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January 14, 2019

Jennie’s Best of 2018

JennieBook Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsAlternative Reality/Horror / Best of 2018 / best of list / Essays / Fantasy/Fairytale / historical romance / Recommended Reads10 Comments

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  This is a short list because I decided to confine myself to A category books only. Usually I’ll include at least B+s, but looking at my log this past year I really do think these five represent the best of what I read in 2018.   Bed of Flowers ... more >

March 27, 2018

REVIEW: The Sins of Lord Lockwood by Meredith Duran

JennieA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsEnglish Historical / Estranged Couples / revenge / Series12 Comments

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Dear Meredith Duran: When I realized that The Sins of Lord Lockwood, book six in the Rules for the Reckless series, was coming out soon, I was excited. Not only were the glimpses of the hero in previous books intriguing, but the blurb indicated that this was a “hero returned ... more >

May 4, 2017

REVIEW: A Lady’s Code of Misconduct by Meredith Duran

JennieB- Reviewsamnesia / English Historical / politics / Villain-turned-Hero13 Comments

Dear Meredith Duran: It’s probably not a good sign that when I sat down to write this review, about a week after finishing the book, I at first could remember nothing about it. Not the characters, not the plot. Nada. It did come back to me when I pulled the ... more >

December 25, 2015

Jennie’s Best Reads of 2015

JennieBook Reviews / Reading Lists / Top Ten ListsBest of 2015 / best of list / Recommended Reads11 Comments

Uprooted by Naomi Novik I reviewed this back in June and gave it an A-. Rereading my review, I’m reminded of how much I liked Uprooted and am almost tempted to change my grade to an A. It’s an imaginative and beautifully written fairy tale. Station Eleven by Emily St. ... more >

October 4, 2015

REVIEW: Luck Be a Lady by Meredith Duran

JennieB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsAcross the Tracks Romance / Auction house / historical romance / marriage-of-convenience11 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Duran: When I finished the first book in this series recently, I concluded my review by expressing my concerns about what kind of hero Nick O’Shea would make. In Lady Be Good, he’s the heroine’s uncle, a kingpin of the London underworld who owns a gambling den (don’t ... more >

September 12, 2015

REVIEW: Lady Be Good by Meredith Duran

JennieB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsacross the tracks / English Historical12 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Duran: Though I approach basically all historicals these days with a good deal of trepidation, a new Meredith Duran book is still a thing to be anticipated. I gave your last book, Fool Me Twice  a high B+, and though I didn’t like the one before that as ... more >

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