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August 24, 2026

REVIEW: Mixed Marriage The Diary of a Portuguese Bride by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / Diary / England / family relationships / First-Person / fish-out-of-water / marriage / Portugal7 Comments

Recommended Read

This is the diary of an English girl who falls in love with an eligible young Portuguese, Afonso. The bride recounts, vividly and hilariously, her and her Mother’s plans for an English country wedding, how they dealt with Uncle George (The Head Of The Family), and their success in making ... more >

April 12, 2024

REVIEW: I Don’t Really Need You: A very French romantic comedy by Marie Vareille

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAlternate POV / chick-lit / Contemporary / Diary / France / ParisComments Off on REVIEW: I Don’t Really Need You: A very French romantic comedy by Marie Vareille

The best selling romance by France’s answer to Sophie Kinsella finally available in English Chloe is the perfect Parisian: she’s too skinny, smokes too much, and drinks too much. She also has the bad habit of getting into toxic relationships, particularly with her ex Guillaume who is engaged to another ... more >

October 27, 2023

REVIEW: Anything But Yes : A Novel of Anna Del Monte, Jewish Citizen of Rome, 1749 by Joie Davidow

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1740s / 18th-century / brothers and sisters / Diary / family relationships / Historical / Jewish character / Jewish heroine / Jewish-faith / novelization / religion / Rome2 Comments

Anything but Yes is the true story of a young woman’s struggle to defend her identity in the face of relentless attempts to destroy it. In 1749, eighteen-year-old Anna del Monte was seized at gunpoint from her home in the Jewish ghetto of Rome and thrown into a convent cell ... more >

January 10, 2019

REVIEW: All the Things We Lost by Liz Trenow

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Diary / dual-timeline / England / paramedic / post WWI / PTSD / War / Military / World War I1 Comments

Once upon a time I would have trusted him with my life, but the Alfie I fell in love with seems to have disappeared, and I’m afraid I’ll never find him again. 1918 – As victory bells sound across London, Rose Barker waits for her darling husband Alfie to come ... more >

October 13, 2017

Reading List by Jennie for July Through September, Part 1

JennieBook ReviewsDiary / historical romance / non-fiction / Reading lists / romantic-suspense / thrillers8 Comments

Also read and reviewed Daddy Long-Legs Note: I haven’t reviewed anything in a while, so I did longer-than-average mini-reviews below. Since I didn’t think anyone wanted to read a 4,000 word post, I decided to break this list up into Parts 1 and 2, Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda ... more >

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