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October 22, 2026

REVIEW: There and Back Again: The Unofficial Oral History of The Lord of the Rings Films by Sam Moore

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsactors / Biography / film industry / filmmaking / films / History / non-fictionNo Comments

The definitive, unofficial oral history of the making of the iconic and beloved Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Celebrate the beloved, influential, and truly epic Lord of the Rings films with this essential read following the making of the trilogy, as told by cast and crew members. Journalist Sam ... more >

January 29, 2025

REVIEW: Night of a Thousand Darlas by Brooke Abrams

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsactors / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / mothers and daughters / romantic-elements / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Night of a Thousand Darlas by Brooke Abrams

Liza Day’s mother isn’t dead, but leave it to Darla Day to throw herself a funeral anyway. It’s the kind of attention grab Liza left behind to build a quiet life for herself and her rebellious teenage daughter, Avery. But between her students discovering her old daytime TV show—putting her ... more >

Illustrated cover in blue featuing a white couple in a clinch. He has dark longish hair and a beard and she has long wavy blonde hair. They're both big and broad. He's wearing a dark suit and tie and she's in costume wearing something like a pirate outfit with a sword.
November 15, 2022

REVIEW: Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade

KaetrinA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsactors / Contemporary / NetGalley / tv show2 Comments

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CW: Death of a parent, abandonment Dear Olivia Dade, Excuse me while I gush. I loved last year’s All The Feels – Ship Wrecked is even better. The book I read immediately prior took me more than two weeks to read. I read Ship Wrecked in two days. From the ... more >

July 27, 2022

REVIEW: Desperate Undertaking by Lindsey Davis

JayneBook Reviewsactors / ancient-Rome / female detectives / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / historical mystery / murder mystery / murder-investigation / Private-investigatorComments Off on REVIEW: Desperate Undertaking by Lindsey Davis

In Lindsey Davis’s next book in the beloved Flavia Albia Series, Desperate Undertaking, a mad killer (or killers!) is strewing bodies around in the most gruesome of manners and, true to form, it is up to Flavia Albia to determine what is really going on and stop this bacchanal of ... more >

January 15, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: The Wolf and the Girl by Aster Glenn Gray

JanineA- Reviews / C+ Reviews1910s / actors / f/f romance / fairy tale retelling / France / friendship / joint review / LGBTQIAP+ / Russia / Russian Revolution / silent cinema / theater / witch / wolf12 Comments

I was impressed by Briarley, Aster Glenn Gray’s debut retelling of Beauty and the Beast, and when I saw that Gray had a new, 120-page f/f retelling of Little Red Riding Hood just out, and that it was set in pre-revolutionary Russia, I thought Sirius, a lover of LGBT romances ... more >

July 26, 2017

REVIEW: Persuading Austen by Brigid Coady

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewsactors / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / England / family drama / Retelling / second chance at love2 Comments

It is a truth universally acknowledged that working with an ex is a terrible idea… Annie Elliot never expected her life to turn out this way: living with her dad, working as an accountant – surely the least glamorous job in Hollywood?! – and dodging her family’s constant bickering. Landing ... more >

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