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July 29, 2026

REVIEW: Miss Gentle and the Case of the Very Flat Monk by Travis Baldree

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsFantasy / Magic / murder mystery / religion / short story/novellette3 Comments

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A peculiar detective takes on a monastic murder mystery in a darkly funny fantasy short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Legends & Lattes series. Nobody really liked Brother Gorm, but his untimely and abrupt descent from the abbey’s bell tower has the Order of ... more >

July 28, 2026

REVIEW: Wild Goose Chase by Sarah Adler

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAlternate POV / Baltimore / Contemporary / Contemporary romance / First-Person / opposites attract / self discovery8 Comments

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An antique dealer and his inconvenient(ly irresistible) new colleague must contend with an illicit stuffed goose and their sizzling attraction, from USA Today bestselling author Sarah Adler. Antique store owner Callahan Leitner has an illegal taxidermy goose in his living room. Why? It’s…complicated. But it may end his career unless ... more >

July 15, 2026

REVIEW: The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / con-artist / dysfunctional family / Historical / Latina / Latino / Mexico / noir / POC / POC author / social status7 Comments

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Handsome con artist Ulises has long charmed lonely women via letters in order to steal their money, but money is hard to come by in 1940s Mexico. Ulises knows his looks won’t last forever, and he’s desperate to get his hands on a real fortune. He thinks he’s found it ... more >

July 7, 2026

REVIEW: The Spy and the Snake by M. J. Robotham

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Cold War / espionage / Historical fiction / Hungary / spy6 Comments

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One mission. One fake husband. One very real problem. Maggie Flynn has finally earned her place at of MI5-but with promotion comes paperwork. No more disguises, no more danger, just meetings, memos, and the quiet realisation that life feels a little too safe. With her daughter away at university and ... more >

June 24, 2026

REVIEW: Julia at the Drive-In by Rainbow Rowell

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscoming-of-age / high-school / short-story / shy heroine / YA / Young-Adult2 Comments

Recommended Read

A shy high school girl steps out of her comfort zone in this tender and wistful coming-of-age story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell. On the eve of her senior year, Julia has a look so new she doesn’t even recognize herself in the mirror. It’s the ... more >

June 22, 2026

Review: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

SiriusA Review Category / A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAchilles / ancient-greece / gay historical / Patroclus4 Comments

Recommended Read

New York Times Bestseller A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. ... more >

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