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March 15, 2022

REVIEW: The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / Alternate POV / Contemporary / dual-timeline / dysfunctional family / First-Person / murder / mystery / mystery/thriller / Paranormal6 Comments

A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel. In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two ... more >

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January 25, 2021

Jayne’s Best of 2020

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2020 / best of list / cats / children's book / Fantasy / Fiction / older MCs / picture books / POC / POC author / wedding / Young-Adult9 Comments

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Doing a rough count of my 2020 reading journal, I read a little over 200 books last year. I also started but DNF a number of books that I didn’t count in that total. So … I read a lot. There are many B+ grade books that for various reasons ... more >

February 18, 2020

REVIEW: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1980s / college-student / dual-timeline / dysfunctional family / murder-investigation / mystery / Serial-Killer / strong heroine6 Comments

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Something hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls. Upstate New York, 1982. Viv Delaney wants to move ... more >

June 19, 2019

REVIEW: The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1920s / 20th century / England / Ghost / Paranormal / paranormal romance / post WWI / psychic2 Comments

“London, 1925. Glamorous medium Gloria Sutter made her fortune helping the bereaved contact loved ones killed during the Great War. Now she’s been murdered at one of her own seances, after leaving a message requesting the help of her former friend and sole rival, Ellie Winter. Ellie doesn’t contact the ... more >

March 20, 2018

REVIEW: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / 1990s / Contemporary / dual-timeline / journalist / murder mystery / police3 Comments

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Vermont, 1950. There’s a place for the girls whom no one wants–the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It’s called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it’s located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, ... more >

May 12, 2017

REVIEW: Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsEngland / Historical / mental health / nurse / Paranormal / post WWI / PTSD / retired military / turn of the 20th century / War / Military7 Comments

In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her background to obtain a nursing position at Portis House, a remote hospital for soldiers left shell-shocked by the horrors of the Great War. Hiding the shame of their mental instability in what was once a magnificent private estate, ... more >

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