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October 12, 2026

REVIEW: : A Medieval Crime and the Servant Girl Who Changed History by Jennifer D Thibodeaux

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews15th century / class differences / France / Historical / law / maidservant / medieval / medieval manuscripts / non-fiction / Rape / rape survivor / trial2 Comments

She was a servant with no voice. He was a predator with powerful friends. She refused to stay silent—and changed history. Normandy, 1429. The Hundred Years’ War rages, Joan of Arc is leading the resistance, and the English occupy the land. In the midst of this chaos, a young, lowborn ... more >

April 28, 2026

REVIEW: Code Name Gorgeous by M.C. Vaughan

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / beta hero / CIA / Contemporary / France / gender flip / Morocco / road trip2 Comments

A spy who hasn’t yet admitted she’s a spy turns her fiancé’s life upside down with the truth in this thrilling, steamy romance. Love is always risky—but loving her could be downright hazardous. Vivian Flint knows danger. Intrigue and combat are all in a day’s work for a spy. Her ... more >

February 24, 2026

REVIEW: The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Dark Fantasy / demons / France / French-Revolution / Historical Fantasy / horror elements / immortal / LGBTQIA characters / monsters / succubus2 Comments

A devastating love story. A bewitching twist on history. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption. In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake. Sebastian knows the Beast. A monster-slayer ... more >

February 18, 2026

REVIEW: Book of Forbidden Words: A Novel by Louise Fein

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews16th-century / 1950s / censorship / Dual Timelines / France / Historical fiction / London / own voices / religion / strong women / women's rights / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Book of Forbidden Words: A Novel by Louise Fein

… a new historical novel set in a world of banned books and censorship, in which an encrypted manuscript unleashes a chain of consequences across 400 years … 1552, PARIS: The print­ing press is quickly spreading new ideas across Europe, threatening the power of church and state and unleashing a ... more >

October 29, 2025

REVIEW: I Am Finally, Finally French: My Accidental Life in Brittany by Mark Greenside

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / Contemporary / First-Person / France / non-fiction2 Comments

A hilarious and heartfelt memoir of embracing life in rural France. At 47, Mark Greenside, a glass-is-half-empty native New Yorker living in California, unwillingly went to Brittany, and to his great amazement and surprise fell in love with the place and its people. Then, because love makes you crazy and ... more >

June 27, 2025

Review: Captain Fracasse by Theophile Gautier

SiriusA Review Category / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads17th-century / adventure romance / France / Historical / theater5 Comments

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The novel is set in 17th-century France and follows the adventures of the title character, Captain Fracasse, whose real name is Baron de Sigognac. Baron de Sigognac is a young and impoverished nobleman who, along with his loyal but aging servant, Scapin, embarks on a journey to Paris to seek ... more >

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