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October 23, 2026

REVIEW: Miss Beresford and the Beast by Mimi Matthews

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBeauty-and-the-Beast / dog / Gothic / grumpy / sunshine / Historical / historical romance / redemption / strong heroine / Victorian England / Yorkshire7 Comments

Charlotte Beresford has spent far too long under the iron rule of strict governesses and unflinching finishing school teachers. When she’s offered a brief window of freedom—an invitation to spend the summer with a recent acquaintance in a remote corner of Yorkshire, far from societal expectations—she jumps at the chance. ... more >

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March 13, 2019

What Janine is Reading and Listening to in Early 2019

JanineA- Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / DNF Reviews#ownvoices / 1950s / astronaut / audiobook / Beauty-and-the-Beast / fake girlfriend / Korean American / LGBTQIAP+ / m/m / meteor / POC / POC author / Reading lists / Science Fiction / World War II / YA20 Comments

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han, narrated by Laura Knight Keating Recently I finished listening to the audiobook of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han. This was the version narrated by Laura Knight Keating and is not to be confused with another ... more >

December 27, 2018

REVIEW: In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBeauty-and-the-Beast / dragons / f/f / Fantasy / novella / POC / POC author2 Comments

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From the award-winning author of the Dominion of the Fallen series comes a dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast. In a ruined, devastated world, where the earth is poisoned and beings of nightmares roam the land… A woman, betrayed, terrified, sold into indenture to pay her village’s debts and ... more >

July 6, 2018

REVIEW: Bed of Flowers by Erin Satie

JennieA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBeauty-and-the-Beast / Sweetness and Light SeriesComments Off on REVIEW: Bed of Flowers by Erin Satie

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Dear Ms. Satie: I have you in my mind as one of a handful of authors I’ve liked but haven’t read enough of – meaning I always mean to read more of your work but somehow life interferes and I forget, until I’m reminded again. Anyway, when I heard that ... more >

August 8, 2016

REVIEW: The Stranger Next Door by Miranda Barnes

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBeauty-and-the-Beast / Contemporary / England / military hero / retired military / Widowed Heroine4 Comments

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You never know where you’ll find love… Anna Thompson, a 30-something widow and a mother of two, lives in the quiet village of Branton in Northumberland and leads a safe, simple life with her children. She is relieved when Moorside, the empty house next door is finally bought and looks ... more >

March 1, 2012

REVIEW: A Scandalous Countess by Jo Beverley

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBeauty-and-the-Beast / England / Historical Romances12 Comments

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“Georgia, Countess of Maybury has it all, but then her husband is killed in a duel and she loses her homes, most of her possessions, and her reputation as well. Innocent of all charges, she returns to the beau monde determined to regain all through a second brilliant marriage, but ... more >

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