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October 23, 2026

REVIEW: Miss Beresford and the Beast by Mimi Matthews

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBeauty-and-the-Beast / dog / Gothic / grumpy / sunshine / Historical / historical romance / redemption / strong heroine / Victorian England / Yorkshire7 Comments

Charlotte Beresford has spent far too long under the iron rule of strict governesses and unflinching finishing school teachers. When she’s offered a brief window of freedom—an invitation to spend the summer with a recent acquaintance in a remote corner of Yorkshire, far from societal expectations—she jumps at the chance. ... more >

August 27, 2025

REVIEW: The Inheritance (Breach Wars Book 1) by Ilona Andrews

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / dog / Magic / Paranormal / Science Fiction / strong heroine / Urban-Fantasy22 Comments

We are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs ... more >

December 19, 2024

REVIEW: A Christmas Wish by Betty Neels

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsboarding school / doctor hero / family relationships / Netherlands / strong heroine5 Comments

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For Olivia Harding, the offer of employment at a small private school came as something of a godsend. With no qualifications, she hadn’t expected to find a job so easily, let alone one that still brought her into contact with the eminent surgeon Haso van der Eisler. Olivia always looked ... more >

October 31, 2024

REVIEW: Roses Have Thorns by Betty Neels

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / class differences / doctor hero / enemies to lovers / maidservant / strong heroine6 Comments

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Sarah had been happy working at the hospital, until Radolf Nauta interfered and left her jobless. Forced to find other means to support herself, she was totally unprepared when she ran into the domineering Radolf again, and he hadn’t changed one bit! The only problem Sarah had? She soon realized ... more >

October 8, 2024

REVIEW: How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars Book 1) by Laura J. Mayo

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbullying / Cinderella story / Fairies and Familiars series / fairy tale retelling / Fairytale/fantasy / Historical Fantasy / prickly heroine / redemption / strong heroineComments Off on REVIEW: How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars Book 1) by Laura J. Mayo

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If a fairy godmother can get one sister into a marriage, getting another out of one should be easy… Lady Theodosia Balfour has certainly gotten the short end of the stick—her stepsister, the newly crowned Princess Beatrice, is telling everyone in polite society that Theo, her sister, and their mother ... more >

June 22, 2024

REVIEW: Vixen (Forbidden Pleasures Book 1) by Jade Lee

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsHistorical / Historical-China / scholar / seduction / sex education / strong heroine2 Comments

Zhi Hao has one goal: to pass the imperial exam, and eventually become a magistrate. That will get him the salary to support his parents and sisters. Eventually, he wants a wife and children, but not now. So, he is completely unprepared when a mystical fox spirit, in the shape ... more >

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