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June 13, 2019

REVIEW: Mr. Finchley Takes the Road by Victor Canning

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / 20th century / adventure / England / Historical / older characters / older MCs / road tripComments Off on REVIEW: Mr. Finchley Takes the Road by Victor Canning

Book 3 of the classic trilogy of humorous rural adventures through pre-war England Mr. Finchley takes a fancy to a horse-drawn caravan that he sees for sale, but his new wife does not relish the prospect of a caravan journey so she goes to visit her brother, while he sets ... more >

April 18, 2019

REVIEW: Mr Finchley Discovers His England by Victor Canning

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / adventure / England / Historical / non-romance / older characters / road trip / self discovery4 Comments

Mr Edgar Finchley, unmarried solicitor’s clerk, aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his life. He decides to go to Margate. But Fate has other plans in store… From his abduction in a Bentley by a cheerful crook, to his smuggling escapade off the ... more >

March 11, 2019

REVIEW: Here Be Dragons by David P. Macpherson

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdragons / epic fantasy / Fantasy / fantasy adventure / humorous / older / road trip / spoof4 Comments

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A mid-life crisis, a castle gardener, an unfaithful steed, a dastardly hero, a merciless king, and a dragon that needs saving. With heroes this bad who needs villains… When Orus graduated from the Cromalot School for Heroes he was ready for a life of glory and adventure. But after being ... more >

January 18, 2018

REVIEW: Bridal Array by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / England / family relationships / France / road trip5 Comments

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Jessica de Vrais was twenty-two, the only child of an elderly and irritable widower. Though they thought alike on almost all matters, they agreed on none; least of all did they see eye to eye on the subject of men. Jessica, pretty and popular, invited them to come and stay; ... more >

April 13, 2017

REVIEW: A Champion’s Heart by Piper Huguley

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAfrican American / Boxer / Great Depression / historical romance / inspirational / POC / POC author / racism / road trip5 Comments

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Dear Ms. Huguley, Like your earlier historical romances, A Champion’s Heart, the first book in your new Born to Win Men series, features African-American characters and takes place during the Great Migration; in this case in 1935. As the story opens, Champion Jack Bates, a boxer who owes his name ... more >

September 2, 2016

The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

JennieA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschild heroine / dystopian / London / road trip14 Comments

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Dear Mr. Carey, I first heard about this book while discussing dystopian fiction with a co-worker, specifically our shared love for Station Eleven. At first, I was hesitant to buy The Girl with All the Gifts on her recommendation, because I wasn’t sure how closely our tastes matched (Station Eleven ... more >

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