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May 9, 2022

REVIEW: A Lady’s Finder by Edie Cay

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsclass differences / England / Historical / lesbian heroine / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / London / non binary / Regency / When the Blood Is Up seriesNo Comments

Lady Agnes is a scandal, thanks to her sister’s marriage to a prizefighter. Or rather, she should be, but as a charitable spinster-to-be, she remains firmly invisible, even to those she loves. Always dutiful, Lady Agnes should be the toast of her family, but only if she marries well. Finding ... more >

April 19, 2022

REVIEW: Caroline’s Waterloo by Betty Neels

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1980s / cats / doctor hero / donkey / England / marriage-of-convenience / Netherlands / nurse / Older Man/Younger Woman5 Comments

Caroline had never imagined that anyone would want to marry her. After all, she wasn’t pretty or clever in any way. But the imposing Professor Radinck Thoe van Erckelens did propose to her and, having speedily fallen in love with him, she accepted. However, Radinck was clear about what he ... more >

March 31, 2022

REVIEW: Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews#ownvoices / Anglo-Asian / Asian characters / Asian-American / Contemporary / England / family relationships / First-Person / macabre comedy / mafia / POC / POC author / sisters / weddingNo Comments

The aunties are back, fiercer than ever and ready to handle any catastrophe—even the mafia—in this delightful and hilarious sequel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties. Meddy Chan has been to countless weddings, but she never imagined how her own would turn out. Now the day ... more >

March 24, 2022

REVIEW: The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsalternate England / Alternate POV / email / England / epistolary novel / multiverse / older hero/heroine / sci-fi romance9 Comments

Bee thinks she has everything: a successful business repurposing wedding dresses, and friends who love and support her. She’s given up on finding love, but that’s fine. There’s always Tinder. Nick thinks he has nothing: his writing career has stalled after early promise and his marriage is on the rocks, ... more >

March 11, 2022

REVIEW: The Friendly Air by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / Historical / lawyer / Love-Triangle / older woman / Portugal8 Comments

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The friendly air describes the atmosphere in warm, sunny Portugal where young, beautiful Emma Challis finds herself as the temporary companion to Lady Grantly who has just bought a home there. She took on the task at the request of her fiancé, Gerald Delmont—brilliant, sophisticated and with a promising legal ... more >

March 10, 2022

REVIEW: Daughter of the Sea by Elizabeth J Hobbes

LaylaB Reviews / Book ReviewsEngland / Fantasy / Historical / Paranormal / selkies / shapeshifters3 Comments

On a windswept British coastline the tide bestows an unexpected gift… It was the cry that she first noticed, the plaintive wail that called to her over the crash of winter waves. Wrapped only in a sealskin, the baby girl looks up at Effie and instantly captures her heart. Effie ... more >

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