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March 18, 2024

REVIEW: Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadoption / baking / competition / Contemporary / Dual Timelines / England / marriage / older MCs / Secret-Baby / self discovery4 Comments

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A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard’s health declines, and her friends’ lives become focused on their grandchildren—which Jenny never had—Jenny decides she wants a little ... more >

February 2, 2024

REVIEW: The Excitements by CJ Wray

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Contemporary / Fiction / Historical fiction / older MCs / revenge / sisters / thief / thriller / timeline / veterans / War / Military / war veterans / World War II9 Comments

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A brilliant and witty drama about two brave female World War II veterans who survived the unthinkable without ever losing their killer instinct…or their joie de vivre. Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain’s most treasured World War II veterans. Now in their late nineties, Josephine and Penny are in huge demand, ... more >

October 24, 2023

Review: The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #4 by Richard Osman

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / contemporary mystery / mystery / older characters / older MCs5 Comments

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An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! A new mystery is afoot in the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman It’s rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking news reaches them—an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he ... more >

September 12, 2022

REVIEW: Fearless by Shira Glassman

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewscontemporary f/f romance / f/f romance / Jewish characters / lesbian romance / mothers and daughters / Musicians / older MCs / short-story / single mother / sweet romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Fearless by Shira Glassman

A newly out-of-the-closet band mom falls for an orchestra teacher while snowed in at All-State. Lana Novak hasn’t played violin in over twenty years, her musical life these days confined to being a devoted band mom to her clarinet whiz daughter Robin. She didn’t think she could get back into ... more >

June 1, 2022

REVIEW: The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbeing true to oneself / Contemporary / England / found family / friendship / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA rights / older MCs / POC / second chance at love / self discovery / single mum14 Comments

Every day, Albert Entwistle makes his way through the streets of his small English town, delivering letters and parcels and returning greetings with a quick wave and a “how do?” Everyone on his route knows Albert, or thinks they do—a man of quiet routines, content to live alone with his ... more >

April 12, 2022

REVIEW: The Patron Saint of Second Chances by Christine Simon

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsCon / Contemporary / family relationships / farce / humorous / Italy / Movie / movie-star / older MCs / Small-Town6 Comments

The self-appointed mayor of a tiny Italian village is determined to save his hometown no matter the cost in this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming debut novel. Vacuum repairman and self-appointed mayor of Prometto, Italy (population 212) Signor Speranza has a problem: unless he can come up with 70,000 euros to ... more >

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