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March 5, 2025

REVIEW: One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfemale friendship / Historical fiction / Italy / Jewish characters / World War II1 Comments

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From the New York Times–bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman’s journey through war-torn Italy 1940, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti’s ... more >

February 20, 2025

REVIEW: Come Fly With Me by Camille Di Maio

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / domestic violence / female friendship / Historical / travel / Womens-Fiction4 Comments

It’s 1962, the dawn of the jet-set era. Hope takes flight for two Pan Am stewardesses navigating an adventurous new life in a novel about love, friendship, and escape by the bestselling author of The Memory of Us and Until We Meet. Welcome to a glamorous gateway to the jet ... more >

February 4, 2025

REVIEW: An Excellent Thing in a Woman (A Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery Book 7) by Allison Montclair

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / female friendship / Historical / London / matchmakers / murder mystery / Post WWII / traumatic-past9 Comments

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The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as a murder investigation isn’t going to stop them! London, 1947. Spirited Miss Iris Sparks and ever-practical Mrs ... more >

December 31, 2024

REVIEW: Velveteen vs. The Early Adventures by Seanan McGuire

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / Fantasy / female friendship / found family / LGBTQIA characters / POC / superheroes3 Comments

In a world where superhumans are bought and sold by corporate interests and children are pressed into heroism whether they like it or not, it can be difficult to tell the good from the evil. For Velma “Velveteen” Martinez, there was never any real chance for a normal life. Her ... more >

October 15, 2024

REVIEW: Yours from the Tower by Sally Nicholls

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsepistolary / female friendship / Historical / Late Victorian / Young-Adult8 Comments

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Bridgerton fans rejoice! This epistolary confection—told in letters among three school friends—is perfect for devotees of gossipy costume drama. Tirzah, Sophia, and Polly are best friends who’ve left boarding school and gone back to very different lives. The year is 1896, and Polly is teaching in an orphanage, Sophia is ... more >

August 31, 2024

REVIEW: The Phoenix and the Firebird by Alexis Kossiakoff and Scott Forbes Crawford

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / China / Fairytale/fantasy / Fantasy / female friendship / found family / middle grade / POC / Russia / Slavic folklore5 Comments

A bullet-riddled train staggers into a Chinese station in 1920, and Lucy discovers that her father, a Russian officer, has been kidnapped. A mysterious feather guides her into a dangerous realm of magic and monsters to rescue him. But she knows she can’t take on the quest alone. With her ... more >

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