July 20, 2006

REVIEW: By Love’s Command by Helen Carras

JayneB+ Reviews16th-century / France / Historical RomancesComments Off on REVIEW: By Love’s Command by Helen Carras

Dear Ms Carras, This one starts out as a tad more like a historical novel than a historical romance. Kind of in the Plaidy/Lofts style. But the second half turns up the romance. It’s 1558 and 17 year old Jean Hamilton is a spirited Highland lass who’s been sent to ... more >

July 19, 2006

REVIEW: Kushiel’s Scion by Jacqueline Carey

JaneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsJacqueline-Carey5 Comments

Dear Ms. Carey, Your voice is like none other than I have ever read. You have a way of making a 700 page book seem like a glorious journey instead of an arduous task. When I first recieved the book, I was a little daunted by its size. I had ... more >

July 15, 2006

REVIEW: Angels Fall by Nora Roberts

JaneB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsChef / Nora-Roberts / Writer / Wyoming12 Comments

Dear Ms. Roberts: Thanks for stopping by. How fortuitous since I picked up your book at Costco ($14.19) and read it this week. Angels Fall features Reece Gilmore, a young woman who suffered a terrible emotional trauma in Boston as she was just embarking on a career as a chef ... more >

July 14, 2006

REVIEW: An American Werewolf in Hoboken (Wolfmates I) by Dakota Cassidy

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / EbooksDakota-Cassidy / Explicit-Sex / shapeshifters / Wolfmates8 Comments

Dear Ms. Cassidy, An American Werewolf in Hoboken is the first of your Wolfmates trilogy and starts the series off with a bang. I love that so much of the hero’s POV is told while in his shapeshifted werewolf state. And from someone who owns a large dog and spends ... more >

July 13, 2006

REVIEW: If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend by Alison Pace

JaneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArt / B Reviews4 Comments

Dear Ms. Pace: Jayne raved about this book when it first came out and it has only taken me a year to read it. I am not sure why I waited other than the fact that I can be a cheapskate at times and didn’t want to splurge on a ... more >

July 13, 2006

REVIEW: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / EbooksChina / friends-to-lovers11 Comments

Dear Ms See, I thought about getting this in ebook form then pondered about it in the bookstore before finally breaking down and buying it. I enjoyed the story and your research but I never could get past the feeling that I was reading a book in order to do ... more >