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February 23, 2026

REVIEW: The Cottage at the Edge of the Woods by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / mental health / mental illness / single mother / YorkshireComments Off on REVIEW: The Cottage at the Edge of the Woods by Jane Lovering

When single mum Libby is offered a life-changing sum of money to clear out an old cottage in the woods, she expects dust and decay. She doesn’t expect a house full of secrets, a room full of birds, and a woman who refuses to leave. The handsome but stressed architect ... more >

May 4, 2023

REVIEW: The Midnight News by Jo Baker

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Historical / Historical fiction / London / mental illness / mystery / War / Military / World War II2 Comments

It is 1940 and twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond watches from her attic window as enemy planes fly over London. Still grieving her beloved brother, who never returned from France, she is trying to keep herself out of trouble: holding down a typist job at the Ministry of Information, sharing gin and ... more >

July 21, 2022

REVIEW: Sorry for Your Loss by Kate Marshall

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsabortion / death / England / hospital / mental illness / mortician / non-fiction / Suicide2 Comments

Following Kate Marshall’s first year in the mortuary at a north of England NHS hospital, with each month exploring the people she meets, in life and death, as well as her own growing awareness of life behind the veil. Meet Mr X. Found in his apartment months after his death, ... more >

Black cover with titles in different fonts and sizes for each line, an old timey picture coloured in yellow and red of an 1860s woman (presumably Elizabeth Packard) behind bars
July 23, 2021

REVIEW: The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1860s / activism / feminism / health care / Historical Biography / mental illness / non-fiction11 Comments

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Dear Kate Moore, I listened to your first book, The Radium Girls back in 2018 and was enthralled by it. (It’s a fantastic book but hard to hear because of the infuriating and tragic content.) So when I saw you had a new book coming out I snapped it up.  ... more >

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March 15, 2021

REVIEW: Let’s Go Out by Kelly Jensen

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanxiety / Contemporary / interracial-romance / m/m romance / mental illness / novella / older MCs / queer4 Comments

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CW: depictions of anxiety, panic attacks, mention of pet death Dear Kelly Jensen, Let’s Go Out is book 2 in your Let’s Connect series, originally published in serial format and available to your newsletter subscribers. After the story is completed in the newsletter, you then publish it for sale to ... more >

August 18, 2020

REVIEW: Welcome Me to Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / female friendship / mental illness / OCD / opposites attract / Willoughby Close2 Comments

Welcome back to Willoughby Close, with four new residents and happy endings to deliver… Emily David didn’t want to move to Willoughby Close. She was perfectly content in London, but when her boss, Henry Trent, asks her to relocate, she’s left with little choice. Emily prefers living on her own ... more >

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