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March 24, 2026

REVIEW: Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1880s / Artist / body horror / Dark Fantasy / Fiction / Gothic / Historical / horror / Insects / North-Carolina2 Comments

“I saw the devil in these woods.” Sonia Wilson is a talented scientific illustrator—but she is only able to follow her dream because of her father’s reputation as a renowned scientist. Such is the lot in life for a woman in science in 1889. And after his death, she is ... more >

December 29, 2025

REVIEW: Mrs. Walford by Brenda Tyedmers

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / addiction / Artist / epistolary / female friendship / found family / Gilded Age / Historical fiction / New York City / Nova Scotia / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

A thirty-year-old mother of two and wife of a prominent Brooklyn ship broker registers at the Queen Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, using a false name. Two weeks later she is buried in the local cemetery. Or is she? Without family or friends, health or hope, Sadie Walford arrives already ... more >

April 17, 2025

REVIEW: The Versailles Formula by Nancy Bilyeau

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Artist / chemistry / Cold War / England / First-Person / France / Historical fiction / mystery / religionComments Off on REVIEW: The Versailles Formula by Nancy Bilyeau

Genevieve Sturbridge thought she’d left danger behind in London. Now she lives a quiet life in the countryside with her husband and son. But an invitation to dine at Sir Horace Walpole’s eerie Gothic estate pulls her back into a deadly world of deception, espionage and murder. At the mysterious ... more >

July 5, 2023

REVIEW: The Baby Swap That Bound Them by Hana Sheik

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsArtist / Billionaire Hero / businessman / Harlequin / Harlequin Romance / hijabi / immigrant / marriage-of-convenience / Muslim / POC / POC author / single father / single mother / Somalia / Uganda5 Comments

A shocking revelation…and proposal? Struggling single mother Yusra is shocked when handsome billionaire Bashir turns up, claiming their children were swapped at birth! She’s fiercely protective of her son, AJ, and refuses to give him up. But when she meets little Zaire, she can’t deny the connection she feels. For ... more >

June 9, 2022

REVIEW: You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Awaeke Emezi

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / Artist / bisexual heroine / Chef / Contemporary / fiction with strong romantic elements / grief / LGBTQIAP+ / love triangles / New York City / POC / POC author / tropical island / Womens-Fiction10 Comments

Dear Awaeke Emezi, I’ve been meaning to try one of your books for years, ever since I read Ana Grilo’s review of Pet for Kirkus. The book sounded really good and really different, but somehow, I never got around to reading it. However, when

February 16, 2022

REVIEW: A Cottage Full of Secrets by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / Artist / Contemporary / domestic abuse / dual-timeline / England / First-Person / fox / Yorkshire8 Comments

Cottage Two, Bracken Ridge Farm sits at the end of a pitted track, with the glorious Yorkshire moors stretching behind it. Just a simple two up, two down, the cottage holds the promise of a new start for two very different women, but it is also full of secrets. Fifty ... more >

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