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September 30, 2025

REVIEW: The Librarians by Sherry Thomas

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscrime / Libraries / murder mystery / NetGalley / romantic-elements9 Comments

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Dear Sherry Thomas, I was so intrigued when I heard about The Librarians. I have mostly read your historical romances – His At Night remains a favourite of mine, both on audio and in print –  (though I have the Lady Sherlock books on Mt. TBR and I do intend ... more >

March 10, 2025

Review: Dreadful Company (A Dr. Greta Helsing # 2) by Vivian Shaw

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviewsromantic-elements / Urban-Fantasy / vampires2 Comments

A witty, charming fantasy adventure starring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, whose family has been keeping the supernatural community not-alive and well for generations. When Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, is unexpectedly called to Paris to present at a medical conference, she expects nothing more exciting than professional discourse ... more >

February 1, 2025

REVIEW: Glamorous Notions by Megan Chance

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / costumes / Historical fiction / Hollywood / romantic-elements / thriller / Womens-Fiction4 Comments

A costume designer’s past casts a long shadow over her well-constructed lies in this intriguing story about stolen identities, friendship, and betrayal from the author of A Splendid Ruin and A Dangerous Education. Hollywood, 1955. As head costume designer for Lux Pictures, Lena Taylor hears startling confessions from the biggest ... more >

January 29, 2025

REVIEW: Night of a Thousand Darlas by Brooke Abrams

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsactors / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / mothers and daughters / romantic-elements / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Night of a Thousand Darlas by Brooke Abrams

Liza Day’s mother isn’t dead, but leave it to Darla Day to throw herself a funeral anyway. It’s the kind of attention grab Liza left behind to build a quiet life for herself and her rebellious teenage daughter, Avery. But between her students discovering her old daytime TV show—putting her ... more >

January 16, 2025

REVIEW: A Dangerous Game by Mandy Robotham

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / Historical / Historical fiction / London / police / Post WWII / romantic-elements / Thriller/Suspense10 Comments

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London, 1952. Seven years after the chaotic aftermath of World War II, London has is coming alive again, with jazz clubs and flickering cinema awnings lighting up the night sky. But for widowed Helen ‘Dexie’ Dexter, she’s still a woman in a man’s world. She longs to prove herself as ... more >

May 5, 2022

REVIEW: Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / bisexual heroine / Captivity / child abuse / environmentalism / fox / Graceling Realm / kidnapping / political intrigue / queen / romantic-elements / sex positive / YA / YA fantasy4 Comments

Dear Kristin Cashore, I consider myself a fan of your YA fantasy even though not all of your books have worked for me. I really liked Graceling, the first book in the Graceling Realm series, did not much care for Fire but loved Bitterblue, and Jane Unlimited, a book separate ... more >

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