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October 13, 2020

REVIEW: Miracles and Menorahs by Stacey Agdern

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / Contemporary / Hanukkah / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / New York City / Small-Town / upstate New York4 Comments

Sarah Goldman loves Hanukkah, and she’s thrilled to be appointed as vice chair of the Hollowville Hanukkah Festival. So when the festival is threatened with cancellation, she comes up with an idea: a new slogan and advertising campaign topped off with a metal menorah large enough to fill the center ... more >

February 8, 2019

REVIEW: A Desperate Hope by Elizabeth Camden

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsaccountant / American historical / family relationships / Historical / second chance at love / turn of the 20th century / upstate New YorkComments Off on REVIEW: A Desperate Hope by Elizabeth Camden

Eloise Drake’s prim demeanor hides the turbulent past she’s finally put behind her–or so she thinks. A mathematical genius, she’s now a successful accountant for the largest engineering project in 1908 New York. But to her dismay, her new position puts her back in the path of the man responsible ... more >

August 7, 2018

REVIEW: Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Canada / Contemporary / dual-timeline / enemies to lovers / French and Indian War / Ghost / museum / soldiers / upstate New York6 Comments

“The house, when I first saw it, seemed intent on guarding what it knew; but we all learned, by the end of it, that secrets aren’t such easy things to keep.” It’s late summer, war is raging, and families are torn apart by divided loyalties and deadly secrets. In this ... more >

October 16, 2014

REVIEW: Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry

JanineC+ ReviewsCanada / child in jeopardy / mystery/suspense / upstate New York / Vermont2 Comments

Dear Ms. Henry, Recently I’ve been stuck at home due to a hairline fracture in my foot. To combat feeling cooped up, I turned to your debut mystery, Learning to Swim, which a friend had described as fresh and exciting. Freelance writer Troy Chance is taking the ferry from the ... more >

November 11, 2013

REVIEW: Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming

WillafulB- Reviewsmystery / romantic-suspense / upstate New York1 Comments

Trigger warnings: [spoiler]Implied sexual abuse of children, rape threats, attempted rape, murder.[/spoiler] If the book interests you, you may want to try out the audio version.   Dear Ms. Spencer-Fleming: It’s eight books into this mystery series, and the achingly forbidden love between Reverend Clare Fergusson and police chief Russ ... more >

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