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March 30, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

JennieB Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsCanada / contemporary fiction / joint review / literary ficiton / Ponzi scheme10 Comments

Jennie:  Five years ago, I read and loved Mandel’s breakout novel, Station Eleven. It would probably have not come to my attention if not for Janine’s terrific review. I loved Station Eleven so much that I was inspired to read the author’s first novel, Last Night in Montreal, which wasn’t ... more >

March 27, 2020

REVIEW: A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

JennieB Reviews / Book ReviewsBritish Monarchy / Jack the Ripper / Mystery series / Veronica Speedwell / Victorian4 Comments

Dear Ms. Raybourn: This is the fifth book in the Veronica Speedwell mystery series; I’ve read and reviewed the first four books. Big spoilers for the series appear below, so be forewarned. Veronica and her partner in crime (-solving) and love interest Stoker are recovering, physically and emotionally, from the ... more >

March 19, 2020

REVIEW: For the Win by Kelly Jamieson

JennieBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary romance / hockey / pro athlete / Series / stalkers / trauma / yoga2 Comments

Dear Kelly Jamieson: This is the fourth book in the Wynn Hockey series, a fact I was unaware of when I started reading it. I read the first two books, and when I saw that For the Win was available for review, I snapped it up. It was only after ... more >

March 10, 2020

REVIEW: The Story of Us by Molly O’Keefe

JennieB- Reviews / Book Reviewsadoption / Contemporary romance / Private-investigator / Secret-Baby / women's shelter8 Comments

Dear Molly O’Keefe: I think I got this as a freebie somewhere, though I’m not sure where – maybe Daily Deals? Anyway, it was on my Kindle for a bit before I started it. I’ve read four Molly O’Keefe books (all part of the same series, under the M. O’Keefe ... more >

Jennie
March 2, 2020

Reading List for Jennie for October through December, Part Two

JennieBook ReviewsChristmas Classic / fairy tale / Historical fiction / historical romance / mystery / non-fiction / Reading lists / science / Suspense / thriller13 Comments

Underlying by Janelle Harris I know. I KNOW. Anyone who reads my reviews is probably heartily sick of me bitching about Amazon First Reads, especially all the mediocre suspense I find there. Skip this if you want to avoid my whining (which would be understandable). The book is narrated by ... more >

Jennie
February 17, 2020

Reading List by Jennie for October through December, Part One

JennieBook Reviews / Reading ListsClassic Sci-Fi/Horror / Contemporary romance / Essays / Historical Biography / historical romance / History / non-fiction / Reading lists8 Comments

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft I’ve made it a habit over the past six years to try to read a “classic horror” novel around Halloween, starting with 2013’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and going up to last year’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Most ... more >

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