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October 10, 2024

REVIEW: The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1920s / 1980s / Big-Misunderstanding / Dual Timelines / female agency / Florida / New York City / pharmacist / second chance at loveComments Off on REVIEW: The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

It’s never too late for new beginnings. On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist Augusta Stern is adrift. When she relocates to Rallentando Springs—an active senior community in southern Florida—she unexpectedly crosses paths with Irving Rivkin, the delivery boy from her father’s old pharmacy—and the man who broke ... more >

October 4, 2024

REVIEW: All We Thought We Knew by Michelle Shocklee

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews1940s / 1960s / disability / disabled character / Dual Timelines / family relationships / Germany / inspirational / prisoner of war / secrets / Tennessee / Vietnam / World War IIComments Off on REVIEW: All We Thought We Knew by Michelle Shocklee

She was so sure she knew her family’s story . . . Now she wonders if she was wrong about all of it. 1969. When Mattie Taylor’s twin brother was killed in Vietnam, she lost her best friend and the only person who really understood her. Now, news that her ... more >

July 31, 2024

REVIEW: Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican Navy / divorcee / Dual Timelines / friends become lovers / friendship / high-school / Nebraska / single mother5 Comments

Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together . . . everybody but Shiloh and Cary. They were just friends. Best friends. Allies. They spent entire summers sitting on Shiloh’s porch steps, dreaming about the future. They were both going to get out of north ... more >

March 18, 2024

REVIEW: Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadoption / baking / competition / Contemporary / Dual Timelines / England / marriage / older MCs / Secret-Baby / self discovery4 Comments

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A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard’s health declines, and her friends’ lives become focused on their grandchildren—which Jenny never had—Jenny decides she wants a little ... more >

March 11, 2024

REVIEW: The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 1980s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Berlin-Germany / CIA / codes / Cold War / Dual Timelines / fathers and daughters / First-Person / Germany / Historical fiction / Political / secrets / spy10 Comments

From the time she was a young girl, Luisa Voekler has loved solving puzzles and cracking codes. Brilliant and logical, she’s expected to quickly climb the career ladder at the CIA. But while her coworkers have moved on to thrilling Cold War assignments—especially in the exhilarating era of the late ... more >

March 1, 2024

REVIEW: The Painter’s Daughters by Emily Howes

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Dual Timelines / England / Historical / Historical fiction / mental health / painter / sistersComments Off on REVIEW: The Painter’s Daughters by Emily Howes

A story of love, madness, sisterly devotion, and control, about the two beloved daughters of renowned 1700s English painter Thomas Gainsborough, who struggle to live up to the perfect image the world so admired in their portraits. Peggy and Molly Gainsborough—the daughters of one of England’s most famous portrait artists ... more >

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