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November 5, 2025

REVIEW: The Ivory City by Emily Bain Murphy

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsestranged family / Fiction / Historical fiction / murder mystery / murder-investigation / social status / turn of the 20th centuryComments Off on REVIEW: The Ivory City by Emily Bain Murphy

The Devil in the White City meets Pride and Prejudice in this romantic historical murder mystery set at the 1904 World’s Fair. The St. Louis World’s Fair, 1904: A miniature city of palaces and pavilions that becomes a backdrop for romance, betrayal—and murder. Cousins Grace and Lillie have been best ... more >

October 15, 2025

REVIEW: Kill the Beast by Serra Swift

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadult fiction / family relationships / Fantasy / Fiction / found family / friendship / redemption / revenge4 Comments

The Witcher meets Howl’s Moving Castle in this debut original faerie tale of revenge, redemption, and friendship—for fans of T. Kingfisher, Naomi Novik, and cozy fantasy with a dash of gritty adventure. The night Lyssa Cadogan’s brother was murdered by a faerie-made monster known as the Beast, she made him ... more >

August 20, 2025

REVIEW: The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDual Timelines / family relationships / Fiction / Historical / Historical fiction / Holocaust / Post WWII / ViennaComments Off on REVIEW: The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman

An historical novel inspired by the experiences of the author’s own family after the Holocaust, a sweeping saga about survival, loss, love, and the reverberating effects of war In 2018, Zoe Rosenzweig is reeling after the loss of her beloved grandfather, a Holocaust survivor. She becomes obsessed with finding out ... more >

July 8, 2025

REVIEW: Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / critic / feminist / Fiction / First-Person / self discovery / theaterComments Off on REVIEW: Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie

Alex Lyons always has his mind made up by the time the curtain comes down at a performance—the show either deserves a five-star rave or a one-star pan. Anything in between is meaningless. On the opening night of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he doesn’t deliberate over the rating for Hayley ... more >

June 12, 2025

REVIEW: Far and Away by Amy Poeppel

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBerlin-Germany / Contemporary / family relationships / Fiction / motherhood / Texas / travel / Womens-Fiction6 Comments

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Perfect strangers Lucy and Greta have agreed to a house swap—and boy, are they going to regret it. Lucy’s hometown of Dallas has gone from home sweet home to vicious snake pit in the blink of an eye after her son makes a mistake he can’t undo. And Greta’s beloved ... more >

May 12, 2025

REVIEW: The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdeath / Fiction / grief / mentorship / middle grade / PTSD / self discoveryComments Off on REVIEW: The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner

Bestselling and award-winning author Kate Messner takes readers on a heart-filling journey as a boy finds his path to healing. One summer. 46 mountain peaks. A second chance to make things right. Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger ... more >

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