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October 13, 2025

REVIEW: The Monday Night Heartbreak Club by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsalcoholism / First-Person / found family / LGBTQIA characters / self discovery / self-reformation / Yorkshire2 Comments

Is your love life a bit of a disaster? You’re not alone… When Fee finds herself drunk, dumped and directionless on Valentine’s Day, she stumbles across a flyer for a new club, for people united by heartbreak. Intrigued, she joins a motley group of strangers at a quiet Yorkshire wine ... more >

October 7, 2025

REVIEW: How to Survive a Fairy Bargain: A Laugh-Out-Loud Fairytale What-If (Fairies and Familiars Book 2) by Laura J. Mayo

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsFairies and Familiars series / Fairy / Fairytale/fantasy / found family / Historical Fantasy / prickly heroine / self discoveryComments Off on REVIEW: How to Survive a Fairy Bargain: A Laugh-Out-Loud Fairytale What-If (Fairies and Familiars Book 2) by Laura J. Mayo

Theodosia’s already survived being the evil stepsister in one fairy tale, but surviving fae bargains, fairy rings, and being turned into a hedgehog will be a whole new challenge in this hilarious sequel to Laura Mayo’s How to Summon a Fairy Godmother. Theodosia Balfour is in a panic—she has no ... more >

September 26, 2025

REVIEW: The Keeper of the Western Door by Carla Kelly

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Army / Native American / novella / POC / self discovery / Western Romance / Wyoming8 Comments

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When Mary Blue Eye travels to Wyoming Territory with her friend to help her settle into her new married life at Fort Laramie, Mary is treated more like a servant than the friend she thought she was. Thankfully, she finds a new friend in Sergeant Blade, though Mary fears that ... more >

August 15, 2025

REVIEW: Love Fast by Louise Bay

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAlternate POV / Colorado / Contemporary / First-Person / runaway bride / self discovery / self made man7 Comments

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One runaway bride. One grumpy billionaire. One small town that changes everything. Rosey I never thought I’d be a runaway bride. But when it came down to it, I just couldn’t marry the wrong man. So, I ran. And somehow, I ended up in Star Falls, Colorado—stranded, no luggage, no ... more >

July 10, 2025

REVIEW: Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home by Stephen Starring Grant

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / Memoir / non-fiction / self discovery / Virginia13 Comments

An exuberant, hilarious, and profound memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him deeply about a country he loves but had lost touch with. Steve ... more >

July 8, 2025

REVIEW: Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / critic / feminist / Fiction / First-Person / self discovery / theaterComments Off on REVIEW: Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie

Alex Lyons always has his mind made up by the time the curtain comes down at a performance—the show either deserves a five-star rave or a one-star pan. Anything in between is meaningless. On the opening night of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he doesn’t deliberate over the rating for Hayley ... more >

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