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About Jennie

has been an avid if often frustrated romance reader for the past 15 years. In that time she's read a lot of good romances, a few great ones, and, unfortunately, a whole lot of dreck. Many of her favorite authors (Ivory, Kinsale, Gaffney, Williamson,
Ibbotson) have moved onto other genres or produce new books only rarely, so she's had to expand her horizons a bit. Newer authors she enjoys include Julie Ann Long, Megan Hart and J.R. Ward, and she eagerly anticipates each new Sookie Stackhouse novel. Strong prose and characterization go a long way with her, though if they are combined with an unusual plot or setting, all the better. When she's not reading romance she can usually be found reading historical non-fiction.

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January 13, 2021

REVIEW: The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey

JennieB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsDystopian England; teenage protagonist; sci-fi/fantasy4 Comments

Dear M.R. Carey: I was a big fan of The Girl with all the Gifts and its prequel The Boy on the Bridge, but was somehow unaware that you had a new series out set in a different dystopian world. (Thanks to Janine for letting me know!) The Book of ... more >

December 17, 2020

REVIEW: The Deserted Heart by Mary Lancaster

JennieB+ Reviews / Book Reviewshistorical romance / mystery subplot / regency era / Stutter9 Comments

Dear Ms. Lancaster: I was motivated to pick up this 2018 book by the description in Pam Rosenthal’s October guest column – the pull of a new-to-me author and the book’s description were enough to draw me in. Charlotte Maybury is used to being in the background – she’s sandwiched ... more >

December 2, 2020

REVIEW: The Play by Elle Kennedy

JennieB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsBriar U Series / College Hockey / friends-to-lovers / New Adult / POC5 Comments

Dear Elle Kennedy: This is the third of four books in the Briar U series; I gave the first a B+ and the second a B-. This book pairs one of the hockey players from the first two books, Hunter Davenport, with a new character, Demi Davis. Hunter had a ... more >

November 18, 2020

REVIEW: Uncertain Magic by Laura Kinsale

JennieB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsFaeries / Georgian Era / historical romance / Ireland / May-December / Mindreading / paranormal elements13 Comments

This is book nine in my Laura Kinsale reread tour, which started back in 2016. It was Kinsale’s second published book, and it’s a weird one, featuring Irish fairies and mindreading and a plot that I hoped would make more sense in the end than it did the first time ... more >

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November 6, 2020

Reading List by Jennie for July through September

JennieBook Reviews / Reading ListsBiography / classic / ghost-story / historical romance / History / Humor / Reading lists / thriller12 Comments

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow I had long wanted to see Hamilton, Lin-Manual Miranda’s award-winning musical based on this book, and I finally got a chance on my 50th birthday in 2019. I liked it a lot, though it wasn’t the magical experience for me that I know it was ... more >

October 19, 2020

REVIEW: Sylvia’s Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell

JennieA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century literature / classic literature / English Literature / whaling1 Comments

Recommended Read

I first became aware of Elizabeth Gaskell through television adaptions of her works Cranford and North and South; I then went on to read and enjoy those books. Sylvia’s Lovers is, by my count, the sixth Gaskell book I have read (I think I only have two left after this, ... more >

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