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March 20, 2023

REVIEW: A Waltz with Traitors by A.L. Sowards

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Czechoslovakia / Historical fiction / marriage-of-convenience / politics / rag-tag / Russia / Russian Revolution / War / Military / World War I5 Comments

The Former Russian Empire, 1918 Czech soldier Filip Sedlák never wanted to fight for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So at the first opportunity, he defected to the Russians. Now he and others like him have formed the Czechoslovak Legion. Their goal: leave the chaos of Russia, sail to France, and help ... more >

February 27, 2023

REVIEW: Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsarchaeologist / archeology / colonialism / Egypt / engineer / France / museum / museum exhibits / non-fiction / Paris / politics / World War IINo Comments

The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam, by the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War In the 1960s, the world’s attention was focused on a nail-biting race against ... more >

February 13, 2023

REVIEW: Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China’s Forbidden City by Adam Brookes

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads20th century / Art / Asian / China / culture / non-fiction / POC / politics / War / Military / World War II8 Comments

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The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China’s Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond. Spring 1933: The silent courtyards and palaces of Peking’s Forbidden City, for centuries the home of Chinese emperors, are ... more >

November 24, 2022

REVIEW: The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsLGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIAP+ / marriage-of-convenience / pirates / POC / POC author / politics / Sci-fi / SF / Xuya UniverseNo Comments

From the author of the Xuya universe comes a rich space opera and an intensely soft romance… When tech scavenger Xích Si is captured and imprisoned by the infamous pirates of the Red Banner, she expects to be tortured or killed. Instead, their leader, Rice Fish, makes Xích Si an ... more >

August 9, 2022

REVIEW: High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

JayneBook Reviews / DNF Reviewsalternate universe / Fantasy / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIAP+ / novella / politics2 Comments

Award-winning author Kelly Robson returns with a lighthearted romp through an 18th-century London featuring flirtatious scribes, irritable fairies, and the dangers of Parliament. Lana Baker is Aldgate’s finest scribe, with a sharp pen and an even sharper wit. Gregarious, charming, and ever so eager to please, she agrees to deliver ... more >

March 7, 2022

REVIEW: Of Sword and Shadow by A. L. Sowards

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews14th century / Basque / Greece / Historical / inspirational / mercenaries / politics / slavery / thief / War / Military2 Comments

Greece, 1379 She is known by many names, none of them her own. In truth, she is an unnamed slave, nothing more than a weapon in the hands of her owner in his attempts to provoke political mayhem. When she encounters a handsome young man while on an assignment, she ... more >

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