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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 >

May 29, 2026

REVIEW: When No One Else Will by Amanda Skenandore

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / abortion / birth control / Chicago / health care / Historical fiction / idealism / nurse / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

Based on the true story of an illegal women’s clinic at the center of a high-profile trial in 1940s Chicago and the nurse who risked her safety and freedom to work there, a thought-provoking, powerfully timely novel of courage, sisterhood, and women’s healthcare … In the fall of 1939, while ... more >

March 18, 2026

REVIEW: Ten Way Street by Susan Scarlett

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1940s / family drama / family relationships / fiction with strong romantic elements / governess / Historical / London / orphan heroine / teachingComments Off on REVIEW: Ten Way Street by Susan Scarlett

“This is our new governess,” said Meggie. “She’s a nice sort of governess. She called us little horrors.” “And toads,” David chimed in. Betsy stood on one leg and held the other. “And she said we were smug and detestable little beasts.” Beverley Shaw, raised in an orphanage and trained ... more >

February 19, 2026

Review: Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey

SiriusA Review Category / A- Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / England / horses / Suspense12 Comments

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In this tale of mystery and suspense, a stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family’s sizable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patrick’s mannerism’s, appearance, and every significant detail of Patrick’s early life, up to ... more >

January 14, 2026

REVIEW: My Dear Aunt Flora by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / English countryside / family relationships / First-Person / found family4 Comments

At Rushing Farm, the Manning household—with Aunt Flora at its head—lives in harmony. With the appearance of George Manning, however, peace is at an end. George is a successful actor, spoilt and selfish. He sees nothing at Rushing but discomfort and boredom, and his relations hope that he will carry ... more >

January 6, 2026

REVIEW: Fire Must Burn (A Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery Book 8) by Allison Montclair

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / female friendship / flashbacks / Historical / London / matchmakers / mystery / Post WWII / traumatic-past4 Comments

The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as being dragged into a spy mission isn’t going to stop them! Sparks fly when an old friend ... more >

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