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July 29, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: A Royal Affair by Allison Montclair

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews / C+ ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / amateur sleuths / class differences / English historical mystery / female friendship / Historical / joint review / London / matchmakers / mystery / Post WWII / Royalty / widow5 Comments

In London 1946, The Right Sort Marriage Bureau is just beginning to take off and the proprietors, Miss Iris Sparks and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, are in need of a bigger office and a secretary to handle the growing demand. Unfortunately, they don’t yet have the necessary means. So when a ... more >

July 21, 2020

REVIEW: Conned (The Bureau, #6) by Kim Fielding

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- Reviews1920s / AU historical m/m romance / Historical / LGBTQA / paranormal elements2 Comments

World War I veteran Thomas Donne is new to San Francisco. Always a stoic man, shell shock and a lost love have nearly turned his heart to stone. No matter–a private eye has no room for softness. Almost broke, he takes on what appears to be a simple case: finding ... more >

July 20, 2020

REVIEW: Tread the Boards by Nikki Logan

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewsactor/actress / Australia / estranged family / playwright / theaterNo Comments

He’s the Banksy of the international theatre scene – daring, anonymous, renowned. So when playwright ‘Draven’ bequeaths his latest play to the rural Rivervue Theatre, the stage is set for drama. Props-maven Mackenzie Russell is no fan of the Larrikin, the subject of Draven’s new play. But she is a ... more >

July 10, 2020

REVIEW: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

JanineBook Reviews / C+ Reviews#ownvoices / 1950s / Gothic / haunted house / horror / Mexico / POC / POC author / romantic-elements / socialite5 Comments

Trigger warning: Dear Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Gods of Jade and Shadow, your 2019 fantasy novel, was terrific, and Untamed Shore, your noir thriller from earlier this year was also good. I don’t usually care for horror novels but I have enjoyed gothics, so when I learned about Mexican Gothic, your new ... more >

July 9, 2020

REVIEW: Waking Up On the Appalachian Trail: A Story of War, Brotherhood, and the Pursuit of Truth by N. B. Hankes

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsbrothers / non-fiction / self discovery / veteran1 Comments

Nate Hankes returned home from his tour in Iraq unable to answer one simple question: Had his mission overseas been honorable? Determined to find clarity and forge a new identity outside of the U.S. Army, Nate, alongside his brother Ben, a recent college grad delaying his entry into the Great ... more >

June 23, 2020

REVIEW: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews#ownvoices / Asian characters / Fantasy / found family / LGBTQ / Malaysia / novella / POC / POC author / religion / Wuxia2 Comments

Zen Cho returns with a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history. A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there. Guet Imm, a young votary of the Order of the ... more >

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