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January 10, 2023

REVIEW: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / Fairy / Fairyland / Fantasy / First-Person / Historical / rivalry / rivals to lovers / scholar / socially awkward4 Comments

Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make ... more >

December 15, 2022

REVIEW: Silver Pheasant: Kaifeng Chronicles, Book Four by Robert Campbell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbureaucracy / family relationships / Historical fiction / Historical-China / Kaifeng Chronicles / Ming dynasty / novella / POC / scholarNo Comments

In Beijing, Li Bing continues his quest to enter the imperial civil service. Dear Mr. Campbell, Well, that’s a rather uninspired blurb that barely covers a third of what goes on in this book. It’s an important third but still, much more happens in this story than that. Threads that ... more >

November 28, 2022

REVIEW: Códice Maya de México by Andrew D. Turner

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsantique books / Getty Publications / History / indigenous languages / language / Maya / Mesoamerica / non-fiction / scholar / scholarship / science8 Comments

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An in-depth exploration of the history, authentication, and modern relevance of Códice Maya de México, the oldest surviving book of the Americas. Ancient Maya scribes recorded prophecies and astronomical observations on the pages of painted books. Although most were lost to decay or destruction, three pre-Hispanic Maya codices were known ... more >

January 21, 2022

Layla’s Best of 2021

LaylaBook Reviews / Reading Lists / Top Ten Listsalternate England / Best of 2021 / businessman / Earl / f/f / family / Fantasy / heroine in disguise / historical romance / land steward / marriage-of-convenience / nun / paranormal romance / reframing / revenant / revenge / scholar / Scotland / secret society / self discovery / sportsman / suffragette / Thistle Grove Series / traumatic-past / Urban-Fantasy / werewolves / witch / YA fantasy9 Comments

Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light This was probably my favorite book of the year. I don’t read m/m romance much, but this book had me hooked. Full of angst and tension, containing a swoon worthy romance and with a very compelling magical world, it was hard to put down. The ... more >

January 13, 2022

REVIEW: The Bones of the Old Ones by Howard Andrew Jones

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy / fantasy adventure / First-Person / friendship / Historical / Islam / Middle East / Muslim / POC / scholar / Soldier / sorcerer / swashbuckler4 Comments

As a snowfall blankets 8th century Mosul, a Persian noblewoman arrives at the home of the scholar Dabir and his friend the swordsman Captain Asim. Najya has escaped from a dangerous cabal that has ensorcelled her to track down ancient magical tools of tremendous power, the bones of the old ... more >

June 26, 2021

REVIEW: Grand Canal: Kaifeng Chronicles, Book Three by Robert Campbell

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily relationships / Historical fiction / Historical-China / Jewish characters / Kaifeng Chronicles / Ming dynasty / novella / POC / scholarComments Off on REVIEW: Grand Canal: Kaifeng Chronicles, Book Three by Robert Campbell

Li Bing travels from Hangzhou to Beijing along the Grand Canal, planning to stop at Kaifeng along the way. Meanwhile, developments in his new wife’s family take some interesting twists. Unforeseen circumstances have a way of derailing even the best plans. Dear Mr. Campbell,  Book three in the Kaifeng Chronicles ... more >

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