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September 15, 2026

REVIEW: Silk and Sensibility by Megnxi Seeley

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Historical / historical romance / Historical-China / literary adaptation / POC / POC author / sisters2 Comments

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A charming retelling of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility set in Ming-dynasty China. Two sisters with conflicting attitudes on passion and restraint must each choose between the traditions that bind their hearts and pursuing the love that could save them. Nineteen-year-old Ailin is torn between duty and desire. Following her ... more >

July 30, 2026

REVIEW: The Laudanum Ladies’ Society by Elisabeth J Hobbes

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / Historical / LGBTQIA characters / London / self discovery / Victorian England / women's rights / Womens-FictionNo Comments

In a London that insists women remain quiet, dutiful, and dull, two unlikely conspirators discover a secret that awakens everything society tells them to suppress… Jenny Rosewood – single, clever and nearly thirty, heaven forbid – has long disguised herself as a man to attend nighttime lectures and chase knowledge ... more >

July 15, 2026

REVIEW: The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / con-artist / dysfunctional family / Historical / Latina / Latino / Mexico / noir / POC / POC author / social status7 Comments

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Handsome con artist Ulises has long charmed lonely women via letters in order to steal their money, but money is hard to come by in 1940s Mexico. Ulises knows his looks won’t last forever, and he’s desperate to get his hands on a real fortune. He thinks he’s found it ... more >

July 13, 2026

REVIEW: Single Girls: A Novel About Helen Gurley Brown and the Women Who Revolutionized Cosmopolitan Magazine in the 1960s by John Searles

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / found family / gender inequality / gender roles / Historical / LGBTQIA characters / magazines / novelization / NYC / older couple / POC / Womens-Fiction7 Comments

An infectious and utterly charming fictionalization of the iconic Helen Gurley Brown’s early years at the helm of Cosmopolitan, and the intrepid group of women she took under her wing to create one of the most talked about magazines of all time. In 1965, Helen Gurley Brown, a soft spoken, ... more >

June 12, 2026

REVIEW: Murder in Purple and Gold by Lindsey Davis

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Rome / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / historical mystery / murder mystery / murder-investigation / Private-investigator3 Comments

The queen of historical crime brings chariot racing to life in all its gruesome and glamorous glory. When Flavia Albia stumbles upon the murdered corpse of a young man near Rome’s famous Circus Maximus, she is about to embark on one of her most dangerous and complicated cases yet. Rome ... more >

June 9, 2026

REVIEW: A Pair of Aces by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / American historical / Historical / lawyer / New York City / novelization / organized crime / POC / prostitute / Womens-FictionNo Comments

A gripping novel about two trailblazing women on opposite sides of the law—a prosecutor and a madam—who team up to bring down notorious Mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1930s New York, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the million-copy bestseller The Personal Librarian. Eunice Carter, assistant district attorney ... more >

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