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March 30, 2023

REVIEW: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / American historical / Dark Fantasy / domestic abuse / Fairy / family relationships / Fantasy / Farmer / farming / HistoricalNo Comments

There is no magic on Prospect Hill—or anywhere else, for that matter. But just on the other side of the veil is the world of the Fae. Generations ago, the first farmers on Prospect Hill learned to bargain small trades to make their lives a little easier—a bit of glass ... more >

picture of a slim white woman from the nose down, she's wearing a teal coloured off the shoulder ball gown in satin, against a golden reflective/candle-lit background
March 29, 2023

REVIEW: Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsHistorical / NetGalley / spies / Vienna4 Comments

Content notes:  Domestic violence Dear Diana Biller, Set in Vienna in 1877, Hotel of Secrets is something of a departure from your previous two novels. For one thing, there are no ghosts or supernatural elements in this book (unless one counts a family legend about “the man“). Maria Wallner is ... more >

March 14, 2023

REVIEW: Stateless by Elizabeth Wein

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / female pilots / flying / friendship / Historical / Historical fiction / pilot / Young-AdultNo Comments

From the beloved #1 bestselling author of Code Name Verity, this thrilling murder mystery set in 1937 Europe soars with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal. When Stella North is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first air race for young people, she knows all too well how high the stakes ... more >

March 10, 2023

REVIEW: Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / anti-Semitism / family relationships / German-Americans / Historical / Historical fiction / Hollywood / inspirational / Los Angeles / Nazis / pre-WWII / sexual harassment / single mother7 Comments

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“What I am looking for—what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss—is a spy.” Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm of Nazi terror in their own backyard. In the summer of 1933, a man named Adolf Hitler ... more >

Illustrated cover with blue background, in the foreground 2 men sit crouched down before a body of water. One man is white and blonde and the other man is dark with brown skin. Illustrations of plants and animals (including a fox and a hare) are up either side of the cover with the title in the middle.
March 9, 2023

REVIEW: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsHistorical / interracial relationship / Kent / NetGalley / queer / smuggling4 Comments

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Content warning: child abuse, neglect Dear KJ Charles, What a delight this book was! So cleverly and tightly plotted and so very romantic. There were only a couple of things I had questions about – but given that this is billed as “the Doomsdays book 1”, I’m hoping we’ll see ... more >

March 8, 2023

REVIEW: One Extra Corpse by Barbara Hambly

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / fish-out-of-water / Historical / historical mystery / Hollywood / Hollywood Golden Age / Los Angeles / Movies / murder mystery / silent movie9 Comments

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May, 1924. It’s been seven months since young British widow Emma Blackstone arrived in Hollywood to serve as companion to Kitty Flint: her beautiful, silent-movie star sister-in-law. Kitty is generous, kind-hearted . . . and a truly terrible actress. Not that Emma minds; she’s too busy making her academic parents ... more >

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