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September 8, 2026

REVIEW: She’s a Doll by Barbara Truelove

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews#metoo / adult fiction / Australia / Dark Fantasy / female leads / friendship / LGBTQIA characters / murder / revenge / thrillerNo Comments

Lucy isn’t a normal girl. Ghost. Victim. Killer. She’s a doll on a mission—to find the man who killed her and return the favor. Lucy McQuinn has been murdered, but she’s not about to go quietly. If she doesn’t get to keep breathing, then neither does Kyle, her killer. Possessing ... more >

June 2, 2026

REVIEW: Marion by Leah Rowan

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadaptation / Alternate POV / Contemporary / crime thriller / dual-timeline / horror / murder / sisters / Womens-Fiction4 Comments

A twist on Hitchcock’s Psycho—where the leading lady doesn’t die, but instead turns the knife on Norm, kicking off a crime spree that turns the silver screen victim into a heroine for our times. Marion is in deep. She’s stolen money from the Manhattan ad agency where she works in ... more >

April 21, 2026

REVIEW: Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Australia / Contemporary / crime / Dual Timelines / found family / friendship / murder / Womens-Fiction4 Comments

There are two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. Meet Mad Mabel. Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea—or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet ... more >

March 31, 2026

REVIEW: The Hired Man: A Novel by Sandra Dallas

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / American historical / Colorado / coming-of-age / domestic violence / family relationships / First-Person / Historical fiction / Misogyny / murder / Small-Town / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: The Hired Man: A Novel by Sandra Dallas

The Dust Bowl sweeps a handsome stranger into a small Colorado town to dangerous effect 1937. It’s been seven years since the dust storms started in Colorado. Folks can barely remember a time when the clouds were filled with rain instead of dirt, and when the fields were green instead ... more >

Illustrated cover in murky blues and greens showing a spooky Gothic house with yellowed light in the windows and two white gentlemen wearing suits running from it.
October 8, 2025

REVIEW: All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsGothic / Historical / m/m romance / murder / mystery / NetGalley / queer6 Comments

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Dear KJ Charles, Most of the Wyckham family are not what one might call shining examples of humanity – except for Zebedee (Zeb) Wyckham. He tries to avoid his family wherever possible and for good reason. Zeb has what we would now call ADHD although there was no diagnosis in ... more >

May 9, 2024

REVIEW: The Echo by Melinda Di Lorenzo

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsLGBTQIA characters / murder / murder mystery / mystery/thriller / Serial-Killer / thriller/suspenceComments Off on REVIEW: The Echo by Melinda Di Lorenzo

Déjà vu can be deadly… A year ago, Rose Mcgovern’s sister was found dead at the bottom of a bridge. A tragic accident. That’s what the police called it. What they still call it. What everyone except Rose believes to be true. But she won’t change her mind. No matter ... more >

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