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July 30, 2026

REVIEW: The Laudanum Ladies’ Society by Elisabeth J Hobbes

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / Historical / LGBTQIA characters / London / self discovery / Victorian England / women's rights / Womens-FictionNo Comments

In a London that insists women remain quiet, dutiful, and dull, two unlikely conspirators discover a secret that awakens everything society tells them to suppress… Jenny Rosewood – single, clever and nearly thirty, heaven forbid – has long disguised herself as a man to attend nighttime lectures and chase knowledge ... more >

June 30, 2026

REVIEW: Days of Sun and Shadow by India Hayford

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / family drama / family relationships / Historical fiction / horses / saga / Southern Gothic / women's rights / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

Born into tragedy but gifted with a powerful connection to the natural world, a resilient young woman comes of age amid the wild beauty of early-1800s Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas in this incandescent, hauntingly moving epic about home, horses, human connection, and the transcendent awe of nature … Alabama, 1813: ... more >

May 26, 2026

REVIEW: Behind Five Willows by June Hur

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / censorship / class differences / government suppression / Historical / Joseon Dynasty / Korea / literary adaptation / opposites attract / POC / POC author / women's rights / Young-AdultNo Comments

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From the New York Times-bestselling author of A Crane Among Wolves comes a warm and romantic homage to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set in historical Korea, about a reader and a writer who secretly fight against government book banning and find themselves irresistibly drawn together. As the dutiful second-eldest ... more >

February 18, 2026

REVIEW: Book of Forbidden Words: A Novel by Louise Fein

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews16th-century / 1950s / censorship / Dual Timelines / France / Historical fiction / London / own voices / religion / strong women / women's rights / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Book of Forbidden Words: A Novel by Louise Fein

… a new historical novel set in a world of banned books and censorship, in which an encrypted manuscript unleashes a chain of consequences across 400 years … 1552, PARIS: The print­ing press is quickly spreading new ideas across Europe, threatening the power of church and state and unleashing a ... more >

April 23, 2025

REVIEW: The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / Book-club / female friendship / feminism / found family / Historical / women's rights / Womens-Fiction3 Comments

Margaret Ryan never really meant to start a book club . . . or a feminist revolution in her buttoned-up suburb. By 1960s standards, Margaret Ryan is living the American woman’s dream. She has a husband, three children, a station wagon, and a home in Concordia–one of Northern Virginia’s most ... more >

February 20, 2024

REVIEW: The Trouble with You by Ellen Feldman

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / 1940s New York / 1950s / American historical / blacklist / Historical / Historical fiction / Jewish characters / self discovery / single mother / Widowed Heroine / women's rights / Womens-Fiction / Writer2 Comments

In an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose between the safe and the ethical, and the men who represent each… Set in New York City in the heady aftermath of World War II when the men were coming home, ... more >

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