Forster
12,425 leden
142 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 273
Score 6.52
Toegevoegd 2013-09-22, 04:12 PM
- 8 Members
- Cecrow, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Takes place during the author's life time.
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door E. M. Forster
3,120 leden
51 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 502
Score 1.96
Toegevoegd 2013-09-23, 12:57 PM
- 4 Members
- gypsysmom, mspixieears, DDreawriter, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Not historical fiction.
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door Ernest Hemingway
22,945 leden
336 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 518
Score 1.76
Toegevoegd 2013-09-23, 10:21 AM
- 9 Members
- varielle, rainpebble, deldevries, Ameise1, Himalmitra, ahef1963, dsp501, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary,smcwl ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Author participated in similar events.sturlington : Not historical fiction.leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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door Connie Willis
2,278 leden
151 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 584
Score -2.07
Toegevoegd 2013-10-10, 04:10 PM
- 3 Members
- cfk, Doey, gypsysmom,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from the time period.sturlington : Science fiction.
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door Anne Rice
22,904 leden
332 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 585
Score -2.29
Toegevoegd 2012-08-01, 09:32 AM
- 8 Members
- varielle, DeltaQueen50, ahef1963, leslie.98, madhatter73, dsp501, DDreawriter, cindyi1218,smcwl ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,gypsysmom ,RobPoulton ,megschristina ,lamotamant
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Horror.RobPoulton : Its about vampires = fantasy
