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October 11, 2024

REVIEW: The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / crime thriller / dysfunctional family / fathers and daughters / Fiction / First-Person / secrets / wedding8 Comments

Frank Szatowski is shocked when his daughter, Maggie, calls him for the first time in three years. He was convinced that their estrangement would become permanent. He’s even more surprised when she invites him to her upcoming wedding in New Hampshire. Frank is ecstatic, and determined to finally make things ... more >

August 13, 2024

REVIEW: The Winged Tiara by J’nell Ciesielski

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / class differences / Estranged Couple / frenemies / Historical / post WWI / revenge-plot / second chance at love / self discovery / thief3 Comments

Diamonds and danger dazzle in Ciesielski’s latest enchanting romp through post-war Europe as estranged spouses and jewel thieves hunt an elusive Valkyrie tiara. November 12, 1918. It was a match made in champagne-soaked heaven, but all too soon the bubbles dried up, and Esme Fox awakens the morning after celebrating ... more >

August 7, 2024

REVIEW: Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadult fiction / apocalyptic / class differences / dark humor / dystopian / Fiction / Post apocalytpic / psychological insights / Science Fiction / social / social unrest / survival / Suspense11 Comments

White Lotus meets Kevin Wilson in this whip-smart social satire about a man who finds himself trapped on an island resort after the sun explodes, and suddenly must choose whether to save himself from the chaos, or help the fellow guests make it off the island alive… Vacation Checklist: Pack ... more >

June 14, 2024

REVIEW: One of a Kind by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsADHD / animals / class differences / Contemporary / friends become lovers / rescue / thriller / Yorkshire2 Comments

A long-held secret, and a beautiful heart hoping to be understood. Cressida Tarbet loves her job at an animal rescue centre, even if it means she’s resigned herself to scrimping to make ends meet – a lifestyle far removed from her best friend Ivo’s, in his ancestral gatehouse stuffed with ... more >

May 7, 2024

REVIEW: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1910s / class differences / England / Historical / Historical fiction / post WWI / social change / strong women6 Comments

It is the summer of 1919 and Constance Haverhill is without prospects. Now that all the men have returned from the front, she has been asked to give up her cottage and her job at the estate she helped run during the war. While she looks for a position as ... more >

March 22, 2024

REVIEW: The Bookseller’s Wife (The Chiswell Street Chronicles, Vol 1) by Jane Davis

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / bookseller / class differences / England / fathers and daughters / Georgian / Historical / Historical fiction / London / omniscient voice / The Chiswell Street ChroniclesComments Off on REVIEW: The Bookseller’s Wife (The Chiswell Street Chronicles, Vol 1) by Jane Davis

Books have been her only solace. Now they’re about to change her life. London, 1775: The only surviving child of six, Dorcas Turton should have been heiress to a powerful family name. But after her mother’s untimely death, she is stunned by the discovery that her father’s compulsive gambling has ... more >

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