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July 17, 2024

Bridgerton, Season Three, Episodes 5-8: A Discussion

SiriusBook Reviewsaristocrats / Bridgerton / costumes / diversity / England / families / gossip columnist / high society / Historical / joint review / mothers / queen / television series / tv adaptation / unrequited-love / wallflower16 Comments

Sirius: In the last part of the season we get to see the conclusion of Colin and Penelope’s storyline and I did not really care about it all that much. I do think though that a lot of it stems from the fact that show runners chose to reveal Penelope ... more >

June 10, 2024

Bridgerton, Season Three, Episodes 1-4: A Discussion

JanineFilm Reviewsaristocrats / Bridgerton / costumes / diversity / England / families / gossip columnist / high society / joint review / mistorical / mothers / queen / television series / tv adaptation / unrequited-love / wallflower8 Comments

Dearest Reader, It’s been ages since we last saw the Bridgertons, but who could forget the passionate loves of Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton and Miss Kate Sharma, or The Honourable Daphne Bridgerton and His Grace, Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings? This season sees The Honourable Colin Bridgerton returning to London ... more >

November 1, 2023

REVIEW: Rough Around the Hedges: an Uncanny Romance Novel by Lish McBride

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / emotional abuse / fathers and daughters / found family / No Paranormal Left Behind / Paranormal / Seattle / Uncanny Romance / unrequited-love / witchComments Off on REVIEW: Rough Around the Hedges: an Uncanny Romance Novel by Lish McBride

Will Murphy spends his down time doing subversive cross-stitch, crafting saucy baked goods for the romance book club he attends with his Nana, and desperately trying to hide the fact that he’s been in love with Vanessa Woodbridge for, well, ever. For years, he’s been content to wear the best ... more >

June 14, 2023

REVIEW: The Briar Rose by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews16th-century / commoners / country-set / England / English countryside / Henry-VIII / Historical / political intrigue / religion / Tudor-England / unrequited-love / Woodham Book series2 Comments

She’s a healer, but a broken church and a broken heart are beyond her skill With the dissolution of the monastery that has been the center of her life imminent, Kate Cressy can’t help but resent Matthew Hartwell, the man sent to her father’s house to value every item of ... more >

February 24, 2023

What Janine is Reading, December 2022: Two Contemporary Romances

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Contemporary romance / enemies to lovers / Friends with benefits / grief / Reading lists / unplanned-pregnancy / unrequited-love6 Comments

The Devil Gets His Due by Elizabeth O’Roark This is the fourth book in O’Roark’s Devils series. Graham and Keeley are stuck planning the wedding reception for Ben (Graham’s brother) and Gemma (Keeley’s best friend) from The Devil You Know together. Keeley, who narrates this section (the book is written ... more >

February 14, 2023

REVIEW: A Valentine for Daisy by Betty Neels

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1990s / cats / class differences / doctor hero / dogs / England / unrequited-loveComments Off on REVIEW: A Valentine for Daisy by Betty Neels

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Arrogant, overbearing and dictatorial! Daisy Pelham can’t find much to like about brilliant pediatrician Dr. Valentine Seymour. Yet his small patients seem to adore him, not to mention his twin nephew and niece…leaving Daisy to wonder if perhaps there’s another side to the handsome doctor, one that he doesn’t want ... more >

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