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April 30, 2020

REVIEW: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

JennieBook Reviews / C Reviewsdystopian / futuristic / religion / Sci-fi2 Comments

Note: There are some spoilers in this review. I must be a glutton for punishment to choose this book during a pandemic. But I generally like dystopian stories, and I’ve heard good things about The Parable of the Sower over the years (Janine is a fan, I believe). So, feeling ... more >

April 3, 2020

REVIEW: The Dalai Lama’s Cat by David Michie

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBuddhism / cats / First-Person / religion / self discoveryComments Off on REVIEW: The Dalai Lama’s Cat by David Michie

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“In the months that followed I watched His Holiness working on a new book . . . I began to think that perhaps the time had come for me to turn my paws to a book of my own . . . one that tells my own tale . . ... more >

March 22, 2019

REVIEW: The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Artists / chemistry / England / First-Person / France / Historical / religion4 Comments

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In eighteenth century England, porcelain is the most seductive of commodities. In eighteenth century London, porcelain is the most seductive of commodities; fortunes are made and lost upon it. Kings do battle with knights and knaves for possession of the finest pieces and the secrets of their manufacture. For Genevieve ... more >

December 11, 2017

REVIEW: The Lost Book of the Grail by Charlie Lovett

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsantique books / Contemporary / England / faith / Library / mystery / religion6 Comments

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Arthur Prescott is happiest when surrounded by the ancient books and manuscripts of the Barchester Cathedral library. Increasingly, he feels like a fish out of water among the concrete buildings of the University of Barchester, where he works as an English professor. His one respite is his time spent nestled ... more >

October 12, 2017

REVIEW: A Vicarage Christmas by Kate Hewitt

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / England / family relationships / holiday novella / Holley Sisters of Thornthwaite / mental health / novella / religion / shy heroine1 Comments

Welcome to Thornwaite, a quaint village tucked up in England’s beautiful but rainy Lake District… where homecomings happen and surprises are in store for the four Holley sisters… Anna Holley, the third of four sisters, has always felt a little bit forgotten. A family tragedy when she was a child ... more >

October 14, 2016

REVIEW: The Beacon at Alexandria by Gillian Bradshaw

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads4th Century / ancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / Byzantine Empire / chick-in-pants / Egypt / European-Historical / female doctor / Historical / religion9 Comments

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In the Fourth Century A.D., independent and determined young Charis is forbidden to become a doctor because she is a woman. Disguising herself as a eunuch, she flees Ephesus and an unwanted marriage for Alexandria, then the center of learning. There she apprentices to a Jewish doctor but eventually becomes ... more >

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