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October 12, 2023

REVIEW: A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard

JayneBook Reviews / D Reviewsbisexual / emotional abuse / female leads / female protagonists / lesbian / LGBTQIA characters / POC / POC author / POC heroine / revenge / Sci-fi / Science Fiction / SF / SFF / space opera / Xuya Universe13 Comments

The Scattered Pearls Belt is a string of habitats on the edge of a huge galactic empire—a glittering, decadent society rife with corruption. Now, one of its victims—Quynh, a scholar betrayed and left for dead—has come back for her revenge, under the guise of the glamorous and enigmatic Alchemist of ... more >

September 17, 2021

REVIEW: Daughter of Sekhmet by Sally Watson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / cats / dysfunctional family / Egypt / family relationships / female agency / female leads / healers / health care / Historical / Historical fiction / immigrant / POC / politics / religionComments Off on REVIEW: Daughter of Sekhmet by Sally Watson

A paraquel to “The Next Pharaoh.” General Horemheb is confident of becoming Pharaoh when Ay dies childless. Over-confident? He understands men. But not, alas, women, who are as unpredictable and disobedient as cats. The gods, possibly offended, challenge him with plots, pretenders, disappearances, assassins, magic, and willful women–not to mention ... more >

March 11, 2021

REVIEW: The Missing Queen by Sally Watson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / cats / dysfunctional family / Egypt / family relationships / female agency / female leads / Historical / Historical fiction / POC / politics / religionComments Off on REVIEW: The Missing Queen by Sally Watson

King Tutankhamon is dead. The possibly-divine ivory cat Nefru is still (perhaps) putting a paw into royal Egyptian affairs.Lord Ay wants a royal wife-Tut’s widow, actually-to give him the blood-right to the throne. She flees marriage with him and finds long-lost relatives. Princesses Baketamon and Meri have both longed to ... more >

June 26, 2020

REVIEW: The Ivory Cat by Sally Watson

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Egypt / cats / Egypt / family relationships / female agency / female leads / Historical / POC / politics / religionComments Off on REVIEW: The Ivory Cat by Sally Watson

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The Egyptian gods (if they exist) are the many which is the One: innumerable aspects of a single unity living in a time-space in which all time is now and all space is here, and everything can be true at once. Normally the gods don’t meddle in human affairs, asking ... more >

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