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October 27, 2026

REVIEW: Dina Gets Lucky: A Novel by Uzma Jalaluddin

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsBig-Misunderstanding / Muslim / POC / POC author / second chance at love / South-Asian Canadian / Toronto / weddingNo Comments

At a sumptuous family wedding, two former friends rediscover their own love story and the lies that tore them apart in a chaotic and swoony second-chance romance by the author of Yours for the Season. Toronto attorney Dina Haq is looking forward to her influencer sister’s lavish South Asian wedding. ... more >

October 26, 2026

REVIEW: All Feathers and Hats: Rookscroft – Book One by Jayne Siroshton

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / birds / cozy fantasy / Fiction / First-Person / painter / whimsy1 Comments

The Rookscroft series is illustrated cozy fantasy — whimsical tales of talking animals, unexpected friendships, and the joy of discovery, told with warmth and charm. It began one morning in late summer, when a pheasant appeared at my studio window. At first, I was startled—but my surprise quickly turned to ... more >

October 23, 2026

REVIEW: Miss Beresford and the Beast by Mimi Matthews

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBeauty-and-the-Beast / dog / Gothic / grumpy / sunshine / Historical / historical romance / redemption / strong heroine / Victorian England / Yorkshire7 Comments

Charlotte Beresford has spent far too long under the iron rule of strict governesses and unflinching finishing school teachers. When she’s offered a brief window of freedom—an invitation to spend the summer with a recent acquaintance in a remote corner of Yorkshire, far from societal expectations—she jumps at the chance. ... more >

October 22, 2026

REVIEW: There and Back Again: The Unofficial Oral History of The Lord of the Rings Films by Sam Moore

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsactors / Biography / film industry / filmmaking / films / History / non-fictionNo Comments

The definitive, unofficial oral history of the making of the iconic and beloved Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Celebrate the beloved, influential, and truly epic Lord of the Rings films with this essential read following the making of the trilogy, as told by cast and crew members. Journalist Sam ... more >

October 20, 2026

REVIEW: The Foreign Correspondent’s Wife by Jenna Helwig

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsHistorical / Historical fiction / murder mystery / murder-investigation / Paris / Post WWII / secrets4 Comments

Set in post-WWII Paris, the wife of an American foreign correspondent stumbles on the body of her murdered classmate at culinary school and becomes tangled in a web that stretches from the halls of diplomacy to the city’s underworld. Paris, 1949. It’s been five years since the war ended. The ... more >

October 15, 2026

REVIEW: Look What the Cat Dragged In by Jason Rekulak

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewscats / Contemporary / Dark / demons / Fiction / horror / mystery / Paranormal / PhiladelphiaNo Comments

From the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Pictures and The Last One at the Wedding comes a new supernatural thriller about a young woman pet-sitting a cat with a mysterious secret, featuring more than eighty pages of illustrations. Meet Penny Padgett, a twenty-seven-year-old cartoonist in Philadelphia who agrees ... more >

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