B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviewscontemporary fiction / English countryside / joint review / London / older hero/heroine / slice of village life / Womens-Fiction12 Comments
Jennie: I was alerted to the terrific debut The Flatshare by Janine’s review last year, and read it myself earlier this year. Janine gave it an A-, but I liked it so much I gave it a straight A, which is rare for me. When she suggested we review O’Leary’s ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / high-school / older hero/heroine / teacher / weight4 Comments
Their lesson plans didn’t include love. But that’s about to change… When Martin Krause arrives at Rose Owens’s high school, she’s determined to remain chilly with her new colleague. Unfriendly? Maybe. Understandable? Yes, since a loathsome administrator gave Rose’s beloved world history classes to Martin, knowing it would hurt her. ... more >
B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsBath / England / Historical / older hero/heroine / RegencyNo Comments
1814, Bath “I promise you, she’s the most delightful creature, with a quirky sense of humour very like your own. As for the other qualities you mention – birth, breeding, experience of managing a household of consequence – she has them all, with amiability and common sense besides!” So Henrietta ... more >
B Reviews / B+ ReviewsHistorical / older hero/heroine / Regency11 Comments
Dear Mary Balogh, I hardly know how to start with this review. I mostly liked it. I was uneasy about one aspect of it. I found some of it subversive in delightful ways and some of it just subversive. I expect it will be a controversial book. I expect it ... more >