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February 16, 2023

REVIEW: Four Hidden Treasures (The Secrets of Hartwell 1) by H L Marsay

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAnglo-Indian / Contemporary / domestic abuse / family relationships / fat representation / female doctor / female friendship / fish-out-of-water / immigrant / Marriage-in-Trouble / POC / police / Small-Town / soap opera / teacher / The Secrets of Hartwell / Womens-Fiction / YorkshireNo Comments

Welcome to Hartwell, an English village full of cobbled streets, ancient curses, and buried secrets. Reeling from the last few years of uncertainty, the villagers of Hartwell are adjusting to their new normal. When two new women separately move to town, they attract local attention and quickly realise Hartwell isn’t ... more >

January 30, 2023

REVIEW: My Montana Valentine (The Millers of Marietta Book 1) by Elsa Winckler

JayneBook Reviews / DNF ReviewsContemporary / family relationships / female doctor / journalist / Montana / Small-Town3 Comments

He doesn’t believe in happy endings… Saddled with the impossible task of finding a feel-good story, journalist Aiden O’Sullivan reluctantly accepts his godmother’s invitation to visit Marietta, Montana, to experience the small town’s Valentine’s Day celebration. Upon his arrival, a minor ankle injury lands him in the ER of the ... more >

Fairly generic hot shirtless guy against a colourful pink, purple and yellow background. Alas, no chickens.
January 27, 2023

REVIEW: Chick Magnet by Emma Barry

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschickens / coming home / Contemporary / Covid / depression / gaslighting / mental health / NetGalley / Small-TownNo Comments

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Content notes: gaslighting, depression Dear Emma Barry, Nicole Jones, aka “Chick Nic” is a YouTuber with a big following, promoting Chickens for All. She posts regular content about owning, raising and maintaining backyard chickens. During the pandemic her channel took off – which is just as well as she was ... more >

Illustrated cover, yellow background with large black cursive lettering for the title. In the background is a drawing of a woman with ashbrown/blonde hair (maybe even gray?) reading a pink journal.
January 24, 2023

REVIEW: Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewscoming home / Contemporary / NetGalley / Small-Town4 Comments

Dear Kate Clayborn, Georgie Mulcahy returns to her home town of Darentville, Virginia to spend some time with her best friend, Bel, and to sort out her life. She’s been working in Hollywood as a PA to a screenwriter and when said screenwriter decided to leave LA and try a ... more >

September 30, 2022

REVIEW: Davo by N. R. Walker

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsAustralia / Australian Outback / found family / m/m romance / novella / Small-Town5 Comments

When Fergus Galloway takes on a research trip to a tiny mining town in the far Western Australian outback, he’s as far from Sydney as he can get. Which is entirely the point. He arrives in Pannalego totally unprepared for the baking heat, unprepared for the people who call it ... more >

August 17, 2022

What Janine is Reading: Claire Kingsley’s Bailey Brothers Series, Part II

JanineB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ Reviews / Reading Listsauthor / brothers / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / family feuds / Firefighters / Magical Negro / Small-Town / squirrels / star-crossed lovers / unplanned-pregnancy7 Comments

Back in June I blogged about my read-through of Claire Kingsley’s Bailey Brothers series. Part I, which I posted then, covered the first three books. Now for my thoughts on the books four through six.   Rushing In Gavin and Skye meet cute (or maybe awful) when she runs him ... more >

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