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August 30, 2019

REVIEW: Magnificent Farewell by Karen J. Hasley

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / family relationships / First-Person / France / Historical / law-enforcement / love triangles / post WWI / Womens-Fiction / World War I3 Comments

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In 1917, Meg Pritchard is a woman on the run. What better place to hide than a country at war? France, ravaged by the bombs and battles of World War I, is exactly where Meg plans to disappear. But while Meg may be running away from, she’s also running to ... more >

September 28, 2017

REVIEW: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsadultery / epistolary novel / Historical / Late Victorian / Literary fiction / love triangles / vicar / widow3 Comments

Dear Ms. Perry, Your novel first came to my attention when Robin, posting as Janet, reported that it won both Fiction Book of the Year and overall Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. I waited impatiently for it to be published in the United States and then ... more >

January 1, 2016

REVIEW: The Lie and the Lady by Kate Noble

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscountess / historical romance / love triangles / miller / Winner Takes All series4 Comments

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Dear Ms. Noble, Last year, I read and reviewed the first book in your Winner Takes All series, The Game and the Governess. In that book, the hero and his secretary, a man whose family had once owned a flour mill, switched places for a wager. When I heard that John ... more >

December 17, 2015

REVIEW: Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Myer

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscensorship / Fantasy / love triangles / Magic / poets / Recommended Reads8 Comments

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Dear Ms. Myer, I first heard of your debut fantasy novel, Last Song Before Night, when it was featured on the Tor blog. Among the things that caught my attention were its attractive cover and evocative title. Since you are an author I hadn’t read before, I requested the novel ... more >

October 24, 2015

REVIEW: Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

JennieB+ Reviews19th century England / classic fiction / love triangles / Rural13 Comments

Dear Reader: Once upon a time (more specifically, late 2010), my quest for self-improvement led me to Thomas Hardy. “Self,” I said to myself, “you’ve been trying all sorts of classic authors, you’ve tackled a few Russians. But you’ve never read Thomas Hardy. Why not give him a shot?” So ... more >

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