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February 10, 2026

REVIEW: Red Star Rebels by Amie Kaufman

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAlternate POV / class differences / family relationships / First-Person / Mars / Sci-fi / social privilege / space travel / Young-Adult8 Comments

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8 HOURS TO STOP AN EXPLOSION…8 HOURS TO FALL IN LOVE. From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Illuminae and Aurora Rising comes a high-stakes, high-chemistry, sci-fi romp about a stowaway girl and the richest boy in the galaxy, racing the clock to outwit a gang of mercenaries. It’s ... more >

February 5, 2026

REVIEW: An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildren / class differences / classic fiction / gardening / Historical fiction / London / Post WWII / social commentary2 Comments

This much-loved English novel from Rumer Godden is reminiscent of The Secret Garden, telling a fairy tale-esque story about neighborhood children and a mysterious garden in post-WWII London. An emergency meeting of the Mortimer Square Garden Committee has been convened to discuss a most alarming matter: someone has been digging ... more >

November 6, 2025

REVIEW: The Nameless Land: The Witch Roads, Book II by Kate Elliott

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Dark Fantasy / family relationships / Fantasy / journey / LGBTQIA characters / political intrigue / road trip / The Witch Roads series2 Comments

Surprising betrayals, surprising alliances, and surprising discoveries of heritage abound in this energetic sequel to The Witch Roads. When the royal party finds themselves in a land they never believed they could access, it will take all of Prince Gevulin’s (admittedly impressive) diplomatic skills to forge a coalition with an ... more >

September 15, 2025

REVIEW: All’s Fayre in Love and War by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / family relationships / governess / Historical / Regency / Widowed Heroine / widower4 Comments

Determined not to be a burden to her family, twenty-seven-year-old widow Caroline Fayre Cummings takes a position of governess to the Earl of Westermain’s motherless children in order to provide for her six-year-old son. She soon discovers, however, that something is terribly wrong in the earl’s Park Lane establishment. Lord ... more >

June 10, 2025

REVIEW: The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclass differences / Dark Fantasy / family relationships / Fantasy / journey / LGBTQIA characters / political intrigue / road trip / The Witch Roads seriesComments Off on REVIEW: The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott

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Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned. When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of brutal political intrigue, competent and sunny deputy ... more >

February 26, 2025

REVIEW: The Lost Passenger by Frances Quinn

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1910s / class differences / First-Person / hidden identity / Historical / Historical fiction / New York City1 Comments

Sometimes it takes a disaster to change your life. Marrying above your social class can come with unexpected consequences, as Elinor Coombes discovers when she is swept into a fairy-tale marriage with the son of English aristocrats. But she realizes too late that it was the appeal of her father’s ... more >

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