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December 14, 2020

REVIEW: Beowulf by Bryher

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / 1940s / English Historical / Historical / LGBTQIAP+ / London / reprint / slice of life / World War II4 Comments

In this reprint of a classic of wartime literature by historical novelist Bryher, life in London during the Blitz is depicted with realism, empathy, and humor Eighty years ago, the city of London became the target of a relentless bombing campaign by Nazi Germany during WWII that has come to ... more >

July 6, 2013

REVIEW: A Deeper Dimension by Amanda Carpenter

WillafulC ReviewsBoss-Secretary / category romance / reprint2 Comments

Dear Ms. Carpenter: It’s always interesting to see romance authors reinvent themselves in a new genre or subgenre. I had just finished a “Thea Harrison” paranormal romance, so was primed to compare it to this much older work originally published as Amanda Carpenter. There is a similarity in the focus ... more >

A Fallen Star by Janie Summers
June 24, 2013

REVIEW: A Fallen Star by Janie Summers

WillafulF Reviews / Featuredreprint10 Comments

Dear Ms. Summers: When it comes to retro romance there’s “charmingly dated” and then there’s “should have been left buried.” This book, originally published in 1987, is of a time and place that I really did not enjoy visiting. The story concerns Holly, a photographer still mourning the accidental death ... more >

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