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September 1, 2023

REVIEW: How to Tame a Wild Rogue by Julie Ann Long

JennieBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsEnglish historical romance / pirate / Series8 Comments

Blurb: He clawed his way up from the gutters of St. Giles to the top of a shadowy empire. Feared and fearsome, battered and brilliant, nothing shocks Lorcan St. Leger—not even the discovery of an aristocratic woman escaping out a window near the London docks on the eve of the ... more >

March 21, 2023

REVIEW: A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas

JennieB- Reviews / Book ReviewsClosed circle mystery / murder mystery / POC author / Series / Sherlock Holmes / Victorian mystery2 Comments

DISCLOSURE: I am Sherry Thomas’s critique partner and critiqued this manuscript but I have not contributed to this review. —Janine. Dear Sherry Thomas: This is the seventh book in the Lady Sherlock series, and when I found out it was set on a ship, I was excited. I like closed ... more >

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May 16, 2022

Jennie’s Reading List for January through March 2022

JennieBook ReviewsContemporary / historical romance / New Adult / Reading lists / Series / Thriller/Suspense21 Comments

I’ve been doing quarterly “what I’ve been reading” posts pretty faithfully for a while now. Usually I have close to ten books on the list, but for various reasons I haven’t been reading much, and so I only have three to review (I also reviewed two books with Janine – ... more >

December 2, 2021

CONVERSATION: On Series

JanineConversationsanticipated hero/heroine / Cliffhanger / Contemporary romance / Easter eggs / families / Friends / historical romance / m/m / mystery / paranormal romance / sequel / Series / series conclusion / SFR / shared world / standalones / Urban-Fantasy33 Comments

DISCLOSURE: In addition to reviewing for DA, I am a writer of romance manuscripts. I wrote a standalone in the past and my current project is part of a series. -Janine Janine: A while back Rose, who was once a reviewer here at DA, suggested that “series vs. standalones” might ... more >

November 15, 2021

REVIEW: Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas

JennieB Reviews / Book Reviewsmurder mystery / POC author / Series / Sherlock Holmes / Victorian mystery4 Comments

Dear Sherry Thomas: I have been a fan of this series since the first book, even though byzantine plots sometimes confuse me. This book, the sixth in the series, features the highly anticipated meeting, at last, between Charlotte Holmes and notorious baddie Moriarty. There’s a lot going on in this ... more >

March 19, 2021

REVIEW: An Uxpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn

JennieB Reviews / Book Reviewsfictional European kingdom / historical mystery / Series / Veronica Speedwell / VictorianComments Off on REVIEW: An Uxpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn

Dear Deanna Raybourn: This is book six in your Veronica Speedwell mystery series, set in late Victorian London. Blurb time!: January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club—an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women—Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. As she assembles ... more >

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