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September 15, 2026

REVIEW: Silk and Sensibility by Megnxi Seeley

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Historical / historical romance / Historical-China / literary adaptation / POC / POC author / sisters2 Comments

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A charming retelling of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility set in Ming-dynasty China. Two sisters with conflicting attitudes on passion and restraint must each choose between the traditions that bind their hearts and pursuing the love that could save them. Nineteen-year-old Ailin is torn between duty and desire. Following her ... more >

August 18, 2026

REVIEW: My Sister Is Going to Kill Me – A Whitewater Whodunnit of Murder, Secrets, and Danger on the Grand Canyon by Nina Simon

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArizona / brothers and sisters / business / Contemporary / locked room mystery / murder mystery / opposites / secrets / self discovery / sisters5 Comments

What’s a family vacation without a little murder? Liv and Mandy Chisholm’s yearly sister trip is a sacred tradition, an attempt to bond as their lives increasingly diverge. Liv, the ever-practical older sister, packs the color-coded itineraries. Mandy, a bedazzled human tumbleweed, brings the spontaneity. This year, the sisters take ... more >

June 2, 2026

REVIEW: Marion by Leah Rowan

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadaptation / Alternate POV / Contemporary / crime thriller / dual-timeline / horror / murder / sisters / Womens-Fiction4 Comments

A twist on Hitchcock’s Psycho—where the leading lady doesn’t die, but instead turns the knife on Norm, kicking off a crime spree that turns the silver screen victim into a heroine for our times. Marion is in deep. She’s stolen money from the Manhattan ad agency where she works in ... more >

April 2, 2026

REVIEW: The Moonshine Women by Michelle Collins Anderson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / 1930s / adult fiction / American historical / family relationships / Historical / Missouri / poverty / Prohibition-era / sisters / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: The Moonshine Women by Michelle Collins Anderson

From a well-camouflaged still in the moonshine-slicked mountains of Prohibition-era Missouri, to the drink order of a Hot Springs gangster, and even the hidden depths of her own heart, a Strong woman knows how to keep a secret… Every batch of Strong moonshine has its own special flavor, thanks to ... more >

July 18, 2025

REVIEW: Lisa and Lottie by Erich Kastner

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildrens-books / Historical / Munich / sisters / twins / Vienna4 Comments

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In the book that spawned the beloved movie The Parent Trap, nine-year-old Lisa from Vienna bold, with a head of curls, meets Munich’s buttoned-up Lottie at summer camp. Soon, a newspaper clipping tells the tale: they’re identical twins, Lisa living a colorful, big-city life with her father while Lottie keeps ... more >

June 6, 2024

REVIEW: Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews1930s / African American / African folklore / dysfunctional family / First-Person / Historical Fantasy / magical powers / POC / POC author / racism / religion / secrets / sisters / Small-Town / Southern / ViolenceComments Off on REVIEW: Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope

A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home in this powerful historical fantasy that shines a light on the drowned Black towns of the American South. “Our home began, as all things do, with a wish.” Jane Edwards hasn’t spoken since she was ... more >

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