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October 4, 2024

REVIEW: All We Thought We Knew by Michelle Shocklee

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews1940s / 1960s / disability / disabled character / Dual Timelines / family relationships / Germany / inspirational / prisoner of war / secrets / Tennessee / Vietnam / World War IIComments Off on REVIEW: All We Thought We Knew by Michelle Shocklee

She was so sure she knew her family’s story . . . Now she wonders if she was wrong about all of it. 1969. When Mattie Taylor’s twin brother was killed in Vietnam, she lost her best friend and the only person who really understood her. Now, news that her ... more >

August 27, 2024

REVIEW: The Berlin Apartment by Bryn Turnbull

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 1970s / 1980s / Berlin-Germany / Cold War / family relationships / friendship / Historical / Historical fiction12 Comments

This sweeping love story follows a young couple whose lives are irrevocably changed when they’re separated overnight by the construction of the Berlin Wall. Berlin 1961: When Uli Neumann proposes to Lise Bauer, she has every reason to accept. He offers her love, respect, and a life beyond the strict ... more >

May 17, 2024

Review: You Should be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

SiriusA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads1960s / Baseball Player / journalist / m/m romance / New York City7 Comments

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An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly) cover his first season—set in the same universe as We Could Be So Good. The ... more >

March 11, 2024

REVIEW: The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 1980s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Berlin-Germany / CIA / codes / Cold War / Dual Timelines / fathers and daughters / First-Person / Germany / Historical fiction / Political / secrets / spy10 Comments

From the time she was a young girl, Luisa Voekler has loved solving puzzles and cracking codes. Brilliant and logical, she’s expected to quickly climb the career ladder at the CIA. But while her coworkers have moved on to thrilling Cold War assignments—especially in the exhilarating era of the late ... more >

July 28, 2023

REVIEW: The Woman in the Castello by Kelsey James

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / actress / American heroine / estranged family / filmmaking / First-Person / Gothic / Historical / Historical fiction / Italy / secrets / single motherComments Off on REVIEW: The Woman in the Castello by Kelsey James

Set in 1960s Italy, this stylish, atmospheric debut spins a bewitching web of ruthless ambition, family secrets, and the consequences of forbidden love, as an ambitious American actress snags the starring role in a mysterious horror movie shooting on location in a crumbling medieval castle outside Rome… Readers who enjoy ... more >

February 3, 2023

REVIEW: Inherit My Heart by Mary Burchell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / Boss-Secretary / England / inheritance / mothers and daughters / theaterComments Off on REVIEW: Inherit My Heart by Mary Burchell

Can Naomi secure her future while keeping her heart intact? England, 1962 Since the death of her father, eighteen-year-old Naomi Thurrock and her mother have relied on a quarterly allowance from a wealthy but cantankerous relative, Enoch Tenderleigh. When Enoch dies, both are shocked to be left only with a ... more >

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