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May 29, 2026

REVIEW: When No One Else Will by Amanda Skenandore

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / abortion / birth control / Chicago / health care / Historical fiction / idealism / nurse / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

Based on the true story of an illegal women’s clinic at the center of a high-profile trial in 1940s Chicago and the nurse who risked her safety and freedom to work there, a thought-provoking, powerfully timely novel of courage, sisterhood, and women’s healthcare … In the fall of 1939, while ... more >

May 15, 2026

REVIEW: The Young Will Remember by Eve J. Chung

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Chinese American heroine / Fiction / Historical / Korea / Korean War / POC / POC author / War / Military / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

A sweeping novel about a correspondent trapped behind enemy lines during the Korean War, and the women who help her find her way home, from the national bestselling author of Daughters of Shandong When I found the courage to lift my head, I expected to stare down the barrel of ... more >

May 13, 2026

REVIEW: You Can’t Hurry Second Chances by Michelle Stimpson

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / Afro-Latina / cooking / divorcee / found family / older woman / older woman/younger woman / POC / POC author / self discovery / Texas / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

A heartwarming small-town tale of rediscovering joy in unexpected places. Starting over isn’t easy, but sometimes it’s exactly what we need. Newly divorced and determined to prove she can stand on her own, Joyce Hicks moves back to small-town Texas, leaving behind the life she has known for decades for ... more >

April 29, 2026

REVIEW: Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsadult fiction / Contemporary / cooking / England / found family / older woman / self discovery / Womens-FictionNo Comments

A nearly divorced trophy wife enrolls in culinary school to win back her husband, only to find a fresh start in the unlikeliest of places in this new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. Retirement should mean long-awaited trips to the sapphire ... more >

April 21, 2026

REVIEW: Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Australia / Contemporary / crime / Dual Timelines / found family / friendship / murder / Womens-Fiction4 Comments

There are two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. Meet Mad Mabel. Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea—or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet ... 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-FictionNo Comments

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 >

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