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March 14, 2023

REVIEW: Stateless by Elizabeth Wein

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / female pilots / flying / friendship / Historical / Historical fiction / pilot / Young-AdultNo Comments

From the beloved #1 bestselling author of Code Name Verity, this thrilling murder mystery set in 1937 Europe soars with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal. When Stella North is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first air race for young people, she knows all too well how high the stakes ... more >

July 8, 2022

REVIEW: Airline Pilot: A Day in the Life by Grant Corriveau

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / flying / non-fiction / pilot3 Comments

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“This is the captain speaking…” You’ve heard the announcements. But, have you ever wondered what’s really going on “up there?” You can’t visit the pilots during flight, but you can get the inside scoop. Join an experienced A320 flight crew as they face a typical day’s work. From the hectic ... more >

March 16, 2022

REVIEW: A Slender Thread by John Rhodes

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsHistorical / Malta / mathematics / Mediterranean setting / pilot / War / Military / World War IIComments Off on REVIEW: A Slender Thread by John Rhodes

1942: At the Siege of Malta, one of the most crucial battles in modern history, only extraordinary courage and willpower can turn looming defeat into victory. The war in the Mediterranean, 1942: The outcome of World War II hangs, as Churchill says, by “a slender thread.” Erwin Rommel, Hitler’s “Desert ... more >

August 4, 2021

REVIEW: Fly Safe: Letters from the Gulf War and Reflections From Back Home by Vicki Cody

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1990s / Army / epistolary / Kentucky / long separation / non-fiction / pilot / Saudi Arabia / War / Military3 Comments

It is August 1990, and Iraq has just invaded Kuwait, setting off a chain reaction of events leading up to the first Gulf War. Vicki Cody’s husband, the commander of an elite Apache helicopter battalion, is deployed to Saudi Arabia—and for the next nine months they have to rely on ... more >

January 28, 2021

REVIEW: Infinite Stakes by John Rhodes

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsBattle of Britain / England / Historical / mathematics / pilot / War / Military / World War II2 Comments

September 1940. Adolph Hitler’s Luftwaffe is poised to defeat Britain’s RAF and conquer England, his last remaining enemy. Winston Churchill faces Nazi Germany from the Battle of Britain bunker. Waves of Luftwaffe bombers sweep over England, carrying death and destruction. Only a handful of heavily outnumbered RAF planes rise against ... more >

November 10, 2020

REVIEW: The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbiracial heroine / Code Name Verity / Historical / Jamaica / pilot / POC / racism / Scotland / Traveler / Gypsy / War / Military / World War II / young adult fiction9 Comments

1940. Facing a seemingly endless war, fifteen-year-old Louisa Adair wants to fight back, make a difference, do something-anything to escape the Blitz and the ghosts of her parents, who were killed by enemy action. But when she accepts a position caring for an elderly German woman in the small village ... more >

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