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January 19, 2026

REVIEW: The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsCornwall / folklore / Historical / historical romance / paranormal elements / Regency / Smugglers / smuggling / Widowed HeroineComments Off on REVIEW: The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus

In this enthralling, adventurous debut novel, a band of seafaring smugglers lands on the Cornish coast, where a young widow with a mysterious past becomes entangled in their schemes—and with their charismatic captain. England, early 1800s: Destitute and forced to leave her home in London, Isabel, a young widow of ... more >

January 16, 2026

REVIEW: Life’s A Witch by Amelia Ash and Kim M. Watt

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewscats / Contemporary / cozy mystery / Hollowbeck Paranormal Cozy Mysteries / Paranormal / Small-Town / witchcraftComments Off on REVIEW: Life’s A Witch by Amelia Ash and Kim M. Watt

Strange magic? Check. A brother who’s still a cat? Check. A cryptic message from an ex-husband who’s in trouble? Wait… what? Morgan and her ex-husband broke up on bad terms. But when he sends her a cryptic message, Morgan knows that whatever trouble he’s in, it’s likely her fault. Over ... more >

December 9, 2025

Review: Strength of the Few (Hierarchy #2) by James Islington

SiriusB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ Reviewsancient-Rome / Fantasy / Young-Adult4 Comments

This highly anticipated sequel to The Will of the Many—one of 2023’s most lauded and bestselling fantasy novels—follows Vis as he grapples with a dangerous secret that could unravel history across alternate dimensions. Book two of the Hierarchy quartet. SPOILER FOR THE CLIFFHANGER ENDING OF THE FIRST BOOK AND FOR ... more >

November 20, 2025

Review: The Intruder by Freida McFadden

SiriusBook Reviews / C+ Reviewspsychological thriller3 Comments

Who knows what the storm will blow in… Casey’s cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she’s a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside ... more >

November 7, 2025

Review : I’ll have What He’s Having (Love on the Vine Book 1) by Adib Khorram

SiriusB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewscontemporary m/m / food2 Comments

When it comes to love, Farzan Alavi is a disaster. After his most recent heartbreak, he’s drowning his sorrows at Kansas City’s newest wine bar. Only instead of being crowded between strangers, he’s escorted to a VIP table for one. There, the hot sommelier does more than treat him to ... more >

November 5, 2025

REVIEW: The Ivory City by Emily Bain Murphy

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsestranged family / Fiction / Historical fiction / murder mystery / murder-investigation / social status / turn of the 20th centuryComments Off on REVIEW: The Ivory City by Emily Bain Murphy

The Devil in the White City meets Pride and Prejudice in this romantic historical murder mystery set at the 1904 World’s Fair. The St. Louis World’s Fair, 1904: A miniature city of palaces and pavilions that becomes a backdrop for romance, betrayal—and murder. Cousins Grace and Lillie have been best ... more >

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